"Good evening, Mr. LaGuardia."

Inside the restaurant No. 21 on West 52nd Street.

Colin took off his hat and greeted LaGuardia in the restaurant.

Then his eyes turned slightly and landed on the wheelchair that looked a little out of place with the surrounding environment. He smiled and nodded.

"Good evening, Mr. Franklin Roosevelt."

Because he has been sitting in a wheelchair all year round, Roosevelt's face looked paler than ordinary people. When he heard Colin's greeting, he raised his head and looked at the young man, then smiled and nodded in response.

"Good evening, Mr. Colin Looper."

Although Roosevelt is currently running for the party's nomination as a Democratic candidate, in fact he himself has a deep relationship with the Republican Party, including Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the Republican Party, who is Roosevelt's uncle

Even when Roosevelt told President Roosevelt, a Republican, about his decision to enter politics as a Democrat, the other party angrily called him: "You despicable little brat! You traitor..."

Of course, even so, it still did not dissuade Roosevelt from participating in politics.

Especially after being injured and disabled, Roosevelt gained a deeper understanding and understanding of politics.

Although he could not move as freely as other politicians, his life in a wheelchair also had a great impact on Roosevelt, giving him more time to think about the nature of politics.

He had been in a wheelchair long enough and it was time to do something.

This is why, after Roosevelt learned from LaGuardia that Colin wanted to meet with him, he thought about it and agreed.

Among the many presidential nominees of the Democratic Party, he is not a very outstanding figure. On the contrary, the vast majority of Democrats are more optimistic about Al Smith as the nominee. After all, Al Smith has already run for president with Hoover before.

experience, and the identity of the other party’s Catholic faith can effectively attract votes from people with religious stances.

It was precisely because of the difficulties in seeking the party's nomination that Roosevelt had to make compromises. Internally, he worked hard to win the support of people within the party, making them believe that he could lead the Democratic Party to victory this time. Externally, he frequently contacted powerful people in society.

, intending to use their strength to gain support from more social groups.

Originally, Roosevelt's series of efforts did not go smoothly.

Under the impact of the Great Depression, not only did the people lose hope in the government, but even the Democratic Party did not see any possibility of winning.

However, the crackdown in Washington in July confirmed that Roosevelt saw an opportunity for change.

Although it is unclear why Hoover would make such a ridiculous order, as a competitor, Roosevelt obviously would not let go of such an opportunity.

By suppressing the incident, he has persuaded a faction of the Democratic Party to support his campaign for the nomination.

The meeting with Colin was also preparation for his next campaign after winning the party nomination.

As for LaGuardia, although he was a Republican congressman, he actually disagreed with many policies of the Hoover administration, especially Prohibition and the fiscal policy during the Great Depression.

In addition, he had expressed his intention to run for mayor of New York a long time ago, and Roosevelt, as the governor of New York State, has a very high reputation throughout New York. Once he gets Roosevelt's support, it will have a great influence on LaGuardia's next move.

The campaign helped a lot.

This is why LaGuardia was willing to help Colin set up a meeting with Roosevelt.

As for Colin, judging from future history.

Both Roosevelt and LaGuardia left a profound influence on future American politics.

And their rule will last at least ten years, because establishing a relationship with the two of them is a sure-profit deal for Colin.

In Restaurant No. 21, the three of them had their own thoughts, but there was no expression on the surface.

"For this period of time, I have been subscribing to the Courier, published by Mr. Colin Looper."

In the wheelchair, Roosevelt spoke first, looking at Colin in front of him and speaking in a meaningful tone.

Obviously, Roosevelt's purpose of subscribing to the Courier could not be to read the serialization of "Superman".

Even Roosevelt was affected by the bribery scandal of former New York Mayor Jimmy Walker.

After all, this was a scandal that occurred in New York State under his rule, and Jimmy Walker was a Democrat of the same party as Roosevelt.

But, fortunately.

Roosevelt responded quickly and did not let the Jimmy Walker scandal spread to himself and affect his campaign for the Democratic nomination.

"If Mr. Roosevelt reads further, he will find that, in fact, the Courier has always been a voice for the people, and has even criticized the president more than once for this purpose."

Hearing Roosevelt's words, Colin first nodded to the waiter in the restaurant to confirm the menu, and then turned back to look at the wheelchair. This man would later be considered the most popular president in American history.

Although, the reason why the Courier-Journal clung to Hoover was purely to attract attention and sales.

Hearing this, Roosevelt nodded.

He had indeed read some Courier newspapers before the serialization of "Superman", in which Colin expressed his dissatisfaction with President Hoover in bitter words.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why Roosevelt was willing to meet with Colin.

Judging from previous news reports in the Courier, Colin Looper's position, if not leaning towards the Democratic Party, at least does not like the Republican Party.

Mentioned the Courier's past criticism of Hoover.

As the only Republican among the three and a member of Congress, LaGuardia should have been somewhat embarrassed.

However, he showed the mature attitude of a political figure, pretending not to hear anything and continuing to taste the food on his plate.

He glanced at LaGuardia, who was concentrating on cutting steaks and tasting delicious food.

Colin continued talking to Roosevelt.

"As far as I know, Mr. Roosevelt's nomination within the Democratic Party did not go well?"

"It's no secret."

Roosevelt made no secret of this.

"In fact, not only the party is not optimistic about me, but even the media does not think that I can win the nomination campaign this time. They call me a troublemaker and think that my nomination campaign will only bring more trouble to the Democratic Party.

Great chaos and trouble, but these people have not thought that there is any greater trouble in the United States right now than the Great Depression."

At this time, no one expected Roosevelt's victory.

For the people who are still trapped in the Great Depression, they no longer expect any president to rescue them from all this.

They chose Roosevelt not because they had high expectations for him, but simply because the last president, Hoover, was so bad.

"The Great Depression."

Roosevelt's words caused the three people present to fall into a brief silence. Even LaGuardia's action of cutting the steak became slightly heavier.

Although, later generations generally evaluate Roosevelt as the president who led the United States out of the Great Depression.

But in fact, the entire Great Depression lasted for nearly ten years, and the unemployment rate had never been lower than 15% even during Roosevelt's New Deal. If it hadn't been for the subsequent outbreak of World War II and the war started in Europe, would the United States have really

Coming out of the Great Recession is still a matter of two minds.

Of course, history will only remember the results, so Roosevelt helped the United States get out of the Great Depression and became the best president in American history.

"Perhaps we should discuss some more practical things, such as our views on the 18th Amendment as it is currently implemented..."

Sensing the silence in the restaurant, LaGuardia turned the conversation to the issue of Prohibition.

Now that the three of them have arrived at Restaurant No. 21, it is obvious that they are not strong supporters of prohibition.

"The 18th Amendment was a mistake!"

Roosevelt strongly advocated the repeal of Prohibition, which can be seen from the policy platform of his subsequent presidential campaign.

In fact, the impact of "Prohibition" on American society far exceeds the original intention of the bill. Perhaps the original purpose of promulgating the "Prohibition" bill was to solve the problems of alcoholism, domestic violence, crime, prison overcrowding, and litigation.

Issues such as backlogs and poor public health conditions.

However, during the entire thirteen years of the implementation of Prohibition, the bill not only failed to achieve this, but also forever changed the face of society at that time, and this impact continues to this day.

A large amount of crime and corruption were born because of Prohibition, including Luciano and Capone, both Mafia families that emerged because of Prohibition. At the same time, Tammany Hall made a lot of money by shielding the bootlegging syndicate.

, and used the money obtained from selling illegal alcohol to fund political campaigns. These illegal alcohol activities completely changed the U.S. government system, and corruption spread from there.

"Because of 'Jack', more than thousands of victims have suffered disabilities in their hands and feet, and most of them have irreversible paralysis."

On the side, Colin spoke at the right time and expressed his position on "Prohibition".

Jack, also known as Jamaican ginger.

It was a relatively common medical remedy during the Great Depression. Because it contained a relatively high amount of alcohol, it was often consumed by people who circumvented Prohibition. After being investigated by Prohibition agents, the U.S. Treasury Department ordered that its formula be changed.

It is undrinkable. However, there are still some unscrupulous stores who are greedy for profit and add industrial plasticizers to 'Jack' to deceive government testing, and then sell it to people who have suffered from Prohibition.

As a result, a large number of victims appeared.

Roosevelt was obviously particularly sensitive to the word paralysis. Although he himself was not disabled because of "Jack", he also felt empathy for the victims.

"Perhaps Mr. Roosevelt can use Prohibition as his campaign policy."

Of course, Colin obviously had his own purpose in using "Jack" as an example. After using the victim to arouse Roosevelt's empathy, he immediately made a proposal to Roosevelt.

"I believe that the vast majority of the people will support this approach."

Facing Colin's suggestion, although Roosevelt's expression was somewhat emotional, he did not show it immediately. On the contrary, his expression was somewhat restrained.

Although Roosevelt admired Colin's proposal in his heart, campaign policy was not so easy to decide.

Once a wrong decision is made, not only personal gains and losses are lost, but also a large number of potential supporters.
To be continued...