Chapter 175: Crisis Spread (17)
U.S. President James 61 Abram 61 Garfield did not expect that he would encounter such a bad situation after his re-election, and recently European newspapers have done their utmost to the frenzy of the newspaper industry, and the US New York police have beaten up the Chinese ambassador to the United States, and the US Los Angeles has killed Chinese diplomats.
New York isn't far from Washington, and the mathematician-turned-president of the United States is well aware of the conduct of the New York police. Fierce, iron-fisted, and rude, this is the consistent style of the New York police. Garfield also inquired about the people of that ghost place in Los Angeles, and after inquiring, he decided not to talk about it.
As a mathematician, President Garfield also felt that such a diplomatic dispute was better reduced to a small matter. The federal state system in the United States has a lot of power, and in addition to the constitution, each state has its own laws. The black box constitution of the United States seems to be very well formulated, in fact, because the constitution must make a compromise with federalism, and can only boast about the basic idea. If the content of the constitution for the establishment of a strong federation is really proposed, it goes without saying that the local powers at the time of the founding of the country would never allow the constitution to be passed.
"White people commit crimes, use blacks and Indians to top the tank!" The latest European newspapers seized on the content of the trial in the United States and did not let go.
“…… If it was before the Civil War, we believed that there were blacks who could hold arms. After the end of the Civil War, the discrimination against blacks in the United States became a completely institutionalized era, and blacks and Indians actually appeared in groups in urban areas in broad daylight with weapons in open ......"
Not to mention that European newspapers found this extremely funny, Garfield, as the president of the United States, also found the handling of the matter in Los Angeles really appalling. In that place, the fact that blacks and Indians were walking together was already considered a "potential criminal." If they had carried weapons again, the local police would have killed them.
But the president of the United States looks at his high position and claims to be given powers comparable to those of the Roman emperor, but when facing the states, this power is blind. At best, the president can mobilize the federal police force. Of course, trusting that the federal police force can solve cases in the state is as reliable as believing that pigs can fly in the sky. When the state police told the federal government that "it was the blacks who had complied with the Indians," the federal government would be wiser to agree.
If the federal government sends someone to investigate, 95% of the time it will find out nothing, and it will have to adopt the state's point of view. The other 5% possibility is that federal personnel were shot black, and one bloody case led to more bloody crimes.
The American people are so straightforward, they roar when they see injustice, and they will take action when it is time to act. The killing of a state police officer or magistrate by a local thug would be big news. If a local villain kills several state police officers or magistrates, he becomes a hero. If you kill a state police officer or magistrate, then kill a few federal officials. Then this villain, who was hailed as a hero, would become a legend and a brilliant presence in American folklore. In a free country where the president can be killed by the people, it is too difficult to ask federal officials to solve local cases.
Of course, this is not absolute. If President Garfield comes from a strong background, he has made friends with heroes from all walks of life in the process. In such a difficult time, he can send a heroic post and tell the brothers in power in the state, "Brother begged to come to you, brother, this is a private matter, not a public matter." "The brothers who are also strong in the local area can't let the face of the eldest brother fall to the ground. In line with the righteousness of "a bowl of wine at the friend of life and death", everyone writes down this friendship, and the local brothers will also work hard to handle the case and try to satisfy the eldest brother in the court. In the future, the eldest brother will naturally give corresponding returns.
The problem is that President Garfield is not from a strong background, but a "filial piety". Before joining the army in the Civil War and becoming a major general, he was an academic. What is more famous than engaging in academics is the incident caused by his adoptive mother's abnormal mental disorder.
In 1844, 13-year-old Garfield was almost eaten by a shark when he went swimming with his friends because of his playfulness. After learning the news, his adoptive mother scolded him severely. James's adoptive mother scolded, "You idiot, how can you hide such a boring thing from me? His adoptive mother scolded and reached out and slapped him. James had to cover his face from being beaten while kneeling on the ground to apologize to his adoptive mother and promise not to make her angry again.
However, what Garfield did not expect was that from then on, his adoptive mother would scold him like this every day until he knelt down and apologized. It turned out that Garfield's adoptive mother suffered a stimulus that caused mental illness. Later, whenever his adoptive mother fell ill, Garfield would apologize to her on his knees until she was quiet. Sometimes at home, sometimes at the mall. Even at school, Garfield's adoptive mother scolded her after her illness, and Garfield still had to kneel down and apologize to keep her quiet.
From 1844 to 1881, from the age of 13 to the age of 50, James took care of his adoptive mother for 37 years and apologized to her for 37 years.
Later, President Garfield, perhaps because of his own experience, strongly opposed slavery. After the outbreak of the war, he threw his pen into a pen, turned his grief into strength, and joined the northern army to kill the southerners. The blood of 10,000 people held up his official position. When he was finally able to nominate the Republican presidential nomination, his adoptive mother learned the news. Just like Fan Jin, who was slapped by Hu Butcher, the old lady's mental illness was cured without medicine.
The fully recovered old lady hugged and cried excitedly, and she apologized to Garfield again and again, saying that she was sorry for him and made him feel wronged. Garfield said: "Mom, your recovery of health is the greatest comfort to my son, compared to your health, even if I have suffered a great grievance, what is it?" ”
The campaign was in full swing, but Garfield's rivals were too strong and he didn't have as many votes as expected. Just as Garfield was about to lose, suddenly, an old lady came to the scene of Garfield's speech. Before Garfield could react, the old lady reached out and slapped Garfield. The old lady then scolded: "You idiot......"
At this point, all eyes were on Garfield and the old lady. The old lady scolded more and more, and at last, Garfield had to apologize on her knees to calm her down. Garfield knew that his adoptive mother must have relapsed from an old illness!
Just when everyone thought that this was a big scandal, the old lady said: "Today, I want to tell you a secret, my adopted son Garfield, who has taken care of me for 37 years as he did just now, and I have been really sick for the past 37 years, except for the time when I pretended to be sick just now." I'm doing this now just to tell you that a good guy like Garfield, if elected president, would be a blessing to all......"
Garfield's adoptive mother's speech and Garfield's kneeling in public shook all the people. Everyone thinks, "I'll me, other presidents will be shot to death at most, or stabbed to death a few times, and there will not be much pain from life to death." After being like this for 37 years, he can still be alive, this president will definitely live a long life! Garfield's vote quickly outnumbered his opponent and he won the presidency in one fell swoop.
But the people's views are often contrary to the views of the Haoqiang, and the Haoqiang may think. You have been beaten in the mouth for 37 years, and after being beaten on the left side of your face, you stick out your right cheek and continue to beat you. I haven't beaten you in public yet, so I'm kind enough to you.
Therefore, knowing that the state is foolish, Garfield, who is valuable as president, just can't help it. In addition to watching all kinds of carnival-style propaganda in European newspapers and American newspapers, President Garfield can only watch all kinds of carnival-style propaganda in European newspapers and American newspapers.