 Additional political demands included abolition of the United States Senate and the veto power of the executive branch, and the elimination of the standing army and restrictions upon immigration.Berger's consistent advocacy of this "constructive" program began to be felt and by the end of the 1890s the Milwaukee Federated Trades Council was won over to support of the practical immediate demands espoused by Berger.In 1901 "The Social Democratic Herald," the official organ of the Chicago-based Social Democratic Party of America, moved its office to Milwaukee.