James Evetts Haley and the New Deal: Laying the Foundations for the Modern Republican Party in Texas

James Evetts Haley, a West Texas rancher and historian, balked at the liberalism promoted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Haley grew concerned about increased federal control over states and believed Roosevelt was leading the country toward bankruptcy. In 1936, Haley, a life-long Democrat, led the Jeffersonian Democrats in Texas, who worked to defeat Roosevelt and supported the Republican candidate, Alf Landon. He continued to lead a small faction of anti-New Deal Texans in various movements through the 1960s. Haley espoused and defended certain conservative principles over the course of his life and the development of these ideas created the philosophical base of the modern Republican Party in Texas.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2004

Author dc:creator

• Sprague, Stacey

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marcello, Ronald E.
• Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-2022
• Lowe, Richard

• Haley, J. Evetts (James Evetts), 1901-1995.
• New Deal, 1933-1939.
• Republican Party (Tex.) -- History.
• James Evetts Haley
• Texas
• New Deal
• Jeffersonian Democrats

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• Public
• Copyright
• Sprague, Stacey
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

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oclc: 56664336
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