Federal Usurpation

Franklin Pierce wrote this book in 1908. It attempted to warn the people of the growing intrusion into individual life by the national government. It was a time when Theodor Roosevelt was talking about walking softly while carrying a big stick, a time when major corporations and party machines learned to cooperate, and a time when the people were far too taken by their national leaders to see the warning signs of growing paternalism. “Labor Unions, Boards of Trade, National Banks, and like bodie