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The early 20th century was also notable for the emergence of [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] politics championed by [[Robert M. La Follette]]. Between 1901 and 1914, Progressive Republicans in Wisconsin created the nation's first comprehensive statewide [[Partisan primary|primary election]] system,<ref>{{cite book|title=The American direct primary: party institutionalization and transformation in the North |last=Ware|first=Alan|year=2002|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=Cambridge, England|isbn=978-0-521-81492-8|page=118}}</ref> the first effective [[workers' compensation|workplace injury compensation]] law,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ranney|first=Joseph|title=Wisconsin's Legal History: Law and the Progressive Era, Part 3: Reforming the Workplace|url=http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=35854|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918150059/http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=35854|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 18, 2012|access-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> and the first state [[income tax]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Stark|first=John|year=1987|title=The Establishment of Wisconsin's Income Tax|journal=Wisconsin Magazine of History|volume=71|issue=1|pages=27–45|url=http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/36669|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202080527/http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/36669|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> making taxation proportional to actual earnings. | The early 20th century was also notable for the emergence of [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] politics championed by [[Robert M. La Follette]]. Between 1901 and 1914, Progressive Republicans in Wisconsin created the nation's first comprehensive statewide [[Partisan primary|primary election]] system,<ref>{{cite book|title=The American direct primary: party institutionalization and transformation in the North |last=Ware|first=Alan|year=2002|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=Cambridge, England|isbn=978-0-521-81492-8|page=118}}</ref> the first effective [[workers' compensation|workplace injury compensation]] law,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ranney|first=Joseph|title=Wisconsin's Legal History: Law and the Progressive Era, Part 3: Reforming the Workplace|url=http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=35854|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918150059/http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=35854|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 18, 2012|access-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> and the first state [[income tax]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Stark|first=John|year=1987|title=The Establishment of Wisconsin's Income Tax|journal=Wisconsin Magazine of History|volume=71|issue=1|pages=27–45|url=http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/36669|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202080527/http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/36669|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> making taxation proportional to actual earnings. | ||
During | During World War I, due to the neutrality of Wisconsin and many [[Republican Party of Wisconsin|Wisconsin Republicans]], [[Progressivism in the United States|progressives]], and [[German Americans|German immigrants]] which made up 30 to 40 percent of the state population, Wisconsin would gain the nickname "Traitor State" which was used by many "hyper patriots".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cary |first=Lorin Lee |date=1969 |title=The Wisconsin Loyalty Legion, 1917–1918 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4634484 |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=33–50 |jstor=4634484 |issn=0043-6534 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202010328/https://www.jstor.org/stable/4634484 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-10 |title=Expression Leads to Repression |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS3418 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en |archive-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401193504/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS3418 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Falk |first=Karen |date=1942 |title=Public Opinion in Wisconsin during World War I |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4631476 |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=389–407 |jstor=4631476 |issn=0043-6534 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202010329/https://www.jstor.org/stable/4631476 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-21 |title=ODD WISCONSIN: State denounced as 'traitor' in 1917 |url=https://lacrossetribune.com/courierlifenews/lifestyles/odd-wisconsin-state-denounced-as-traitor-in-1917/article_6c65843a-0ad5-11e3-8caa-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=La Crosse Tribune |language=en |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202010329/https://lacrossetribune.com/courierlifenews/lifestyles/odd-wisconsin-state-denounced-as-traitor-in-1917/article_6c65843a-0ad5-11e3-8caa-001a4bcf887a.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
As the war raged on in Europe, [[Robert M. La Follette]], leader of the anti-war movement in Wisconsin. led a group of progressive senators in blocking a bill by president [[Woodrow Wilson]] which would have armed merchant ships with guns. Many Wisconsin politicians such as [[Emanuel L. Philipp]] and [[Irvine Lenroot]] were accused of having divided loyalties.<ref>''The History of Wisconsin 1914–1940'' by Paul W. Glad, 1990. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, p.309-310.</ref> Even with outspoken opponents to the war, at the onset of the war many Wisconsinites would abandon neutrality. Businesses, labor and farms all enjoyed prosperity from the war. With over 118,000 going into military service, Wisconsin was the first state to report for the national drafts conducted by the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-03 |title=World War I |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS422 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202010329/https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS422 |url-status=live }}</ref> | As the war raged on in Europe, [[Robert M. La Follette]], leader of the anti-war movement in Wisconsin. led a group of progressive senators in blocking a bill by president [[Woodrow Wilson]] which would have armed merchant ships with guns. Many Wisconsin politicians such as [[Emanuel L. Philipp]] and [[Irvine Lenroot]] were accused of having divided loyalties.<ref>''The History of Wisconsin 1914–1940'' by Paul W. Glad, 1990. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, p.309-310.</ref> Even with outspoken opponents to the war, at the onset of the war many Wisconsinites would abandon neutrality. Businesses, labor and farms all enjoyed prosperity from the war. With over 118,000 going into military service, Wisconsin was the first state to report for the national drafts conducted by the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-03 |title=World War I |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS422 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202010329/https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS422 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||