America 1919-Chapter 1772 - 672: Cameron Block, the 29th Governor of California (Part 2)
It wasn’t the people of California who elected him, it was Donnie who did!
It’s that simple.
Cameron Block nodded, "Then I’ll have Emma start preparing on my side!"
This move was indeed somewhat ostentatious.
After all, the vote count was not yet complete.
But Donnie didn’t care, and Cameron Block cared even less.
Three days later!
California announced that Cameron Block had become the 29th Governor of California.
Amidst the cheers of Californians, Cameron Block was inaugurated in Sacramento, the capital of California, United States.
The President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, personally attended to congratulate him.
Accompanying him was Robert Taft, the Ohio Senator known as Mr. Republican.
To ordinary American citizens, this was somewhat incredible.
Firstly, for a governor’s election, it was rare for a president to personally offer congratulations.
Secondly, Cameron Block was externally a staunch Republican.
While Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the United States as a Democrat.
Looking at Cameron Block’s current trajectory, he will definitely run for President of the United States in the future.
It can be said that when Cameron Block made this decision, he became both the sole candidate for the Democrats and the greatest opponent of the Democrats.
Yet even so, Franklin Roosevelt still appeared at Cameron Block’s inauguration ceremony.
This undoubtedly shocked ordinary people.
However, this shock only came from ordinary American citizens.
To the American elitist groups, many things were easily understandable.
After all, everyone knew that Franklin Roosevelt and Donnie Block had long since become the most steadfast allies.
Franklin Roosevelt was the President of the United States, the nominal supreme ruler of America.
Donnie Block was the president of Venus Bank, the truly most powerful man in America!
Their cooperation was aimed at further expanding America’s influence in Europe.
At Cameron Block’s inauguration ball.
Donnie, Cameron Block, Franklin Roosevelt, and Robert Taft left the guests in the ballroom and chatted inside the study.
"Mr. President, I have to thank you for this!"
Donnie raised his champagne to Franklin Roosevelt!
Franklin Roosevelt smiled and said, "It’s what should be done. When Harry and Harold chose to cooperate with the Rothschild family and Chase Bank, they already gave up my trust!"
Franklin Roosevelt was very dissatisfied with the actions of Harry Woodlin and Harold Ikes.
Because there was nothing to be done about Donnie, Franklin Roosevelt was willing to reduce his desire for power in front of Donnie.
But it was different with Harry Woodlin and Harold Ikes.
To Franklin Roosevelt, they were both his subordinates, and they should prioritize his interests above all else.
In the end, this year they evidently joined forces with the Rothschild family and Chase Bank behind his back, stabbing him in the back.
If not for erasing previous tensions between him and Donnie Block.
Just their actions alone already completely pushed him to the opposite side of Donnie Block!
Such a result was absolutely unacceptable to Franklin Roosevelt!
So at this moment, Franklin Roosevelt’s anger at the two of them even surpassed that of Donnie! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
"However, we should also see some things from this incident: although we have people in the Cabinet, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and still hold the majority.
These people still have personal interests at heart.
When the benefits we provide fail to meet their personal interest demands, they are likely to make choices that go against our interests."
Robert Taft analyzed the current situation.
Donnie and the other two nodded in agreement with Robert Taft’s analysis.
Cameron Block said, "But we all know that desires are never fully satisfied. Especially now, with the profits from smuggling stopped, it’s even harder to satisfy more people!"
After Franklin Roosevelt took office, he worked for several years and finally repealed the tariffs enacted during the Herbert Hoover era.
Although smuggling still existed, the profits could no longer compare to their peak.
This naturally reduced the income of many.
Franklin Roosevelt also became wary of Harry Woodlin and Harold Ikes’s behaviors, saying, "For us now, the most important thing is to ensure they receive suitable benefits.
But at the same time, we must observe these people carefully, we need to be clear when they fail to satisfy the benefits we provide, they should leave their positions!"
This is indeed a very difficult boundary to define.
Because no one can predict what’s in someone else’s heart?
Moreover, with the increase of power, desires will definitely also increase.
But no one can quantify everyone’s desires.
This is also why ancient Eastern monarchies were always short-lived.
Because as beneficiaries of power, they constantly increase their desires.
This led to behaviors like land annexation, causing ordinary people to lose channels for upward mobility.
Such situations also exist in America now, but fortunately, the business model is constantly evolving, from domestic commerce initially, to later participation in European commercial operations, and further to Asian and other state’s business developments.
The most important thing is the continuous rise of new industries.
When these cannot satisfy the desire demands of the vested interests, the balance of world operations will be disrupted.
"Thinking about these things now is too distant for us, maybe it will be a matter for our next generation, or even the generation after that.
What we need to do now is to hold our power firmly in our hands!"
Donnie said seriously, "As long as the power is always in our hands, everything can be resolved!"
Franklin Roosevelt and the other two nodded, agreeing with Donnie’s view.
Donnie glanced at Franklin Roosevelt and Robert Taft, feeling a bit helpless inside.
Actually, according to Donnie’s idea, after John Garner stepped down as Vice President, Robert Taft would have been the best candidate for Vice President of the United States.
But at the current American political scene, it was impossible, and absolutely not allowed by the Democrats!
In the early days of the founding of the United States, the usual situation was that the President and Vice President came from different political parties.
However, after the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed in 1804, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates began to appear as "ticket mates" on the same ballot.
Since then, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates have come from the same party.
Therefore, with Franklin Roosevelt as President of the United States, his Vice President must also be a Democrat.
This is why after Henry Wallace, the Democrats were able to bypass him and place Truman in the position of Vice President.
If Robert Taft could become Vice President of the United States, then with Donnie’s influence, he certainly would not let Robert Taft face the same situation as Henry Wallace.
So when Franklin Roosevelt unexpectedly died, Robert Taft would smoothly become President of the United States.
Now the plan is to have Robert Taft compete with Truman for the presidency by then.
Fortunately, that is something for a few years later.
Donnie is not in a hurry now.
"Block, when do you plan to return to New York?"
Franklin Roosevelt also asked Donnie about this.
Although Chase Bank seems to have no strength to fight back now, Chase Bank was, after all, one of the largest economic entities in America, and truly toppling it.
Was not something that could be achieved in a short time.
Moreover, considering stability, Franklin Roosevelt did not want Venus Bank and Chase Bank to remain in continuous competition!
