Liberty League, also called the American Liberty League, was an organization that tried to rally public opinion against President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Conservative Democrats who disapproved of Roosevelt’s New Deal measures founded the group. Prominent members included John W. Davis and Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic presidential candidates in 1924 and 1928. In 1934, they combined with wealthy business executives, who provided most of the league’s funds. The league published pamphlets and sponsored radio programs, arguing that the New Deal was destroying personal liberty. However, the league failed to gain support in the 1934 and 1936 elections, and it rapidly declined in influence. The league was officially dissolved in 1940.
