In What Ways Did Progressivism Include Both Democratic And Anti-democratic Impulses?

Progressivism included
democratic elements in that the movement attempted to restore a measure of fairness and
competition, particularly by breaking up monopolies that were thought to have an unfair
stranglehold on the economy. Progressives were concerned that too few people had too much power,
and they wanted to break up the power of conglomerates in order to make the market more open for
others. This was a democratic impulse. In addition, Progressives wanted to root out corruption
in local politics, particularly in urban areas, to make the political process more
democratic.

On the other hand, some Progressives were nativist, meaning that
they were anti-immigrant. They were not necessarily in favor of immigrants gaining the right to
vote. Temperance, the movement to outlaw the consumption of alcohol, was also a strain of
Progressivism that showed its nativist tendencies, as Progressives believed (wrongly) that
Catholics were more prone to drinking. Overall, Progressives (with some...