Standard Oil and the Sherman Anti Trust Act

In 18 90, president benjamin harrison had signed the sherman anti trust act into law. The only person who voted against it was senator rufus blodgett,. It outlawed trusts, monopolies and other business activities that restricted interstate trade or trade with foreign powers. When Theodore roosevelt became president in 19 o, one after the assassination of william mc kinley, he did make it a priority. And that was just about the time that ida tarbell started researching standard oil for mc clures.