"That's good, in this case, I'll try my best to organize my comrades." Speaking of this, he seemed to remember, and said with a frown: "But Mr. Tangning, you have to be careful of your two competitors, they are both very strong." Then he added: "In any way." ”

Downing laughed in his heart, this is really a butt to decide the head, Adams just decided to support himself, and began to worry about his campaign situation, but he was prepared for this, and when he read the original text of "Running for Governor", he already knew what kind of people his two rivals Woodford and Hoffman were.

So he replied with a smile: "Don't worry, I have been prepared for this."

"Well, then I wish you success in your election, Mr. Twain! By the way, Mr. Twain, you just said that this is only part of your campaign slogan, but what is the other part? Adams asked curiously.

Downing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, this slogan is a little more sensitive, I don't know if you can accept it Mr. Adams." ”

"It seems that there is nothing unacceptable to those who come down from the battlefield." Adams laughed to himself.

"Well, then I'll tell you that my other campaign slogan is to legitimize blacks." Tang Ning said in a deep voice.

Although Tang Ning's words were short, the three people present were all stunned. Because although part of the cause of the Civil War was to emancipate black slaves, in fact, after the end of the war, although the Northern Army that called for the liberation of black slaves was victorious, the status of blacks was not improved, and most whites were still very discriminatory against blacks.

President Lincoln's great Emancipation Proclamation merely abolished slavery, freeing blacks from slavery on the surface, but in reality their lives were still not easy, and even worse to say that life in the capitalist factories was not much better than being slaves on the estates.

Although in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, blacks were granted equal citizenship; In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution provided for the right to vote for all citizens. But in fact, this is not the case, each state has its own countermeasures to fight this bill, such as requiring a certain amount of assets and education to be able to vote, and the living conditions of black people make them directly excluded.

Of course, this also caused some poor whites to lose the right to vote, but soon there was a supplementary measure that as long as the grandfather had the right to vote, then he could automatically get the right to vote, which was simply naked discrimination against blacks. It was not until 1965 that the Voting Rights Act was enacted under the impetus of Martin Luther King.

So Mike, who was on the side, cautiously asked Downing, "But Mr. Twain, it seems that the negroes don't have the right to vote now, right?" ”

Downing made a righteous statement and said: "Mike, your idea is not right, I am running for governor to seek a stable and peaceful environment for the people of New York State, not to please whoever has the right to vote, in that case, wouldn't it be the same as those Hoffman guys." ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Twain, but I was too narrow-minded!" Mike reproached himself with a look of shame.

"Actually, I have a very good impression of black people, because there were many black comrades-in-arms who fought side by side with me at the beginning, and they fought really bravely and sacrificed a lot, so I agreed with Mr. Twain's proposal that since slavery has been abolished, they should be given equal status and rights." Adams chimed in.

Then he changed the conversation and said: "But Mr. Twain, I must remind you that there is still a lot of discrimination against blacks, and you must beware of the retaliation of those racists when you put forward such a campaign slogan, such as the Ku Klux Klan, which is a bunch of crazy people!" Do you need me to help you contact a few good comrades-in-arms as bodyguards? ”

Arguably the oldest and largest terrorist organization in the United States, the Ku Klux Klan is a civil hate group that embraces white supremacist movements and Christian terrorism that still exists today.

But Downing was prepared for this, so he waved his hand and said: "Then there is no need to trouble you, Mr. Adams, since I dare to put forward this slogan, I have long been ready to meet them, and it seems that they are generally active in the South, and their evil deeds have not been heard of here in New York State." ”

"It's better to be careful!" Adams admonished.

While Downing was deliberating with Adams, his rival for governor, Hoffman, the Republican candidate, was also debating with his men about his appearance.

"I've heard that this guy from the Independence Party seems to be a little dishonest this time, is that the case?" Hoffman asked his assistant as he brushed his few hairs in the mirror.

The assistant nodded and replied: "That's right, it is said that Mr. Mark Twain, the candidate of the Independence Party this time, is not willing to be a foil, but wants to do his best to challenge it!" ”

Hoffman snorted coldly: "Hmph! It's really wishful thinking, even with his small independent party, he dares to fight with us! By the way, I remember that this Mark Twain didn't write it? Why did you suddenly remember to run for governor? ”

"It seems that no one in their independent party wants to do this foil work, so I pushed it to him, but I didn't expect him to take it seriously." The assistant explained, and then seemed to remember something, reminding: "By the way, I heard that he went to the Veterans Association today, and I think he took the right step this step, because both us and Woodford seem to have neglected the source of tickets for this piece!" The assistant dutifully reminded.

Hoffman replied disapprerovingly: "What is called negligence in this piece of ticket source?" It's basically given up by us, these soldiers, there are too many problems and they are not obedient, the most important thing is to appease them It takes too much money, such a business where the input and output are completely disproportionate, who will do it? That is, Mark Twain knew that he would not succeed, so he dared to irresponsibly write empty promises! People like me and Woodman who are so sure of a successful election don't need to get into trouble, or if we don't keep our promises, these guys might kill me! ”

PS: As a senior Duan friend, I am here to mourn for the connotation of the paragraph with a heavy heart, to be honest, I really feel that the paragraph is very wronged. Although there are indeed some things that are not very elegant in the jokes, the overall tone is still positive, "the wedding car is not enough for Duan Youxiang" This kind of thing will never happen on other platforms, and what is even more unacceptable is that many things that are much more vulgar than the joke are nothing......