Chapter 439 Mexico's Allies
Sheffield had naturally taken action against this place that was occupied by the United States at the same time as Texas, because the population in New Mexico was sparse and it had long been a population-oriented area for trade between the United Company and the Ottoman Empire. The population that the Ottomans handed over to the Black Gold International Transport Company was released after a short stay in Texas.
Tens of thousands of people a year may not seem like a lot, but if it continues for a long time, it will seem like a lot. In the early 20th century, there were not many people in New Mexico, so there was a great advantage to doing this. These Eastern sects, including Armenians, would definitely be incompatible with the Spaniards in Mexico, thus providing strong resistance to border infiltration.
In fact, in his heart, it would be best if these places were incorporated into Texas. After all, a part of them was indeed the land of the Lone Star Republic. However, Texas itself was the largest state in the continental United States and was not very loyal to the federal government. Conversely, the federal government would not agree to the expansion of Texas again.
Sheffield also made this clear to Alton Parker. "The area of the Lone Star Republic was originally one-third larger than the current Texas, and one-eighth of the entire country's land area. As a Texan, it would be best if the New Mexico region was incorporated into Texas. It depends on whether the federal government agrees."
"I don't think they will agree!" Alton Parker smiled bitterly. The current area of Texas in the country has already somewhat disrupted the balance. How could the federal government agree to the Lone Star State expanding its influence?
"I think so, so New Mexico can only be established as a state." Sheffield said with regret, "Then it's the problem we just talked about, making it a deep blue state of the Democratic Party. I have made long-term preparations for this, encouraging Texans to settle there, and the United Company to continue operating in New Mexico. Of course, there are some other means. If I am not sure now, I will not mention it at all."
Of course, there were certain historical reasons why Sheffield was able to do this. Although the New Mexico region had no administrative districts, the influence of the Democratic Party had already existed before the Civil War. For example, during the Civil War, some people established a government supporting the Confederacy in the New Mexico region, which later became Arizona and New Mexico.
It’s just that the population of New Mexico was too small at the time. Although the area was large, it could not formally join the Confederacy like Texas. But the foundation exists, and until today, the United Nations has not given up on exerting the influence of the Democratic Party in New Mexico.
The concept of deep blue state has a mysterious magic for Alton Parker. Now the domestic political concept of deep blue state refers to the overwhelming support of white people in the South for the Democratic Party. This strong political tendency has also made the South known as the Southern base of the Democratic Party. The expansion of the base is a good thing for the Democratic Party.
"I think the proposal to formally establish a state should be made after the midterm election results come out." Although he had the idea of giving it a try, Alton Parker still adopted a conservative strategy. If the idea of establishing a state is too obvious before the midterm elections, it will make Republicans suspicious.
"The idea can be put forward earlier, and the time for formal statehood can certainly wait. The next midterm elections are at the same time as the presidential election. As long as this is accomplished before the presidential election two years later, it will be very beneficial to the Democratic Party." After listening to this, Sheffield partially agreed with Alton Parker's idea, but still emphasized that the result could be postponed and would not affect the results of this year's midterm elections.
It is certain that it will not affect the results of the midterm elections, and the Southwest Railway has already demonstrated its role during the earthquake. The Republicans should not object. While the heat of the earthquake is still very high, let's settle the matter first.
Since it is not a matter of principle, the chances of passing it should be very high if we use other forces to buy off some Republican congressmen to agree, so now is just the right time.
"I've had enough. I don't want to lose again. I've lost three times since President Cleveland. No matter who our opponent is in the next national election, I will win. I believe the Democrats don't want to be the opposition party either."
When Alton Parker heard this, he immediately felt the same way. As a politician, who in the United States doesn't want to stabilize the presidency? Moreover, he didn't lose much in the last election, and he wanted to try again. "I'm afraid Roosevelt's achievements will attract the majority of people."
"A lot of things will happen in two years, and if Roosevelt continues to run, it will be the same as last time. There will be no big companies supporting him, not even one," Sheffield emphasized. "That's for sure. From what I feel now, our chances of winning in two years will definitely be greater than last time."
Just like Sheffield said, he really doesn't want to lose anymore. Although every time there is a national election, the slave owners comfort themselves with chicken soup for the gentleman's revenge, and they always say a few words to hypnotize themselves. But who wants to lose if they can win? Besides, three national elections have passed, and it has been more than ten years.
It's time for the Democratic Party to turn the tables. Sheffield has always given his firm support to the Democratic Party, and has watched the historical trend as unbreakable. This is also very hurtful to his self-esteem.
In order to re-enter the White House, the official start was to establish New Mexico as a state. Sheffield and Alton Parker had already reached a preliminary consensus on this. They began discussing how to overthrow the Republican Party two years in advance.
Alton Parker learned that Sheffield had given birth to an heir and offered to visit the next generation of slave owners. Sheffield certainly would not stop him, but he could look but not touch. He was his own son, so he had to feel sorry for him.
"Let our fleet sail around the world and demonstrate military strength in the name of peace?" In the White House, the political heart of the United States, President Roosevelt looked at his daughter with interest. He had to say that he was very happy in his heart. Alice Roosevelt's words really touched his heart.
After the Russo-Japanese War, facing the Japanese Combined Fleet that sent the world's third largest navy, the Russian Empire, to the bottom of the sea, how to get along with the other side became a very troublesome problem. Moreover, with half of the population of Hawaii being of Japanese descent, the danger in the Pacific direction had reached a point that could not be ignored.
Half of Hawaii's population was Japanese. Once the Combined Fleet moved eastward, even Roosevelt was not sure how long Hawaii could resist? In other words, they surrendered as soon as they saw the Rising Sun Flag. The local citizens of the United States could not even deal with the Japanese expatriates. After Hawaii was lost, the West Coast was exposed to the Japanese naval guns.
The federal fleet, which accounts for more than 70% of the naval forces, is unable to provide support on the East Coast. Now President Roosevelt urgently needs to speed up the progress of the Panama Canal, and at the same time does not want the Japanese to act rashly.
According to the news from the embassy in Tokyo, anti-American sentiment is very high among the Japanese people. How to calm it down is a problem!
Alice Roosevelt's words now made President Roosevelt feel that this was indeed a good idea. "Alice, if your brother was as smart as you, maybe we could become a presidential family like the Adams family."
"Father, I also learned a lot during this trip to Los Angeles." Alice Roosevelt sighed quietly. She saw what real political operations were like. Now she was so happy to see her father, the president. She had an indescribable feeling in her heart. That man almost hid in the dark and saw through what her father was thinking.
"My daughter is so outstanding!" However, Roosevelt did not catch his daughter's psychological activities. Of course he cared about his daughter. He had been wanting to help his daughter find a high-quality man to marry recently. However, Alice Roosevelt did not comment and had no interest at all, which gave him, as a father, a headache.
Sometimes Roosevelt wanted to ask, "Do you have someone in your heart?" He didn't know that it was a good thing he didn't ask, otherwise he might be angry if he got the right answer.
Sheffield had no time to care about the president's thoughts. He was busy all the time. That was how a conglomerate was. There were countless things to take care of every day. If he didn't take care of them, any problem in any link of the conglomerate would cause the efficiency of the entire company to decline.
So why are there so few conglomerates in the United States? Instead, the United States has chosen trust-based enterprises. This is probably related to the political environment of the United States. Sheffield remembered that the countries with good development of conglomerates were Germany before World War II, and Japan and South Korea after World War II. All of them were led by authoritarian governments for a long time.
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan has been in power for decades, which is actually similar to Germany before World War II and South Korea during its military government period.
Since this model that requires close cooperation among various departments has been chosen, the slave owner can only be diligent and use the whip to supervise the slaves' work.
Coahuila is a state in northern Mexico. It borders Texas to the north, with the Rio Grande River as the border between the two countries.
"Oh, William, it's a surprise to hear that you are coming to visit." Sheffield, who crossed the Grande River by boat and entered Mexico, was warmly welcomed as soon as he set foot on Mexican soil.
"Look at what you said, Rodriguez. Although we are in different countries, we have always had a long-standing friendship. I just came here to take a look at the coal mine." Sheffield greeted the visitor with the same enthusiasm, no less enthusiastic than the Latin man, "I still need your help with the things in Mexico. There is still a long way to go for our cooperation."
(End of this chapter)
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