"Manufacturing public opinion to force the Democrats in the southern states can clear the suspicion of the next series of bills." Thousands of miles away in Rio de Janeiro, Sheffield drooped his eyelids and explained the key points of this operation to Edith Rockefeller.

, "If such a bill is pushed into effect too quickly in a short period of time, it is likely to arouse suspicion, so there must be a heavyweight judicial figure to criticize this matter."

"You chose Alton Parker to keep things under control?" Edith Rockefeller asked with a smile, shaking her wine glass with one hand.

"Yes, United Company's connections are among the Democratic Party, so we have greater certainty." Sheffield nodded and said with a tired look on his face, "Actually, there are reasons to do this. Since the Civil War, the Republican Party's basic base has

Far more than the Democratic Party. With the increase of black voters, if the Democratic Party does not change its position, the gap with the Republican Party will become more and more obvious. After the Civil War, the Democratic Party has not won the total vote once, not even President Cleveland."

"In order to win the electoral votes more confidently, the entire South cannot lose a single one, so we must find ways to deprive the votes of black people who are not of the same mind as the Dixie people to prevent the loss of electoral votes?"

Edith Rockefeller may not be considered extremely smart, but she still knows a little bit about some political secrets. She knows that in the current indirect election of the federal government, the electoral vote is actually far more important than the vote of one person.

"Yes, the basic base is to maintain the southern states." Sheffield nodded, saying that Edith Rockefeller was right.

In fact, decades later, the reason why the Democratic Party became a white left party was because the bills in the southern states that implicitly restricted black suffrage were forcefully lifted by the federal government. At that time, the black population was larger, and after the restrictive bills were lifted, almost

It's going to kill the Democratic Party.

In that case, the basic base of the southern states could no longer be maintained. In order to survive, the Democratic Party became the white left party that people would remember a hundred years later. It was forced to compete with the Republican Party to see who was more internationalist and who supported immigration more.

"It seems that all this is for balance, so if other companies know about it, they probably won't object to such restrictions." Edith Rockefeller knew deeply that the relationship between major companies and political parties was of both right and wrong.

Utilizing and guarding against each other cannot be called harmony at all.

For example, there are quotas for individual election donations, but there are no limits for corporate donations. It is claimed that this is to protect the company's way of expressing freedom of speech, but in fact, the real purpose is understood by everyone.

Major companies do not want a political party that is too strong to emerge. This is also an unspoken and unspoken rule.

After Gale came out of Alton Parker's house, he breathed a sigh of relief. This conservative leader of the Democratic Party finally agreed to take the initiative to put some pressure on some southern Democrats.

Gale immediately called McHale, who was waiting in New Orleans, to tell the news and asked McHale to inform some Democrats about the situation and prepare them.

Soon, Alton Parker wrote in the New York Times about his views on black groups in southern states. He expressed his anger as a senior judge about the delays and loopholes in the legal system in southern states, and mentioned judicial fairness and efficiency.

, importance to whether a country develops healthily.

Because Alton Parker is a conservative leader of the Democratic Party and an authority in the legal system of the United States, his recent statement on this matter aroused enthusiastic responses and was reprinted by major newspapers. Many newspapers, especially those supporting the Republican Party

Policy newspapers, with a schadenfreude mentality, emphasized Alton Parker's identity as a Democrat, saying, "Look at the red-necked behavior of the Democratic Party. Even the authority of the own party cannot stand it."

This was just the beginning. Former President Cleveland and former Secretary of State Olney, both conservatives, also expressed support for Alton Parker in the following two days. A number of Democratic Party leaders expressed their opinions on this matter. It seemed that

Let the gloating people see signs of division within the Democratic Party, which only adds fuel to the fire at this time and puts pressure on Democrats in southern states.

"Dear McHale, although it seems to be a good time to use pressure to push forward the restriction bill, this time is not the best. If the southern states seem to agree with the opinions and introduce the restriction bill at the same time, from outsiders' perspective,

It's too obvious. The timing is good but not enough." Holding the telegram from Rio de Janeiro in his hand, McHale understood the meaning of the mastermind word for word.

"New Orleans is the center of the South and plays a great leading role in the southern states. We will first prepare the blueprint of the restriction bill in Louisiana and pass it first. As for other states, there is no need to worry yet. We should

To create the illusion that this bill was passed under duress, rather than as if it had been passed happily for a long time. This can inspire unity among Dixie people."

This operation, which seems to be persecutory paranoia, is actually very similar to fan-washing in the rice circle. Unnecessary fans are discarded, leaving only voters who fanatically support the Democratic Party. If you want to stabilize the base of the Southern Democratic Party, just

It is necessary to create such an environment so that in the eyes of southern citizens, the Democratic Party is in trouble and in urgent need of their support, creating an environment in which Dixie and the Democratic Party support each other.

This mentality is most obvious not in Texas, because in this history, although Texas has an extra layer of existence than in the original history, it has not been harmed much by the war. It was the last to participate in the war and its strength was preserved.

Texans do not have this kind of victim mentality. The southern states that have this mentality the most are New Orleans, the largest city before the Civil War, and the prosperous state of Louisiana.

McHale spent the whole day on the phone and telegrams. The man behind the scenes was thousands of miles away, and the pioneers were still in the north and had not returned. He was the only one who stayed at the base camp and had time to take on the responsibility of fighting with the Louisiana Democrats.

communication.

"Hey, this is much harder than doing business!" McHale smiled bitterly, looked at the nearby scenery to relieve stress, and finally stood up and ordered outside, "Give me a letter from the governor, I want to talk to him

Let’s meet.”

In fact, McHale did not take the initiative to come to the door. Now the Democrats in Louisiana are also discussing the recent turmoil, believing that the Yankees are deliberately looking for trouble, and are prepared to ignore this pressure from public opinion and fight to the end.

After McHale extended the invitation, these Democrats thought that McHale represented the United Company and wanted to share the difficulties with them.

The staunch donor of the Democratic Party wanted to talk to them, but of course it was more respectful than obedient. In the evening, some important figures from the Louisiana Democratic Party came to the door one after another.

"William is currently on inspection abroad and cannot come back in Rio de Janeiro, but I have already told him about this matter. The cause and effect of the whole matter have not been concealed." When McHale saw the visitor, he spoke directly to Governor Langehunt.

, "Mr. Hunter, now some important figures, such as Alton Parker, former President Cleveland, and former Secretary of State Mr. Olney, have expressed their stance on this matter. If we do not give some response, it may cause the Democratic Party to

The division is something that no one wants to see."

"I would rather the Democratic Party be divided and be responsible to our voters." Langehunter flatly refused. "The majority of Dixie people will not agree to compromise in any sense."

"In fact, the response is not necessarily a compromise, under this kind of pressure! There is still a way to solve the matter." McHale lowered his voice, "Republicans and some Yankee newspapers, didn't they say that we ignored black people?

?Judge Alton Parker believes that there are legal loopholes in many states. In fact, if these two things are put together, it is very interesting. If handled properly, it may even be beneficial to the Democratic Party. Since black women have been violated for a long time,

Then we will solve this matter and give the citizens an explanation. We will arrest as many criminals as we can, because I am afraid that some people will really be afraid by then."

McHale finally showed his fox's tail at this time, saying that he could introduce a bill to express his determination to improve the loopholes in the past laws despite accusations from all sides. Anyway, this problem was caused by black people. Then deal with the black people! Solve the source of the entire incident.

Lose.

"Can this solve the problem?" Langerhunt thought for a long time and asked, "This is a way, but will it still be criticized?"

"William said in the telegram that even if some social problems arise because of this, it has nothing to do with the Democratic Party. In this entire incident, no party involved is innocent. It is public opinion that is forcing the Democrats to resolve this matter.

The problem, even if there may be some sequelae in the end, public opinion is one of the culprits." McHale has made it very clear, "It is public opinion that kills!"

The two sides talked for a full hour, and finally after Langhunter left, they had reached a consensus on how to deal with this public outburst.

By the next day, some Democratic members of the state House of Representatives told the media that many Democratic members, including the governor, had been discussing how to handle this matter in the past few days, but they felt that it should be handled in a gentle manner.

Method is the main one.

As soon as this rumor spread, major newspapers seized the opportunity to criticize them. They believed that the Louisiana State Legislature was deliberately downplaying this matter, and called on public opinion to force the Louisiana State Legislature to issue an order.
Chapter completed!