out all companies, this Act seeked to crushmonopolies. The Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 also helped in achieving this goal. ThisAct basically added on to the list made within the Sherman Act of things companiescannot legally do. This Act also started the long overdue benefits of labor. Wilsonsuccessfully cracked down on all of these things which in turn made him symbolize exactlywhat he stood for; the president of the common people. Yet kind of ironically, afterimplementing this New Freedom based government in his first term, Wilson drasticallychanged into a more Roosevelt New Nationalist base government for his second election. Sho basically, in his first term, he cracked down on all the improper laws and regulationsthrough his New Freedom, and later built new laws and regulations through his NewNationalism. He worked from the ground up, always thinking about the common people.Overall, it is definitely known that Wilson was a major idealist. He was constantlythinking of grand ways to make the U.S. a better place for all to live. Though he probablycould have done more, Wilson took huge leaps towards helping the average working andfarming American. He was at the base of countless Acts and Amendments that betteredthe life of many. He stood for the struggle of the people, and understood their struggle,from a philosophical view. Woodrow Wilson clearly was the president of the commonpeople. This was shown through his efforts to better the conditions for farmers andlaborers. This was also shown through his flood of social welfare programs on themiddle/lower class working America. On top of all that, Wilsons New Freedom, laterturning into Roosevelts New Nationalism, helped to deteriorate unfair systems in theU.S. (New Freedom) and then to build positive ones later on (New Nationalism). Wilsoncarried the United States with their chins up high through this crucial time right before theU.S. actually entered the war. And the mer...
