Chapter 387 Richmond Conflict
Sheffield spent several months in court for the Democratic Party's victory, and although he was sure to be cleared of suspicion in the end, why did he go through fire and water for the Democratic Party? Isn't this the wrong way around?
This would also damage the reputation of the United Company. What would the citizens think if they knew that a rich man killed someone and got away with it? There are many people who hate the rich in this era. How much money will the United Company lose in the follow-up impact?
Just as he was pretending to be tough in front of the president's daughter, Jesla walked in from outside and gave a wave of assists. He nodded to Alice Roosevelt and said, "Boss, according to the current information, the bodies of two people have been found. I have arranged for people to surrender to the police station in St. Louis. I have just contacted Chicago to send a lawyer over. The approximate amount of compensation has been calculated. Why don't you take a look at it."
"Don't worry about the amount of compensation. I never bully anyone. Giving compensation after someone dies is fair." Sheffield took out a cigar, paused, and said, "Do you have a cigar cutter? I don't usually carry this thing with me."
After taking a puff and exhaling white mist, Sheffield set his eyes on Alice Roosevelt. "Let this matter pass. I will treat it as if it never happened and will not use it to influence the election. But in exchange, I will not let you go for now. If you go back, you will have told your father about our arrangements. I hope you can understand that you will be free after the election. Isn't this exchange very reasonable?"
Alice Roosevelt thought for a moment, then nodded with a sigh, "That makes perfect sense. My father actually got the upper hand. If you take advantage of this..."
"Let's just pretend this never happened and don't let it happen again for the third time." Sheffield's palm was almost touching Alice Roosevelt's face. He turned to Jesla who hadn't left yet and said, "Tell Albert to free up some space to focus on the Russo-Japanese War. Now that the Olympics are over, our election strategy needs to be intertwined with the Russo-Japanese War. I'll write this news analysis myself."
It has been a month since the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. Although the final outcome of the war has not yet been determined, this month is enough to see some trends. The Japanese army marched northward and has already controlled the entire territory of Korea. From controlling half of Korea before, it has become the entire Korea. At the same time, a large number of Japanese troops crossed the sea, showing an aggressive momentum.
On the contrary, although the Russian army had a superior ground force, it did not take the initiative to attack the not-so-strong Japanese army in South Korea, but retreated to the left bank of the Yalu River to defend. In the pre-war preparations, the Russian army actually had an advantage in ground force and position deployment, and had many positions already deployed to rely on.
Although the decisive battle has not yet begun, the situation is indeed favorable to the Japanese army, even though many people believe that this advantage is not great enough.
Sheffield is an incredibly lazy slave owner. When he talks about writing a book, he just asks someone else to write it for him. If he has a female secretary, he uses a female secretary. If he doesn't have a female secretary, he uses a mistress. Unfortunately, because he didn't think about work at the beginning of this trip, he didn't bring a full set of people with him. Natalia also returned to New Orleans, so he could only temporarily recruit a man and let the president's daughter take on the responsibility of a mistress and adapt first.
"Once the Japanese Empire wins, defeating the Russian Empire will have a huge impact on colonial policies around the world. White people and the Caucasian race will no longer think they are invincible." Alice Roosevelt wrote furiously during Sheffield's dictation. Only God knows why she worked for the slave owners.
In half an hour, the conclusion on the Russo-Japanese War had taken shape under Alice Roosevelt's hands, like a mature fetus about to be born and meet the public.
"Isn't it a bit exaggerated? If the Russian Empire is really defeated in the Russo-Japanese War, it will be a bad thing for all countries in the world, especially for us white countries." Alice Roosevelt looked at the report written by her own hand and said with some worry, "Why should Britain support a country with a different civilization?"
"Do you think that if the Russian Empire wins, it will be a good thing for the rest of the world? If the Russian Empire wins, Japan will cease to exist, and the Russian Empire will become a large empire with a large population, land and sea." Sheffield chuckled and said, "It's not just Britain that supports Japan's war. Your father also supports it."
Before the Russo-Japanese War, it was unclear which country was more threatening in the eyes of the British. Imperial Russia had a reputation as a European military police, and with its vast territory and huge population, it looked like a very formidable character.
In the 20th century, it was very difficult for Britain to rely on its own national strength to deal with any challenger. What's more, there were more than one challenger, including Germany, France, Russia and even the United States! It was difficult to deal with any one of them, let alone catch up with them at the same time.
This is equivalent to if a hundred years later, if the United States were to face four countries the size of the republics at the same time, and they were simultaneously attacking the position of world hegemony, then the United States would have no choice but to hope that two of them would fight each other, and then it would deal with the other two on its own. This might help stabilize the situation.
The good thing about the situation that the United States faces a hundred years later is that the only challenger is the Republic. The bad thing is that because there is only such a standout challenger, it is impossible to find a cannon fodder to bleed for itself, similar to the role of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War. Numbers don't lie. The Republic is far behind the United States, and other countries are even further behind the Republic. The United States is smart, but it doesn't mean that other countries are stupid.
Slaves are mainly for the US to make plans, and they can't find such a cannon fodder. India is quite suitable, but India's combat power? And the topography of the roof of the world? These are factors that cannot be overcome.
This piece was written by the president's daughter and, after being revised by the Chicago Daily Times, appeared directly in the next day's newspaper. The headline on the same page was still a report criticizing the Democratic Party for only mentioning white people and not black people during its campaign.
On the one hand, it is an attack on the Democratic Party's white supremacy, and on the other hand, it is that another white country is in a bad situation and is likely to be defeated by other civilizations. The two meanings appear in the same newspaper.
As a result, many Chicago workers frowned and pondered on benches and buses before going to work the next day.
Using the Russo-Japanese War to contrast this national election is the reason why the slave owner has increased his attention on the Russo-Japanese War. Anyway, the Olympics are over now, so he is not worried about stealing the headlines.
As for another newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, it launched a public opinion poll among Chicago citizens in its newspaper at the same time.
"We warmly hope that the presidential candidate will come to New Orleans and feel the enthusiasm of the citizens of New Orleans." As the Democratic camp began to march south for rallies, the New Orleans Morning Post had already begun campaigning for Parker, the Democratic candidate for this election.
In Atlanta, which was hit hard during the Civil War, Alton Parker was surrounded by tens of thousands of citizens. Facing this group of enthusiastic supporters, Parker reassured in his speech that "balancing the relationship between the North and the South is more important than anything else. This is a country of European immigrants. Our ancestors drifted here from Europe and established this great country. No one can take it away from us."
"The high-quality population of the main ethnic groups is the driving force for our country to keep moving forward. This is what we can rely on when the country develops. If we compete with some ethnic groups with forest bloodlines in stupidity, then other countries will not sit idle either. They will pass by us without hesitation and leave behind pitying eyes."
Facing tens of thousands of supporters in Atlanta, Alton Parker reiterated his stance and said that this idea would not change no matter what factors he encountered.
The citizens of Atlanta shouted Alton Parker's name, raised their hands and roared, and fell into a frenzy.
"Atlanta was badly destroyed by the federal army led by Sherman. A rally at this stop shouldn't be a problem." Sheffield believed that it wouldn't be long before photos of the Alton Parker rally would be on the headlines of major newspapers.
At this point, the slave owner officially set off, holding the president's daughter hostage, and took a train to New Orleans. Alton Parker, who was welcomed at the first rally, seemed to be many years younger. After the good start, he was filled with infinite motivation and started a tour of southern cities to tell the waiting voters about his ideas.
During the rally in Richmond, bloodshed broke out because of Alton Parker's arrival. This former capital of the Confederate States of America has become the center of black civil rights leaders in the United States since the defeat in the Civil War. The black community here is naturally dissatisfied with Alton Parker's arrival.
An unexplained conflict broke out between the black community in Richmond and the Democratic supporters who had gathered. The Democratic supporters, who were well prepared, opened fire without saying a word, killing eight black people on the spot. The police who came later began to arrest people. The sheriff who led the arrest was very young, named Polk Conley. Facing the conflict and the injured black people lying on the ground, the young sheriff smiled and said, "Take all the black people who participated in the riot back to the police station for interrogation. Don't move the injured on the ground. We need to preserve the scene."
"Sheriff Conley, if these people are not treated, they will die from excessive blood loss." A policeman pointed softly at the young black man who was bleeding profusely on the ground, as if he was moved with sympathy.
"It's too late! Don't you know the hospital's style? They only care about money. Less trouble is worse than more." Sheriff Conley put his hands in his pockets, turned a blind eye to the dozens of injured people lying on the ground, and told the policeman who spoke, "Find a few injured people who came to the rally and take pictures as evidence. The newspapers should be very interested in these citizens who were attacked by thugs."
(End of this chapter)
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