Chapter 502: Sword Pointed at DuPont
"Look how happy you are!" Edith Rockefeller rarely saw Sheffield lose his composure. In her eyes, slave owners were the model of people who were never in a hurry to do anything and could gain benefits in any way.
She had never seen such a scene of fighting against the air, but the speed of the punch was really powerful, just like a pile driver. Thinking of this, Edith Rockefeller felt a little hot.
"Do you think this is just a normal change of political parties? You have no idea what this means. I have been waiting for this day for so long. Now when I think about it, I almost cry." Sheffield held his breath and vented his emotions in a muffled voice.
It has been twelve years. He has grown from a teenager to a middle-aged man. How many twelve years can one have in life to wait? He has failed in every national election. Doesn't he want to win? He acts like nothing is wrong every time he fails. He is just pretending to be good.
Just like a gambler, if he does not win or lose, but always loses every time he gambles, will there be a gambler?
"This is a change, and you have no idea of its significance." Sheffield even felt a little short of oxygen. He put his hand on Edith Rockefeller's shoulder and said with a smile on his face, "If the Democratic Party keeps losing, our relationship with the Democratic Party will sooner or later be broken. Both the Democrats and the farmers in the South hope to use a victory to prove their long-term persistence. The result of this election proves that this persistence is useful."
The slave owners believe that this election is of great significance, and can even be said to be a landmark event. Although it is still a long way to go before it can be determined who is more white left, compromises made more and more each time will sooner or later lose the core of the Democrats.
There is no doubt that after this election, there will be a big setback on racial issues, and there may even be a certain degree of social instability, but the slave owners believe that the future will only be better after the donkey is used up and the horses are sold.
Soon, the phone in the villa rang, and Sheffield received a call from Morgan Jr. and Rockefeller Jr. to express their congratulations. When it comes to the issue of Roosevelt's successor, the three of them have the same position. However, the degree of their efforts varies. The two's sniping within the Republican Party can be said to have completely failed. They acted like the boss tried his best and the loss was not his fault.
The ones who really dealt a heavy blow to Roosevelt were the Democrats who were strongly supported by Sheffield. The two of them had no intention of making the slaves bleed and cry, but they did consider it their duty to offer appropriate congratulations and express friendship.
For a company that has grown to this size, it is impossible not to be involved in politics. Calling to congratulate at this time is also a way to express multiple goodwills and keep the relationship between the companies friendly.
Fortunately, Sheffield was not carried away by his success. He was sufficiently alert to the tactics of the two masters and ended the conversation happily. Then he said to Edith Rockefeller, "I have never been so valued in the eyes of your brother. It's amazing."
"You deserve it." Edith Rockefeller praised her man generously. Since it was a national election, it was definitely not just about the president. Elections in various states were also taking place at the same time. Now that the election results were out, 33 of the 48 states in the country were under the control of the Democratic camp.
This was the biggest victory for the Democratic Party since 1874, when the Democratic camp regrouped and gained control of 35 states in that year's election. If the South had not been under martial law with federal troops stationed there, the Democratic Party would have won the election two years later.
After this election, the Democratic Party can be said to have gained an overwhelming advantage again after a lapse of 34 years. The significance is very significant. For the president, the sponsor may not have a decisive influence, but for the states, this influence will be taken to a higher level. With this victory, the benefits that Sheffield can obtain are unimaginable.
Sheffield also had people to congratulate, such as Alton Parker, who would take office next year, and asked Edith Rockefeller to find a more elegant place for slave owners to talk about dirty things.
While the Democratic camp was celebrating, the scene in the White House was quite different. Roosevelt remained silent for a long time upon learning of his defeat. He had never dreamed that the candidate he had actively supported would fail. He even wondered if the Democratic Party had cheated, otherwise how could they have defeated him.
"If only I were to run for election!" Roosevelt muttered to himself and even regretted not opening the option of a third term. He believed that if he were to run for election, the result would definitely be different. He had such prestige among the people and was loved by many voters. This feeling would definitely not be wrong.
Soon after, Taft, who had lost the election, came to the White House. He was embarrassed when he saw Roosevelt. He knew that he had failed his old friend's expectations this time, and the Republican Party's consecutive entry into the White House would be interrupted. This was not only a failure, but also an unprecedented failure in the past 30 years. Among the 48 states in the country, the control of two-thirds of the states fell into the hands of the Democrats. This result was not only Taft himself, but even Roosevelt as president could not explain to the Republican Party.
From the very beginning, the Republican camp had complaints about the candidate put forward by Roosevelt and tried to attack him, but he had Roosevelt's support and finally got through without any trouble.
Taft also knew which conservatives spoke for whom. If he had won the election, it would have been fine, but now he had lost so badly. Even Roosevelt would have a hard time explaining the result.
"Theodore, I really can't describe how I feel right now." Seeing that Roosevelt didn't speak, Taft hesitated to speak.
"Oh, my friend, this is certainly depressing news, but the fault is mainly mine. I underestimated the Democrats and overestimated some citizens who listened to populism. Although the means of inciting populism and hatred are not sophisticated, many people like them. Not all citizens in our country have accurate judgment." Roosevelt looked at his friend's apologetic look, sighed and comforted him, "They are wrong, and I will prove it later."
Roosevelt, who thought he had figured out the reason for his defeat, had already decided that next time he would run for election himself and take back all his defeats today as a winner.
"We need to focus on analyzing the reasons for the Republican Party's failure. For example, Roosevelt's stubbornness caused internal discord within the Republican Party, bad relations with big businesses, and a lack of many supporters." Sheffield, wearing a bow tie and spouting fake news like a machine gun, was determined to link this unprecedented failure of the Republican Party to Roosevelt himself.
Normally, after the final election, both sides should stop fighting and keep their eating habits, and the vicious dog fight before the election should be as if it never happened. However, Sheffield did not think so. After everything was settled, it was the perfect opportunity to put the blame on others. According to history, he knew that Roosevelt would run again in four years.
Although the slave owner's first attempt to jump off the train was successful in the course of history, we must be on guard against such incidents now, in case he really comes back four years later.
Even if it happens, you should take precautions in advance. If you retreat, you should retreat cleanly. This way, people will still respect you in the future. If you really lose your reputation in your later years, everyone will be embarrassed in the end.
Given Roosevelt's firm thinking, some newspapers' overt or covert insinuations about him would not have any effect. Sheffield was not targeting Roosevelt. Didn't he believe that everyone in the Republican Party was Roosevelt? As long as some people were dissatisfied, the Republican Party would be weakened, which would be a good thing for them.
Later, the Democratic Party's stronghold announced its victory in the national election. Alton Parker gave a very rigorous victory speech that sounded like a legal statement, telling the country that they had won a landslide victory this time.
In the entire United States, half of the people were dejected and the other half were ecstatic. Judging from the total votes, the two sides in this election were evenly matched. Now Sheffield is sincerely grateful for the setting of this electoral system. If the total votes were really used, even President Cleveland would not have been able to come to power after the Civil War.
"It's a pity that President Cleveland didn't live to see this day." After arriving at the opera house and meeting Alton Parker, Sheffield thought of the former president who led the Democratic Party to break the high pressure of the Republican Party. President Cleveland died in June and didn't live to see the day when the Democratic Party made a comeback.
The opera performed in the opera house was based on Shakespeare's Revenge of the Prince. The king was murdered, and the conspirators stole the throne. The queen remarried, and the court officials fawned on the powerful. It seemed as if the world had come to an end. So the prince shouted out the out-of-touch roar of the times, and Hamlet ended in tragedy, which greatly increased the slave owners' sense of substitution.
For at least a certain group of people in the United States, the tragedy of this election has just begun. Sheffield deeply sympathizes with this, but he would do the same thing again if he had to make a choice again, and now that the result is proven to be a victory, he will be even more determined.
This opera was a little inappropriate for Alton Parker, but it was very appropriate for the loser camp, so although the incoming president was not interested, Sheffield took the time to watch it while chatting. The actress for the queen was quite good, especially the one with the trembling chest. Even if she couldn't catch up with Edith Rockefeller, she was not far behind.
"Congratulations to Alton Parker for having a great opportunity to reverse the country's mistakes. The voters are still waiting for the promises to be fulfilled." Sheffield was talking about the voters, but actually he was talking about himself.
Alton Parker could naturally hear the hidden meaning, and said calmly, "Any suggestions?"
"The antitrust law is a fair law, and Roosevelt used it to gather a large number of supporters. There is a company in our country that has a very bad reputation." Sheffield frowned and sighed, "The president should enforce justice. Other than that, I have no opinion."
(End of this chapter)
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