Chapter 445 Uniting All Forces
Sheffield certainly didn't notice this infiltration into the United Company's territory, he's not God. And he's so busy, it's the same everywhere, running around in the United States to micromanage.
Although unlike Mr. Chang, the slave owner went into battle personally instead of micro-managing from a distance of thousands of miles, this inevitably meant that he would have to spend a lot of time on the road. Fortunately, his target this time was not far from New York.
Sheffield tried his best to attract Woodrow Wilson to join him and enter politics as a Democratic candidate, which was three years earlier than in history. "The dream is great, but it would be a waste if it is only used for teaching. Since Mr. Wilson has this talent, why can't he serve the whole country?"
As a long-time donor to the Democratic Party, Sheffield asked himself if he had lived up to the expectations of the Democratic Party and Dixie people by doing this. It seems that the Democratic Party will not make many moves in the midterm elections, but lying dormant now does not mean that they will just wait to lose.
After a long period of persuasion, Wilson finally wavered and said, "Mr. William, you seem to have a special expectation for me to join the Democratic Party."
"The Democratic Party is weak, and I cannot let go of any outstanding leader. There are not many people who have firm ideals and dare to put them into practice." Seeing Wilson's statement, Sheffield breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I hope you can represent the Democratic Party to run for state senator. The first step may not be smooth, so take it slow."
One cannot eat hot tofu in a hurry, and having decided to support Alton Parker to make the first move, Sheffield hoped that Wilson would start as a state senator. Wilson's current authority in Princeton was enough. After the last meeting, Wilson used the slave owner's advance investment to defeat his competitors at Princeton University. The domestic media reported this confrontation on the Princeton campus as a battle between the elite (West) and democracy (Woodrow Wilson).
After dealing with Wilson, Sheffield's next target was William Bryan, the candidate who had lost two national elections representing the Democratic Party. Although Sheffield, who was also a big businessman, had some resentment towards this man, losing three times in a row had become a headache for the slave owner, and now the Democratic Party had to concentrate all the strength it could.
The first step is to stop the internal division of the party. Throughout the history of the United States, it is not uncommon for elections to be lost because of divisions due to different opinions. Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have suffered losses because of this. The biggest loss was when the Democratic Party split and two candidates appeared at the same time, and they lost to Lincoln, the candidate of the new Republican Party.
William Bryan is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Faction, and Alton Parker is the leader of the Democratic Conservative Faction. It seems that they are very incompatible, but in Sheffield's view, this incompatibility is not impossible to bridge.
William Bryan's so-called progressives leaned towards the policies of Midwestern farmers and had supporters of the Silver Party. On the other hand, Alton Parker was a white supremacist with a Southern base. In fact, it is easy to distinguish that these two groups are not irreconcilable. White supremacists can also be supporters of the Silver Party and Midwestern farmers without hindering their racism.
Why can't William Bryan and Alton Blair sit down and talk? Is it just because William Bryan lost twice, which disappointed the Democrats and led to a change of candidates in the last election?
"The Democrats' base is not as strong as the Republicans'. If we want to reverse the current situation, there must be no division. The last major division brought us a heavy price and led to the civil war." After meeting William Bryan, Sheffield first stated his purpose and then said, "There is nothing that cannot be discussed, right?"
After Jackson came to power in 1828, he carried out political reforms to maintain the unity of the federation. He expanded the powers of the president and the federal government, implemented a system in which the party's national congress nominated presidential candidates, each state nominated presidential electors, and the winner received all the votes in the state; established and improved the Democratic Party committees at all levels; and expanded the universal suffrage of white adult men.
After that, except for a few periods, the Democratic Party was in power in the United States. After that, the Democratic Party was controlled by the big slave owners and advocated the expansion of slavery in new lands. On the eve of the Civil War, a split occurred. The Northern and Southern Democrats nominated candidates respectively, and both lost to Lincoln. The Southern Democratic Party became a slave-owning party. After the defeat, the Democrats in the North were absorbed by the Republican Party.
The Democratic Party is now facing the problem of insufficient base. William Bryan happens to have many supporters in the Midwest, while Alton Parker has the support of Southern Democrats.
It was almost impossible for the Democratic Party to turn the tide in the North as it had done before the Civil War, so it had to unite with the Midwest. Since William Bryan had this prestige, Sheffield hoped that he could unite with Alton Parker.
"So, Mr. Sheffield, do you mean that we can tolerate a gold and silver dual standard?" William Bryan asked. He won the support of supporters in the Midwest because of his recognition of the value of silver. His previous two competitors won the support of big capital in the East. The most important point in William McKinley's political proposition for himself was to guarantee the gold standard.
This is the reason for William Bryan's failure! Sheffield opened his mouth and said, "Yes and no, I recognize the value of silver, but most people recognize gold more. The reason I recognize silver is that it works for a period of time. Mr. William Bryan, the reason for your failure can be compared with President Roosevelt. Before he became president, he never had any ill will towards big companies, but we all saw later that he almost played with the big stick of antitrust law in his hands."
"We should use this midterm election as a rehearsal for the national election. The Democratic Party is weak and cannot allow any division. As long as we regain power, no one will be able to stop you from realizing your ideas. As for your competition with Alton Parker, I and other companies will never interfere. I guarantee it with the reputation of United Company!" He was going to guarantee it with the lives of all the Yankees, but later he thought better of it.
"But this kind of guarantee does not come without reward. I have another condition, and I hope Mr. William Bryan can agree to it."
"Please speak, Mr. William!" William Brian raised his head slightly, showing a gesture of listening attentively.
"Mr. Alton Parker is also a widely respected person like you. I hope that the loser of the competition between you two can serve as the other party's deputy and partner in the national election." Sheffield clapped his hands and asked, "If this can be done, I believe that the confrontation with the Republicans will be a evenly matched contest. In this way, the Democratic Party has mobilized all the forces it can mobilize."
"Well, I'm not a person who won't admit defeat. If I lose to Alton Parker, I will run for election as his deputy." To Sheffield's surprise, William Bryan agreed to this matter quite straightforwardly.
"I will tell Mr. Alton Parker the results of this communication when I have time. Please don't misunderstand. Open competition, competition between knights, this way you can both go all out and maintain the most basic demeanor." When Sheffield saw William Bryan's color change, he explained, "I hope to minimize the harm within the party."
After leaving William Bryan's residence, Sheffield took Alice Roosevelt directly to the Midwest. After the mid-term elections, the members of the United Grain Company of America were recruited to target the states where the Democratic Party lost the election, and the previous trust would naturally be dissolved. Of course, the slave owner kept his mouth shut and was not blinded by the beauty, so he did not reveal a single word to Alice Roosevelt.
On the surface, of course, she was just playing with Alice Roosevelt, but Alice Roosevelt still felt a little tired and asked, "You usually have so much to do. You are even busier than my father."
"For a complex company, there are many things that need to be coordinated." Sheffield put down the newspaper and looked out the train window at the scenery, at the same time restoring his tired eyes.
In a conglomerate-style enterprise, if any link fails, the reaction will be a chain reaction. Therefore, it requires more energy than a trust enterprise. Therefore, not everyone can play with the conglomerate-style enterprise, which requires strong attention and coordination capabilities. There are very few conglomerates in the United States. Sheffield is not saying that the United States cannot play with such enterprises, although in some aspects, the citizens of the United States are indeed not smart.
Arriving in Minneapolis and communicating with the local farmers, on the third day, a call came from San Francisco. This made Alice Roosevelt, who was riding with Sheffield, very curious, "How did your manager know you were here?"
"Before I arrive at a place, I usually send a telegram to Arlington, especially before getting on the car. I don't let my whereabouts leave Arlington's sight." Sheffield said as he turned his horse's head. There must be something wrong if the phone call came.
"Boss, I've found Jack London!" Jesla's voice came from the microphone, "I mean!"
Sheffield covered the microphone, winked at the bodyguard next to him, and then said, "Say it again!"
"I've found him. Should we create an accident or find someone to kill him?" Jesla repeated.
"Who has the upper hand in the war of words between him and Harry Bogart?" Sheffield leaned over with his elbows on the table. "We have to wait until he becomes notorious before we start. Does he have any bad habits that would cause resentment if they were made public?"
"It seems like he has a physical illness and often uses morphine." Jesla thought for a moment and said, "Let's start from that aspect."
"Morphine is good. A person without self-control is actually a famous scholar. When he dies, I will make the best use of his value." Sheffield snorted and laughed. He actually dared to compete with him for the right to feed shit to citizens. He was courting his own death.
(End of this chapter)
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