Chapter 389: 200,000 People Gathering
At Oak Tree Manor in New Orleans, Sheffield welcomed Alton Parker's visit as a host. Tomorrow will be the day when Alton Parker holds a rally in New Orleans, and the auto factory will be closed for a day as a token of Sheffield's support for the Democratic campaign team's visit.
However, what surprised Alton Parker the most was that the president's daughter, Alice Roosevelt, was here. After all, she was his opponent in the election, so how could he not know the daughter of his opponent?
"Alice is attending the closing ceremony of the Olympics. We just met, and something happened, so she will be with me before the election deadline." The slave owner just briefly mentioned the whole story. He didn't want to explain similar things anymore, so he said directly, "The president's daughter is here, and it won't affect the election process."
"William, you can't?" Alton Parker looked at Alice Roosevelt with a look that everyone understood.
"What can't I do? I can't think of taking a hostage!" Sheffield crossed his legs, leaned back in a comfortable position, and smiled lazily, "Mr. Judge, you don't think that a businessman like me would take the president's daughter hostage during the election, do you? Although I think I'm not timid, this assumption is beyond my ability. Besides, President Roosevelt is a very tough man, and threats are not a good idea. Alice and I are friends, and it's just a coincidence that she's here."
Alice Roosevelt nodded and said that she was not coerced, but came to the South voluntarily after communication.
This statement not only did not make Alton Parker put down his doubts, but his suspicion became even stronger. Even with his many years of experience as a judge, he had never encountered such a thing. A big donor of one party and the daughter of the president of the opposing party, inseparable during the election? She also attended the rally of her father's opposing party? This was a bit too magical.
This kind of look is an undisguised suspicion. The man and woman in front of him are not in an improper relationship. Alton Parker used to be a judge, and over the years he has developed a look that can see straight into people's hearts.
Alice Roosevelt couldn't stand this kind of look. Her normal face turned pale and rosy. She stood up and nodded, "I shouldn't be here to hear about the Democratic Party. Please continue."
"Civil rights leader Dr. Du Bois has left Richmond and called on black voters to vote for the Republican Party." Sheffield watched Alice Roosevelt's back and reluctantly withdrew his gaze and said, "In this election, it can be confirmed that at least 5% of the votes have been allocated."
"Dr. Du Bois! He is a man of great prestige! He has always been committed to using academic knowledge to prove the abilities of black people." Alton Parker was stunned when he heard the name, and then he commented, "If all black people were like him, I believe the situation would definitely not be like it is now."
"I agree with that!" Sheffield nodded, putting himself in their shoes, and added in his heart that the situation would definitely be worse. If the black community is really competitive, it will become a threat. Going directly from the contempt chain to the threat chain, it is a very difficult choice to live in the contempt of others or to die with dignity.
The United States of later generations obviously used the system to defeat this competitiveness, and prevented black people from becoming a threat. However, as a slave owner, he obviously wanted to force this group to die with more dignity.
Ever since Sheffield secured the Olympics, the Democratic Party's election focus has been on ethnic issues. The economy and policy have hardly been mentioned, almost setting a new low for all previous elections.
This is also because Roosevelt's personal prestige was too high and the economic performance during his term was good. Sheffield had limited memory of the elections at the beginning of the century. Except for Wilson's two terms, the Republican Party almost swept the Democratic Party.
If Sheffield had not interfered through white supremacy, this job of accompanying the prince to study and run for president would definitely have left an impression on this Democratic election. Sheffield didn't know that in this election in history, Roosevelt almost won nearly 60% of the votes, with one-third of the popular votes and nearly three times the electoral votes, and beat the Democratic Party back to the South. The states where the Democratic Party won were almost all the thirteen states of the Confederate States of America.
But it was fortunate that he didn't know, otherwise he wouldn't have any confidence now. Alton Parker thought for a moment and said, "Should we show some goodwill to black people?"
"It's too late! Besides, black people in the South don't have the right to vote. Now Dr. Du Bois' call may attract many black people to settle in the North." Sheffield clapped his hands. From this point of view, he had already won.
Because of his deep connection with the Democratic Party, Sheffield used the killer weapon of collusion between officials and businessmen. If anyone hits me, I will hit the black people. Even the Russo-Japanese War was used to spread white supremacy. How many Japanese immigrants are there in the United States? It's just borrowing the war to hit the black people.
Win or not, the chances of winning are slim anyway. If you can’t win this time, there will be next time. Next time, you can still bring up white supremacy.
Of course, Sheffield knows that his chances of winning are slim, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to win. If there were something else he could bring up, he wouldn't just bring up ethnicity. The problem is that the Democratic Party really has nothing to bring up. It's better to bring up ethnicity than North-South issues. The population of the North is more than twice that of the South. If you bring up ethnicity, you still have some hope. If you bring up region, you'll definitely lose.
Now the strategy of the slave owners is almost the same as that of India's Magic Flute. Although the economy is good, that is the achievement of the Republican Party. Just like India's shitty economy, they can only hold high the banner of Hinduism and use ethnic issues to unite voters.
But the Democratic Party’s foundation is even worse than that of the Magic Flute Immortal, so I don’t know if they can create a miracle.
After receiving Alton Parker's campaign team, Sheffield went upstairs to check on Natalia who had already gone to bed, then walked out of the villa and went to another villa. The lights were still on and Alice Roosevelt had not yet gone to bed.
"Miss Alice, the climate in New Orleans is somewhat different from that in New York. I don't know if you are used to it." Sheffield came to express his condolences. To be honest, he himself was not used to it either. The weather in Arlington in the south was more suitable for him.
Alice Roosevelt had taken off her coat and changed into casual clothes. Her tied hair fell down. She nodded and said with gratitude, "Mr. William, this is already a very good offer. As a local owner, you have taken care of me so much. Have you finished talking about the election?"
"It won't take long." Sheffield had an honest look on his face, as sincere as he could be. "Mr. Alton Parker will give a speech tomorrow, and I will mobilize voters to hold rallies. I will take over the roles of other companies, but I will be responsible for two cities, New Orleans and Houston."
"The strength of the United Company is shocking!" Alice Roosevelt looked at Sheffield and hesitated to say, "Is Mr. William dissatisfied with my father's tough attitude towards big companies? That's why he invested so much this time."
Sheffield was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, "All the big companies are dissatisfied with your father, but because of this, President Roosevelt has a very high prestige among the people. He is also a war hero and an advocate of a large navy. The country's economy is also very good. It can be said that he has too many advantages. As a senior supporter of the Democratic Party, I must show my attitude this time and support the Democratic Party. I know the chances of winning are slim, but I must try."
Sheffield was mentally prepared. If he could get more than 45% of the popular vote this time, it would not be considered a defeat, because the Democratic Party was destined to only get white votes. This meant that half of the white people had already voted for the Democratic Party.
"Seeing Judge Parker visit me in person, I even feel like you are my father's election opponent." Alice Roosevelt smiled when she saw Sheffield wanted to get up and leave.
"You're right. The gap between my company and some of the giants is much smaller than the gap between the Democrats and the Republicans." Sheffield stopped and said, "Find a place to attend the rally tomorrow, and I'll make you realize this."
Alton Parker's speech was held at the New Orleans City Square, and Sheffield found the roof of an apartment building and looked down at the rolling torrent below. The crowds of people gathered into a stream and headed towards the New Orleans City Square. From Sheffield's position, the scene was quite different.
Alice Roosevelt, who was standing next to him, was also looking down and couldn't help but exclaimed, "How many people are there?"
"Two hundred thousand people, a quarter of the population of New Orleans." Sheffield said calmly as he looked at the endless crowd. Just as the two were watching this scene on the roof, several hot air balloons appeared more than 20 meters above them. On the hot air balloons were hung long banners supporting Alton Parker. The bottom of the more than ten-meter-long banners just passed over the roof.
Several people on the hot air balloon were holding cameras and filming the scene of 200,000 voters coming out to listen to the speeches of the Democratic candidates. If nothing unexpected happens, these photos will appear in tomorrow's New Orleans Morning Post reports.
The streets around the Civic Center Square were crowded with people and noisy. Even Sheffield and his group standing on the roof could feel the noise. However, facing the endless crowd, Alton Parker seemed to have never felt that his condition was so good. His voice became very contagious. And because he had been a judge, he was well aware of the crime rates of different ethnic groups and used data to prove that his idea was correct.
"Great!" Every time Alton Parker stopped, huge cheers echoed throughout the city center. Although many citizens could not hear what Alton Parker was saying, this group infectiousness enveloped everyone.
"The results of the Louisiana election should have been decided!" Sheffield waved his hand in front of the stunned Alice Roosevelt, calling the president's daughter back to her senses, and asked, "How do you feel?"
(End of this chapter)
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