Chapter 493 Candidates' Battle
William Bryan proved his ability to run for election three times, which was also a sign of his perseverance. Another aspect was that the Democratic Party was in a difficult situation at the beginning of the century. It was extremely difficult to win once. The negative impact of the Civil War on the Democratic Party was not completely reversed until the reign of Roosevelt.
"Whether the Democratic Party can get rid of the white party in the South depends on this time." Back in New Orleans, Sheffield finally pulled Gail back from Puerto Rico. Gail is now addicted to this paradise on earth and has fallen to the point where there is nothing left to add. She even calls it work. What is she thinking?
At Oak Tree Manor in New Orleans, Sheffield analyzed the situation of this election to the allies who came here, and pointed out the significance of this national election. Whether the embarrassing situation after the civil war can be reversed depends on this election.
Of course, many people disagreed and thought that being a southern political party was a good idea. Sheffield refuted this dangerous idea and said coldly, "The Rockefeller family has a saying that 90% is not enough, it needs 100%. You are all businessmen, and I believe that even if you are embarrassed to agree publicly, you still think so in your heart."
"It's the same with political parties. If the Democratic Party insists on the Dixie base but can only be an opposition party, this insistence will also be doubted over time. These parties don't want to control the country. If the Democratic Party wants to control the national situation, relying solely on the power of Dixie people is not enough. Will they compromise?"
"Yes!" Sheffield did not wait for others to answer, but stood up and walked back and forth. "The Democrats will make even greater compromises than the Republicans at that time, just like when we make money, we are willing to do anything as long as we make money. For the Democrats, as long as we are in power, everything is fine. We will not do business that loses money, and the Democrats will not always be satisfied with losers. So we must do everything we can to let the Democrats enter the White House when the Democrats' base is in the South, so that they will think that their choice is not wrong. Consecutive failures will only destroy the confidence of the Democrats. This is the relationship between white people in the South and the Democratic Party."
"As William said, if we can defeat the Republicans in this election, the symbolic significance will definitely be greater than any other election. Since the Civil War, we have never won by promoting the idea of white supremacy. If we win this time, we can almost say that the defeat in the Civil War has been wiped out." McHale chimed in, "This will greatly boost the confidence of the Democrats. With this victory, they will pay more attention to the interests of the South. If we always fail and become the opposition party, it will be a double weakening of us Dixie people and Democrats."
"That's what I mean!" Sheffield praised McHale's ability to understand without hesitation, and said to the others, "Support for the Democrats will eventually benefit us. On the contrary, if we think that we are closing the door in the South and turning a blind eye to the nasty Yankees, we are deceiving ourselves."
If the Democratic Party is hammered like this, sooner or later it will change from a conservative white party into a stronghold of homosexuals, minorities, and idiots. If it wins the election, it will only go down the path of showing off its low standards and never return.
On the contrary, if the Democrats win this election, the future of the United States might take another path, where the competition will be about who is more conservative and who is more xenophobic, and the ideologies of the Democratic and Republican parties will become more closed than the other.
Sheffield didn't know if this was a good idea, but what kind of weird things would the Democrats be a hundred years from now? Since he couldn't win by normal means now, he had to do this.
After returning to New Orleans, Sheffield had already begun warming up for this election, while thinking about when to use the KKK card. It should not be used in the Democratic Party's primary election, but should be used during the time against the Republicans. Of course, the most important thing is to make phone calls to raise campaign funds for the Democratic Party.
What surprised the slave owners the most was that tobacco magnate James Duke was also raising campaign funds for the Democratic Party. Did this guy finally remember that he was from Dixie? But maybe it was because his tobacco empire was destroyed by Roosevelt and he wanted to take revenge on a Republican, but he saw that the other party was so sensible.
Sheffield decided that if the other party still had only one female offspring as in history, he would let his son marry the other party's daughter. James Duke would definitely agree. It didn't matter if he disagreed. As long as he fell into Sheffield's sight, wouldn't he be able to succeed even if he hid in the White House?
New Orleans had not yet completed its preparations, but Alton Parker had already taken the lead in attacking in New York, pointing out that William Bryan had more experience in failure than himself, and that national elections could not always use such losers and expect losers to win.
Regarding the current economic problems in the United States, Alton Parker said what many people want to say but dare not say, "It is immigrants and blacks who have taken our jobs. As a judge, the crime rate among blacks is horrifyingly high. It is undeniable that immigrants have also made outstanding contributions to our economy, but the immigration threshold must be raised."
Alton Parker's criticism of William Bryan was directly published in the New York Daily News and the New York Times. He attributed the economic problems to the ubiquitous immigrants and blacks, and believed that when the economy was in trouble, the employment rate of white people should be guaranteed first. Only when white people had jobs would the United States be stable. In a short period of time, certain groups must be sacrificed to achieve this effect.
As one of the two major Democratic candidates, Alton Parker first started the debate and proposed the concept of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, abbreviated as WASP. This concept was used to summarize the driving force of the development of the United States. Once it came out, it immediately caused a sensation and was reprinted by countless media.
Different people have different emphases, and some voters will identify themselves with the category. For many people, white is the most attractive word, just like the yellow race and Confucianism. Many people may not like Confucianism, but at least they are not averse to the concept of the yellow race. Although it is not ruled out that some strange people are also averse to their skin color, such people themselves have no value, and no one will compete for their votes.
Alton Parker's remarks immediately attracted the support of many Democrats, who all strongly supported protecting the interests of the major ethnic groups. Each of them spoke in the same way as Darwin, and each of them applied the principle of survival of the fittest vividly.
Alton Parker's remarks also attracted criticism from many Republicans, who believed that as a judge, Alton Parker was inciting hatred, which was contrary to his identity as a judge.
In Los Angeles, William Bryan also responded to Alton Parker's remote demonstration. He believed that the top priority now is to stabilize the most basic agriculture. Agriculture is the area where the country far surpasses other countries. At the same time, the domestic economy must be stabilized and a minimum commitment to protection must be made to vulnerable groups. Farmers and vulnerable groups are the ones who really need protection.
The Democratic primary has not even started yet, but the two most powerful candidates have already started to clamor with each other. For Sheffield, this is no big deal. Elections should be more lively. Otherwise, without any topic, it will be like a dead pool, how can it attract other people's attention?
How valuable is traffic? Some people in the entertainment industry will do anything to attract traffic. This is how the so-called black and red route comes about. As long as there is enough attention and exposure, it can be guaranteed not to disappear.
Of course, the voices of support from Alton Parker were obviously louder, including Harry Bogart, the leader of social Darwinism in the United States. When asked which candidate appealed to him more, Harry Bogart said, "Doctors, lawyers, judges, civil servants, military officers, journalists, artists, and publishing editors are the most typical middle class. What these people have in common is that their careers, incomes, and living standards are highly dependent on social stability. The biggest characteristic of the middle class is that they have no sympathy for the lower classes, because they are not far from the bottom and are always afraid of falling down. Whether this idea is good or not is not the point, but according to my survey, these middle class people who are not far from the bottom believe in the ideas of social Darwin the most."
"Harry Bogart is not completely unlearned!" Sheffield was a little surprised when he heard these words. At the beginning, he just wanted to unify the thoughts of the Democratic camp and did not take this tool seriously. He did not expect that Harry Bogart was so capable.
Regardless of whether Social Darwin's thoughts are impressive or not, at least they are impressive in terms of psychology.
Although both the upper class and the middle class expect social stability, they are different. The upper class at least is not afraid of social unrest, while the middle class cannot even withstand the chaos of social unrest.
In New York State, Alton Parker is still promoting the concept of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants, and the growing number of supporters shows that this concept of the core of national culture is indeed very consistent with the conditions of the United States.
Alton Parker was widely praised for being the first to propose this concept and was considered a knowledgeable judge. From this perspective, his understanding and advocacy of black people must be very reasonable.
With such praise from his supporters, Alton Parker left New York and headed south to New Orleans amid numerous blessings, officially starting his election journey this year.
(End of this chapter)
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