Chapter 589 Federal Bureau of Investigation
According to history, this election should have been Wilson versus Roosevelt to become the new president of the United States.
Now Sheffield's running around is like using a series of subsequent lies to cover up the first lie. But the slave owner was also very wronged, and he did not expect Alton Parker to have health risks.
Or maybe he didn't have it originally, and could have spent his old age in peace, but he got the presidential position that didn't belong to him, but instead he developed this disease. Who can say for sure about this?
Now Sheffield has to take responsibility for the consequences. After much thought, he can only work on Wilson. In short, during the First World War, a favorable political environment cannot be lost. This determines the position of the United Company in the United States in the future, and it must be ensured to be foolproof.
Wilson said it was impossible not to be shocked by Sheffield's request. Although as the governor of New Jersey, he had heard that President Alton Parker seemed to have health problems, he did not expect it to be so serious that the Democratic Party had begun to consider replacing him.
"Does Governor Wilson feel unsure of his chance against Roosevelt? Or are there some other problems?" Sheffield was not particularly surprised to see Wilson hesitate.
It is not impossible for the same person to make different choices in a different environment. Historically, when Wilson represented the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party had been the opposition party for four terms, and it can be said that it had lost everything. It was because in the early 20th century, the citizens of the southern states strongly supported the Democratic Party, relying on the anger after the Civil War, and formed a southern base, which gave the Democratic Party a breathing space.
If the situation in other countries in the 21st century is the same, it is not impossible that the party will collapse and lose its power. The Scam Island Party and the conservative party in South Korea are all facing such a situation. Even if the major chaebols in South Korea strongly support the conservative party, they cannot withstand the progressive party becoming stronger year by year. If this situation continues, the chaebols that support the conservative party will eventually defect.
Even the Republican Party is in a very difficult situation a hundred years later. The Democratic Party's base is expanding every year, and the Republican Party's supporters are changing because of the population ratio, making it increasingly difficult to win over the Democratic Party. Otherwise, how could it be called a miracle that a real estate businessman defeated Hillary Clinton?
Sheffield thought that Wilson, upon learning that the Republican Party might launch a Roosevelt campaign, had no confidence in the campaign considering the Republican camp's demographic advantage.
Just as he was about to speak, Wilson said, "I am not afraid of Roosevelt, but we do not know the severity of the president's illness. If it could be used by the Republicans, then of course it is my duty to do my best to create a chance for the Democrats to win."
"That's what I'm worried about, but even so, Mr. Wilson can still sign up first. If the president is in good health, it would be good for Mr. Wilson to run in an internal party election to gain experience so he can plan for the future. To be honest, Roosevelt has broken the rules by running for office this time. Although he can argue that the first term belonged to President William McKinley, everyone knows that he was in power for almost the entire second term of President William McKinley, so this excuse is totally untenable."
Sheffield meant that since Roosevelt could run again and break the rules, even if there were some problems on the Democratic side, they would not be bigger than those on the Republican side.
This kind of behavior that undermines the unspoken rules will never succeed. Once this dangerous precedent is set, politicians can stay in power indefinitely just by satisfying the voters. This is very dangerous for many people.
Normally, no matter how powerful a company is, it is impossible for it to go against the government. It must find a way to check the government's hostility. On the one hand, it forms an alliance with political parties, and on the other hand, in electoral countries, there are institutions that cannot be governed by the president to provide protection.
The South Korean chaebols are also in a weak position facing the president, but they can delay time. The South Korean president cannot be re-elected for a five-year term, so they can find ways to delay these five years and wait for the next election results. The institution that the chaebols regard as an ally is the South Korean Procuratorate. The most professional business of the South Korean Procuratorate is to send the president to prison, express loyalty to the new president, and exchange for a harmonious relationship between the new president and the Procuratorate.
In South Korea's prosecutor's office system, the prosecutor's office is nominally under the Ministry of Justice, but even the Minister of Justice cannot interfere with the prosecutors' handling of cases. In other words, in terms of case handling, the prosecutors themselves are the highest officials and have full independence and freedom.
When it comes to subordinates, South Korea implements a system of prosecutor-guided investigations. When it comes to specific cases, the police cannot handle the case independently. All cases must be reviewed by the prosecutor, who decides what evidence to use and how to collect evidence.
The Prosecutor General of South Korea has the exclusive power to prosecute, the power to directly order the police to cooperate in investigations, and the power to make emergency arrests and release people. The Prosecutor's Office usually collects evidence of crimes and keeps it for future use. Once the new president takes office and leaves, the evidence against the former president will be handed over, and the former president will be immediately arrested. They can act alone without even notifying the new president.
If the Korean Prosecutor's Office does not want to prosecute the person, even if the police department has arrested the person, they must be released. It is the Chief Prosecutor who decides whether to prosecute. In theory, the Chief Prosecutor can prosecute anyone he wants. He can even prosecute the president, but usually only against a president who has stepped down.
This prosecutor's office system was created during the Japanese colonial period and has given the Korean prosecutor's office almost unlimited power.
Neither Sheffield, Rockefeller Jr., nor Morgan Jr. could replicate this route of confronting the government. The United States Department of Justice was far behind the Korean Prosecutors' Office in terms of power.
And there is no guarantee that the Korean Prosecutor's Office is a very deformed existence, which cannot be replicated by the United States. And the way to break this protection network is for a political party led by a strong person to hold a majority in both houses to amend the law. In comparison, the Supreme Court of the United States is more long-term and its independence is protected.
This is why many large companies are worried about Roosevelt coming to power again. Large companies cannot directly confront the president. If there is a way to directly confront him without losing, I believe they will not use tactics such as assassinating the president.
Take the assassination of Kennedy for example. If Kennedy had not died and knew who assassinated him, no matter how powerful the force that ordered the assassination was, it would have faced a catastrophic disaster.
Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, assassinations are carried out during the election process. Once the other party really becomes president, the consequences of failure in the assassination will be unbearable.
If Roosevelt really came to power again, all major companies, including Sheffield, would be as quiet as kittens. If the president wanted to split up a company, everyone would take the initiative to split up the part that the president wanted to split up. They would not even complain like Roosevelt did during his last term, and would absolutely lie down and admit defeat.
If Roosevelt could not become president, it would be Roosevelt who would have to lie down and admit defeat. No matter how many supporters Roosevelt had or how many congressmen spoke for antitrust laws, big companies could pretend not to hear them.
The best outcome would be to prevent Roosevelt from coming to power and to nip this danger in the bud before it grows and develops.
Wilson finally agreed to Sheffield's suggestion, saying that regardless of the president's physical condition, his announcement of his candidacy could be a useful experience. Sheffield was very happy about this.
After leaving New Jersey, the slave owner's next stop was Washington, where he planned to meet the president in person as a friend to determine whether Alton Parker's health would affect the campaign.
Before that, Sheffield met with Assistant Attorney General Konstantinovich, a fellow Texas native.
"Didn't you say you went to Australia? How's the situation over there?" Seeing his old friend appear, Konstantinovich greeted him with a smile, then sat down and picked up the coffee that Sheffield had prepared.
"I went to discuss business. I won't mention this. You must know what I care about most. It is also what you care about most." Sheffield glossed over the Australian matter and said, "If Roosevelt is not a president who is willing to use former civil servants, you will also be affected if the Democrats lose."
"That's right!" Konstantinovich put down his coffee cup and sighed. "You must have come here to get information. I can't tell you the exact situation. Do you know how many assistant attorneys general there are? How can I go to the White House so often? I'm very busy every day just with the Ministry of Justice."
"What's there to be busy about? You said you are an assistant attorney general, and there are many assistant attorneys general." Sheffield smiled and didn't care about Konstantinovich's complaint.
"It's nothing more than those small matters of the Bureau of Investigation, William. Under the Ministry of Justice system, the Bureau of Investigation has the most matters, such as fraud, land disputes, smuggling, and antitrust lawsuits." While drinking coffee in Sheffield, Konstantinovich counted them one by one on his fingers, immersed in self-pity, but he did not notice that the slave owner's eyes were getting brighter and brighter.
Dong! The coffee cup in his hand was placed on the table with a crisp sound. Sheffield thought for a moment and suddenly laughed, "You are in charge of this area. Why don't you just become the director of the Bureau of Investigation? I think this department has a lot of room for development. How about changing the name to the Federal Bureau of Investigation? The federal government is now controlled by the Democratic Party. No one will care about adjusting the authority of a department. The work of the Bureau of Investigation should be formalized. Do you think what I say makes sense?"
(End of this chapter)
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