As the police quit, Nelson and his army temporarily assumed police duties.

However, the procedure for arresting people is more cumbersome.

San Francisco's current state does not meet the requirements of wartime martial law.

They first had to apply to the court for an arrest warrant to arrest Hawley and others on sedition or other charges.

The governor was upset.

The city of San Francisco should be doing these things on its own, but now the state is asking the state to do it itself.

Either way, as long as it can stabilize California again.

However, just as the governor gritted his teeth and prepared to get back on the field, what he was waiting for was not an arrest warrant, but the news that the state House of Representatives would impeach him.

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It originally belonged to San Francisco Bank entrepreneur William Chapman Ralston, but after his death, it became the Republican stronghold in California.

"What does this mean?!"

The governor looked at his hearing notice letter in disbelief and roared in disbelief.

Around the table in front of him sat a group of California Republican bigwigs.

There are state legislators and wealthy businessmen who are well-known in California.

They all looked coldly at the thunderous governor.

"Stoneman, why don't you quit yourself." A gray-haired old man sitting directly across from the governor said.

His name is Dariss Baker, and he is the current leader of the Republican Party of California and the speaker of the California House of Representatives.

"Why are you impeaching me?" Governor Stoneman looked up, his beard fluttering with anger.

"You have to make it clear, it's not that we want to impeach you, it's the Democrats who want to impeach you!" Baker said slowly.

It's okay to use this to deceive novices, although the governor is not very qualified, but he has been in politics for several years, and he can still hear what this means.

The Republican Party currently holds the majority of seats in the state legislature, effectively controlling the House of Representatives and the Senate, and if the party really supports him, there will be no impeachment at all.

The governor stared at Baker with fire in his eyes.

"Stoneman, you're going too far this time." Baker tapped his fingertips on the table, "How did you come up with the idea of suppressing the strike by violent means?" ”

"It's so extreme that it's causing outrage." The old man shook his head, "Besides, you never consulted us. ”

"The point is that such a stupid plan is known to passers-by." Another state congressman next to Baker picked up the conversation.

"Do you know what you're up against?" The governor propped his hands on the table and looked around, "This strike is different from usual, white workers and Chinese workers have united, workers and peasants have united, and if they are not decisively sanctioned, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"But the fact is that you caused the intensification of the conflict later." Baker's tone suddenly became stern, "Stoneman! Your set in the army won't work politically! ”

"Politics is the art of compromise, not fighting!" The old man said.

"So you sold me?" The Governor wished he had a repeating rifle in his hand now and sudden, and the old guys in the room were sudden.

No one was present to answer his question.

There is no need, or rather, no answer.

Because it all started with a deal.

After the demonstrations took place, the businessmen who were beaten naturally could not swallow this breath.

Except for some of the fragile ones who sold their factories and said they would not play, others found lawyers and put pressure on the government.

They want an account.

It was at this time that Hawley suddenly stood up on his own.

He stated that he was willing to take responsibility for the violence and was willing to go to court and even go to jail, provided that:

First, the culprits must be severely punished! The governor must step down, and people like him and Brannan must be put on trial!

Second, the demands of the workers, the police, and the peasants during the strike must be guaranteed by state legislation! Otherwise, even if he is caught, the strike will continue!

The opposition Democratic Party smelled an opportunity.

First, it can deal a huge blow to the Republican Party, and second, it can gain the support of the two major groups of workers and peasants.

This gives them hope of turning around in the next midterm elections.

They began to use all their energy to pressure the Republican Party to accept the offer.

After discussion within the Republican Party, it was considered feasible.

None of them wanted to take the blame for the governor, Stoneman was a desperate choice from within the party, and his so-called plan was not discussed with anyone in the party.

Now that public opinion is surging, it is better to abandon the car to protect the handsome, and it is better to draw a distance with him in time.

As for the conditions proposed by the strike.

The stupid Chinese boss became a traitor and was the first to succumb.

The most important thing is that after the acquisition of the California explosives factory, whether these businessmen are convinced or not, the Chinese boss is now the largest business owner in California.

With him setting this damn precedent, it is only a matter of time before legislation is enacted, so it is better to discount it in his own hands, so that he can win some votes.

The road always has to be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time.

As for whether the factory owners are willing to carry it out, that's their business.

Republicans and Democrats have reached a deal privately.

But the workers and peasants of the Knights of Labor and the National Union of Peasants did not agree.

On the day of Hawley's trial, countless workers, peasants, journalists, and citizens appeared at the courtroom gates.

The entire street was cordoned off.

Hawley stepped out of the carriage.

He was dressed in a gray cloth robe and had a beard on his face, which made his originally young and handsome face look much more mature.

The mayor's daughter followed closely behind him.

Despite the dissuasion of her father and family, she insisted on accompanying Hawley to court.

"I am also one of the leaders of the parade! To judge, please judge with me! She said.

After seeing Hawley appear, the crowd instantly boiled:

"Hawley is not guilty! The workers are not guilty! ”

"We're just fighting for our rights! Why not judge the bosses who eat people and don't spit out bones! ”

"We can still fight! We haven't lost yet! We will not surrender! ”

People shouted, and all sorts of voices of support rang out one after another.

They waved their fists and signs to express their protest and support for Hawley.

The soldiers who were there to maintain order were nervous, fearing that things would spiral out of control again and turn violent, as they had been a few days earlier.

At that time, they will have to shoot.

Oliver Dunleavy, the head of the NAL in California, glanced at the agitated crowd around him, and then turned to Hawley.

He smiled wryly and said:

"You don't have to do this at all, one person can resist everything, we can continue to strike and fight, I don't believe we can't win."

Dunleavy understood.

If Hawley had stepped through the doors of the courthouse, he would face a possible life sentence.

The government and those businessmen will not let him go.

"No, that would be a lose-lose situation, and in the United States, there is no such foundation for the time being." Hawley smiled, "It's okay, besides, I'm not alone. ”

He looked at the mayor's daughter beside him.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Hawley turned around and waved to the crowd, signaling everyone to be quiet:

"Everyone! I have no regrets about being able to fight for my rights and interests with everyone. ”

"I am very grateful to all of you for being here today, and I hope that you will continue to maintain the independence and integrity of the union, and that you will come together and not let the gains be made in vain!"

"'All men are created equal' is the foundation of our nation! It was written on the Declaration of Independence! No one has the right to ride on your head! ”

"Every person in this country should have his or her own independent personality."

"Rest assured, no matter what the verdict is, no matter where I am in the future, as long as the injustice is still there, I will continue to fight!"

With that, Hawley waved to the crowd and walked into the courtroom with the mayor's daughter.

The crowd outside the courtroom exploded again, and the support for Hawley was endless.

At this moment, four or five carriages suddenly passed through the crowd and stopped at the gate of the courtroom.

From the carriage stepped a group of people in suits and leather bags.

The one who walked in the front of them wore gold-rimmed nose-clamping glasses, with a serious look and sharp eyes.

Among the reporters present, someone recognized him and couldn't help but exclaim his name:

"Clarence Seward Danno! It's Clarence Seward Danno! ”

Only then did the crowd come to their senses.

The man in front of him was the most powerful defense lawyer in the United States at that time.

His name has appeared in the newspapers countless times.

He was known for his eloquence and, more rumoredly, with his defense, he hardly lost.

The carriages behind also came down one after another.

One by one, the names that thundered were also mentioned:

"Oliver Holmes Jr., Rums Field."

These people, wherever they are placed, are all barristers who are in charge of their own lives.

But now they're in California at the same time!

This is a luxurious dream lineup, could it be Hawley's defense team?

When the reporter rushed up to ask questions, the cold lawyer Danno just nodded his head to confirm it, and then walked into the courtroom with several other barristers.

The masses were again in a frenzy.

And on the third floor of a building not far from the courtroom.

Chen Jianqiu was standing by the window with his arms crossed and looking at the courtroom door.

"Boss, it costs a lot of money to invite these people, right?" Li Sifu beside him asked in a low voice.

Chen Jianqiu smiled.

In the United States, lawyers are sometimes more powerful than guns.

He looked in the direction of the courtroom and narrowed his eyes, not knowing whether to say it to Li Sifu or to himself:

"Whoever holds a salary for the people, let him not freeze to death in the wind and snow. Those who open the way for freedom must not be allowed to be afflicted in thorns. ”

The Republicans sold Stoneman, but they themselves will not sell Hawley.