Chapter 554: Planning the Political Path
"Thank you!" Franklin Roosevelt nodded with a gentle smile and drank the wine in the glass. It was indeed a happy thing to become a senator from New York. This might be the starting point of his political career.
Not only Franklin Roosevelt himself thought so, Sheffield also thought so. Of course, it was too fast for a state senator who was less than 30 years old. It was a bit fast. But considering the relationship between Roosevelt as a highly prestigious former president and Franklin Roosevelt himself being a millionaire, this was quite normal.
What's wrong with a young, wealthy millionaire becoming a state senator? At least in Sheffield's opinion, there is no problem at all. There is no better candidate than Franklin Roosevelt.
There are also some other advantages, such as the origin of the Roosevelt family in the United States. The Roosevelt family is a descendant of the Dutch. New York was not called New York at the time, but New Amsterdam. The first Roosevelt family member to appear in America was Claes van Lutzvelt. From the prefix "van", we can know that the Roosevelt family is a descendant of the nobility.
When New York was first established, most of the real estate from 22nd Street to 46th Street in Manhattan and from Fifth Avenue to the Hudson River belonged to the Roosevelt family.
"To be honest, we the Democratic Party should be thanking you. The Democratic Party has not achieved any results in New York for many years. The last big victory was before the Civil War." Summoning the waiter and placing the empty cup on the tray, Sheffield finally remembered his identity as a member of the Democratic National Committee. "It is an honor for the Democrats to have a member of a political family that has been around for generations become our partner."
Sheffield's attitude is very modest. From the perspective of a political family, the Roosevelt family has already accumulated enough. This did not start with Roosevelt. Roosevelt's uncles and even his father had worked in federal government departments or in Congress.
Sheffield did not want to use the hereditary system of backward countries to describe this situation. He could only say that under the majority opinion of democratic procedures, a result supported by citizens was achieved. This is called hereditary system in other countries, but in the United States it is generally called national conditions.
Subsequent election events will naturally come one after another. At least for now, Sheffield can celebrate with Alice Roosevelt's cousin and talk about the direction of governance and his views on the current country.
Franklin Roosevelt also asked very honestly about the situation in the southern states and all kinds of problems. "I heard that the educational situation in the South is worrying. I have been committed to the economic balance after the Civil War."
"After hearing what Franklin said, I can't wait to nominate you as president." Sheffield smiled meaningfully and said to himself, "Recently, there really was an incident of corruption at Union University. This broke my heart as a founder. You know, Union University is a new university. I watched it develop little by little, and now something like this has happened."
Sheffield kept his head down and said nothing, and even his mood seemed to be affected, which prompted Franklin Roosevelt to ask.
It was nothing more than a problem that a director of Sheffield Union University took money without authorization and admitted students. Whether it was a private elite university or an elite club of an elite private university, it was an elite club similar to the Skull and Bones Society.
There are certain standards for entry. In addition to connections and political status, there are also some people who slip through the big filter and want to use this to enter the upper class. This is of course contrary to the complete solidification of the slave-owning society, but there is always such a group of people in every era.
This group of people want to be recognized by the board of directors and the internal resources of the alliance university. The best way to measure value is donation, that is, money! Donations must be made according to procedures. This is just like Jack Ma's Lakeside University. You can't let any monsters in. You must be recognized.
From this point of view, Jack Ma is indeed a man of vision and has mastered the essence of the beacon of capitalism. It is much better than the West Lake University founded by Jack Ma. West Lake University is actually a scientific research university. How much money is spent on that thing, a bottomless pit.
Simply put, the corruption this time was caused by a few directors of the Union University who ignored the interests of the entire board. Donations must be approved by the entire board, and the benefits must be shared equally, rather than being influenced by a director who destroys the overall environment.
Therefore, this black sheep has been dealt with seriously, from the investigation by the New Orleans Attorney General to the arrest by the New Orleans Police Department, and has now become part of the work scope of the New Orleans Court.
Anne told Sheffield about this most shocking corruption case since the founding of Union University over the phone, and also brought a plea from the family of the director involved.
Sheffield even remembered how he made his wife understand the harm of this matter. "You asked your husband for help after saying a few soft words? Think about it, Union University was founded by me. What's the difference between him stealing money from our family? If I don't teach him a lesson, and also warn other directors, this kind of thing will only increase in the future. This matter must be severely punished. He will definitely spend a few years in prison. If there is enough time, I will go to the court in person to watch him being sentenced."
This is a taboo for slave owners. Although there is no class that betrays its class, only individuals who betray their class. But it is best not to have such class enemies appear. If one appears, it is necessary to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
What is Union University? Since the donation amount has been set, the standard must not be lowered. You can't go to school without money. You come to destroy the environment of Union University. If you say it's $200,000, it's $200,000. Don't expect to pay less by making connections.
The amount depends on whether it is a donation or corruption. For example, famous universities in the United States in later generations have to donate tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Who are you going to corrupt with just three or five million dollars? What's the difference between this little bit of money and yours?
"How could such a thing happen!" Franklin Roosevelt nodded heavily after listening to it, feeling sympathy for Sheffield's hard work being hit hard.
Sheffield nodded and said with a worried look on his face, "I hope this kind of thing won't happen again in the future. Okay, let's not talk about it anymore."
The slave owners knew that Franklin Roosevelt had good intentions. This was definitely not because Franklin Roosevelt did not know the inside story. On the contrary, Franklin Roosevelt knew the inside story very clearly because he was the one who was selected.
Apart from those students who really have the talent and can enter private universities based on their intelligence and outstanding qualities, other students who enter private universities in the United States, both in the North and the South, are mainly divided into two types.
Private schools give priority to students whose parents or family members are alumni of the school. Children of alumni usually choose their parents' alma mater, so many universities are more willing to recruit children of their own school. For example, both President Roosevelt graduated from Harvard University. Franklin Roosevelt had four sons, three of whom went to Harvard, and Theodore Roosevelt's family maintained a family tradition of at least five generations of Harvard alumni. Father and son President George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush both graduated from Yale University, and at least four generations of the Bush family are Yale alumni.
In addition to the Roosevelt family, which has long been a member of the upper class and can rely on connections and letters of recommendation to enter, another type of family is the student who got into trouble this time.
Parents make huge donations to schools in exchange for their children's chance to get into prestigious schools through the back door. This legacy admission is not a Western tradition, it is a completely authentic American feature.
After it became a tradition, students who entered famous private universities through the latter method could build connections as alumni and become students of famous private universities through letters of recommendation.
This admission mechanism will never be cancelled, because the competitiveness of schools depends largely on how much donations they can get, because donations are the most important source of income for top private universities. Sheffield cannot always pay for the talents it attracts to teach, and slave owners need to make money.
As for poor but smart students who want to enter Union University, they can apply for loan assistance from the Evelyn Charitable Foundation. Of course, the money must be repaid, and when they are able to give back to society, the door of the United Company will be open to these talents.
Franklin Roosevelt became the editor-in-chief of a newspaper one year after graduating from Harvard University. How could he not know the inside story of this shocking corruption case reported by the slave owners?
"I heard that, William, you are negotiating business with China?" Franklin Roosevelt did not stay on the topic of corruption for too long, but told the inside information he had obtained.
"Did you learn about it from your family's connections? Or?" Sheffield paused and said a name, "Situ Meitang got the news."
Sheffield cleared out the Chinese on the west coast, but he did not interfere with the Chinese community on the east coast. After all, the environment on the east coast was more relaxed, and Situ Meitang was the leader of the Chinese on the east coast.
"I used to be his lawyer when I had nothing to do." Franklin Roosevelt neither admitted nor denied it, and said, "It seems that the news is true. Rockefeller Jr. went to China just for this matter."
"You are really well-informed. Yes, John went there to handle this matter." Sheffield admitted with a smile, "Franklin, are you interested in working in the Navy Department? To be honest, this will be of great benefit to your political career. Although you may be suspected of imitating President Roosevelt, I believe that you are not a person who cares about other people's opinions."
"I just became a senator from New York. Would it be inappropriate for me to go directly to the Navy Department?" Franklin Roosevelt hesitated, but the subtle changes on his face showed that he was moved.
(End of this chapter)
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