Chapter 490: Gold Digging in Shit

Gervin wore glasses and carefully read the campaign proposals and slogans of Buchanan and Scott.

Democratic candidate James Buchanan advocated maintaining the sovereignty of the states, opposed interfering in the internal affairs of the states, and opposed the forced implementation of abolitionism. He supported the development of the domestic economy and the strengthening of railway construction.

He supported the construction of the Yucatan Canal to increase trade between the United States and Central and South America and strengthen the influence of the United States in the Americas. He implemented the strategic idea of ​​America for Americans proposed by President Monroe.

In addition, Buchanan opposed the power of "intellectuals" and believed that political and administrative positions should be more in the hands of ordinary people.

Buchanan's slogan was: "Cosmos and Montauk Iris (two flowers), the country is forever; Buchanan and Bricklin (the names of the two people), unity."

Cosmos and Montauk Iris are two flowers that represent the interests of different regions, while Buchanan and Bricklin represent two different political factions. Buchanan tried to emphasize that different groups should unite and put national interests first.

On the surface, this old guy opposes too many intellectuals in power and supports more ordinary people to participate in politics, but the slogans he shouts are too literary and not at all close to the people. It is a bit insincere.

Whig candidate Milton Scott advocates easing domestic political tensions through decentralization, administrative reform and tax cuts. Li

Supports providing more employment opportunities and rights for blacks and immigrants.

Opposes the political and religious forces of "fundamentalism" and advocates reforming the education and judicial systems.

Opposes expansionism and opposes interfering in wars and conflicts with Britain and France.

Coster's slogan is much simpler and easier to understand: "American ideas, American workers, American products."

After carefully reading the campaign proposals and slogans of the two, Gwen finally understood why Fremont said that he would rather throw his vote into the cesspool than vote for them.

For the most core issue of slavery and abolition, both of them chose to continue to play the game.

They were all deeply disappointed with the two's proposals in California, not to mention the voters in the eastern constituency. Li

"I am deeply worried about the situation in the next four years." Ge Wen's face was full of worry.

Judging from the political propositions put forward by the two, neither of them has the ability to save the crisis.

"Fortunately, California is far away from the center of the vortex, and it will not affect us for a while." Fremont said.

This is the only thing to be thankful for.

The cultural and knowledge levels of the members of the Civic Party are uneven. Some members (mainly nouveau riche) are still confused when looking at the campaign materials of the two, and they are anxious to scratch their heads.

For example, Sartre and Xu Zicai, their cultural level is relatively low. Although they can see the words on the documents clearly, it is still difficult to understand the meaning thoroughly.

Seeing this, Liang Yao became a class representative and summarized the core political propositions of the two. Li

James Buchanan: Maintain state rights, protect federalism, maintain the Constitution, protect the interests of the South, oppose the expansion of slavery, promote a balanced foreign policy, and oppose intervention in conflicts between major powers.

Milton Scott: Improve social and economic conditions through government intervention, support national banks and internal reforms, oppose the expansion of slavery, and promote trade liberalization and western development.

After summarizing, Liang Yao did not forget to add a sentence at the end: study hard and read more. After doing this, Liang Yao asked his assistants Carnegie and Coney to copy a few copies and handed them to party members with low cultural level for reading.

"I must study hard after returning, otherwise even if I sit in the Capitol, I will just be a puppet at the mercy of others." Xu Zicai made up his mind secretly.

As for Sartre's low cultural level, he didn't care much. He just wanted to guard his one-third acre of land in Sacramento.

"Mr. Speaker, who do you think is better?" Ge Wen asked Liang Yao, who had not yet expressed his opinion. He wanted to hear Liang Yao's opinion.

"Neither of them is optimistic." Liang Yao shook his head. "If you have to look for gold in shit, choose Buchanan. I am more optimistic that the Democratic Party can win this election." Li

The phrase "looking for gold in shit" caused a burst of laughter in the hall, which slightly livened up the atmosphere of the meeting.

The Democratic Party may be rotten now, but its historical background is there. If the opponent is also weak, the chances of winning are still greater.

Moreover, Buchanan emphasized that he would not reduce state power after being elected. Among the many propositions of the two, only this one can attract Liang Yao.

"If you have understood the propositions and slogans of the two candidates and have no objections, then vote."

A quarter of an hour later, California Secretary of State Gwen began to preside over the voting.

Liang Yao and Fremont voted first, and both of them voted for Buchanan.

Liang Yao was also helpless in his heart. He could only blame the Whig Party for being too disappointing. If the Whig Party was a little stronger internally and the candidates it put forward were more reliable, which could give Liang Yao some hope, he would be willing to take a gamble and support the Whig Party. Li

After all, the Whig Party was more friendly to California than the Democratic Party, and he and Fillmore were old acquaintances.

In this historical election, Buchanan received 174 votes in the Electoral College, surpassing Fremont's 114 votes. As for the young Whig candidate Milton Scott, he only received a pitiful 8 votes.

With such a huge gap, there was no chance to fight, so it was better to do the Democratic Party a favor.

To put it bluntly, if Liang Yaoyou ran for president himself, he would get more votes than Scott.

After the voting, Ge Wen and his assistant counted the votes in the ballot box.

"The result of this vote: Buchanan: 35 votes, Scott: 2 votes."

After the count, Ge Wen read out the voting results to the core members of the Civic Party as usual and asked. Li

"Do you have any objections? If you have any objections, you can raise them now. If you question the voting results, you can re-count them."

"No."

Everyone said they had no objections.

"Since there are no objections, today's meeting ends here. After you go back, you will publicize the content of the meeting and the voting results in your constituency, and notify all party members not to forget to attend the Civic Party General Assembly on September 10." Ge Wen said.

After Ge Wen announced the end of the meeting, the core members of the Civic Party began to leave in an orderly manner.

The core members of the Civic Party mainly come from California and Ohio.

Although the average cultural level of the members of the Civic Party is not as good as that of the Democratic Party and the Whig Party, there are many nouveau riche with low cultural level. Li

However, due to the common fundamental interests of the members, the meetings of the Civic Party are always very orderly and harmonious.

The Democrats and Whigs have never fought in the parliament with pistols in their arms, knives in their pockets, and civilized canes in their hands.

Of course, with Liang Yao and Fremont presiding over the meeting, the Civic Party members did not dare to act rashly.

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May 18, 1856.

Yung Wing and Huang Kuan brought Theodore Dwight Woolsey, the president of Yale University, and a group of professors selected by Woolsey to California for inspection.

At this time, the transportation between California and the East was not very convenient, and the Easterners had very limited understanding of California. Li

California is a new state, and the stereotype of Easterners about Californians is nouveau riche. Rich, vulgar, and low quality.

The impression of California is that it is a wild land that has not been deeply developed. After all, as a new state established in 1851, California is still very young.

Most Easterners think that California should be a relatively backward state like Arkansas and Missouri. The only difference is that California has gold and oil, so Californians are much richer than Arkansans and Missourians.

Under the influence of what he saw and heard, Woolsey also thought that California should be like this.

Perhaps the situation will be slightly better in big cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, where there are some relatively strong industries. After all, some California-made goods can often be bought in the eastern market.

Regional discrimination exists everywhere, and America is no exception.

In addition to regional discrimination between the north and the south, America also has discrimination against border states and border regions in the old eastern states.

This discrimination can be briefly summarized as discrimination between the east and the west (the old states of America are located in the east, and the Midwest was developed later, and is generally referred to as border states or regions).

Before the development of the West Coast region centered on California, the eastern region headed by the 13 states was the absolute core region of the United States in terms of politics and economy. Its concept is similar to the 18 provinces of China.

The 13 states are actually the 18 provinces of China. Of course, the 13 states are also divided into different levels, which I will not elaborate on here.

The regional discrimination between the north and south of the United States is more political, and the discrimination of the old states against the border areas is more economic.

However, when Woolsey came to California in person and saw the customs and customs of California with his own eyes, he was greatly surprised.

The development of California's business and trade has exceeded his imagination, the scale of industry is larger than he imagined, and the industrial categories seem to be complete.

It doesn't look backward here at all, and it's even a bit developed? Li

It's really inappropriate to compare New York and Philadelphia with San Francisco and Los Angeles in California. It's very bullying.

However, it is not impossible to compare San Francisco and Los Angeles with the "second-tier cities" of this era in the United States, such as Boston and Baltimore.

Of course, San Francisco and Los Angeles are definitely not as good as Boston and Baltimore in a careful comparison.

But when Woolsey subconsciously compared San Francisco and Los Angeles with Boston and Baltimore, Baltimore and Boston had actually lost.

After all, the former was only established five or six years ago, while Baltimore and Boston are both old cities with a century-old history in the United States. San Francisco and Los Angeles still have great potential to be explored.

If there is anything that California has shown as Woolsey expected, it is that the overall cultural quality level of California immigrants is indeed low.

Perhaps this is why the Speaker of the California State Council invited him to run a school here? Li

Woolsey was thinking wildly.