In February 1897, he delivered his famous address at the University of Chicago on the "Menace of the Machine."
In February 1897, he delivered his famous address at the University of Chicago on the "Menace of the Machine." Announcing that Republican state boss Senator Philetus Sawyer had offered him a bribe, he created a competing faction. Elected governor in 1900, he used professors from his state university to draft legislation. Entering the Senate, with Seaman he sponsored an act to increase the safety of passengers and sailors. For 10 points, name this founder of a namesake weekly, which became The Progressive, a long time reformer from the state of Wisconsin.
In February 1897, he delivered his famous address at the University of Chicago on the "Menace of the Machine."
Robert Marion {LaFollette} Sr.