Got it - I must not have been clear about my point of reference in the original comment, which was late 1800s (the time of Cleveland) instead of the time of the publication of the cartoon posted by marktwain. There were definitely progressives in the 1930s but not really in any meaningful numbers before the early 1900s. I agree that Wilson is more or less the right point of reference for the rise of progressivism, though Teddy would also be appropriate.
Democrat President was a progressive/socialist who transformed the USA from a free republic into a quasi socialist state, proof
http://dailyreckoning.com/the-wilson-presidency-woodrow-wilsons-world/
and this cretin Wilson did this in 1913
but many even on here think every thing is Bush’s fault or the Republicans’ fault
Democrat President Woodrow Wilson was a progressive/socialist who transformed the USA from a free republic into a quasi socialist state, proof
http://dailyreckoning.com/the-wilson-presidency-woodrow-wilsons-world/
and this cretin Wilson did this in 1913
but many even on here think every thing is Bush’s fault or the Republicans’ fault