The Cape State Liberal Party branch is the first branch established by the Liberal Party outside the Transvaal, even earlier than Nyasaland and Rhodesia. This shows the importance the Liberal Party attaches to Cape State.
Prior to this, the Liberal Party had indeed performed well. Facing the established party Progressive Party, the Cape Liberal Party won the power to govern Cape State in the third year after its establishment, and has maintained its advantage until now.
After gaining power in Cape State, the Liberal Party inevitably fell into a vicious circle of internal strife. The participation of a large number of speculators made the Cape State Liberal Party increasingly deviate from the original intention of Rock and Stoudemire when they established the Liberal Party, and became some
It is a tool used by people to seek personal gain, and is even penetrated by some external forces, causing the relationship between the Cape State and the federal government to become increasingly deteriorating.
"Yes, external forces, such as Edmund Law who just resigned, suddenly received a large amount of campaign funds during his previous campaign, thus defeating all competitors and winning the election." Chen Yan did not make it too clear.
It would not be difficult for Irving to investigate. Most of the Liberal Party's fund flows go through Rand Bank. Even if it is transferred to Rand Bank from other banks, there are clues to follow.
"So it is very necessary for us to carry out a thorough clean-up operation like the Progressive Party." Irving later realized that the situation of the Liberal Party had become serious enough that it could not be established without breaking up.
Chen Yan couldn't accept this. Whether he wanted to conduct a cleanup operation or not depends on how determined Irving is.
Irving is indeed not as courageous as Stoudemire on this issue.
In other words, Irving's influence within the Liberal Party is indeed not as good as Stoudemire's influence on the Progressive Party.
So that night, Irving called Rock and asked for his opinion.
"If you think it is necessary, then go ahead and do it. You are the leader of the Liberal Party." Roque calmly delegated power. The Cape Liberal Party has indeed reached the point where it must be rectified.
"Okay, but we may lose this election." Irving looked slightly depressed. Losing the election will definitely have an impact on Irving personally.
"If you lose, you lose. It's not terrible to lose once. Just win it back next time. What's more, if you lose to Cecil, it's not unacceptable." Rock thought clearly, whether Stoudemire wins or Irving wins, the federal government
They are all the ultimate winners.
Irving did not dwell on this issue. In a two-party system, the ruling party has the benefits of being the ruling party, and the opposition party is not lonely. Even if Stoudemire wins the election, if Stoudemire makes mistakes while in power, then the Liberal Party will still
Have the opportunity.
Unlike Stoudemire's vigorous and resolute approach, Irving is more cautious in doing things. Although he has received Roque's commitment, Irving is not in a hurry to take action. Instead, he keeps meeting and communicating with the big guys in the Cape Liberal Party.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the second vote for the Cape State Assembly. This time there is no suspense. Stoudemire received 80 of the total 125 votes, defeating Owen without any suspense, and was successfully elected as the governor of Cape State.
Irving did not lose unjustly. In addition to the Progressive Party and the Liberal Party, the Cape State Assembly also had other political parties and independents. These people had obviously more trust in Stoudemire, a "traditional Cape man", than Irving.
After the death of Cecil Rhodes Sr., the Rhodes family did not decline as many people imagined. Rhodesia is still under the control of the Rhodes family. Although Stoudemire disbanded the South African Company himself, Rhodes
The family's reputation has once again reached new heights.
Members of the Cape State Parliament want to see if Stoudemire can be like Cecil Rhodes Sr. and create a miracle similar to Rhodesia in Cape State.
It doesn't matter whether there were other factors in the Rhodesian miracle.
Stoudemire is indeed very resolute, and the first thing he did after taking office was to target civil society organizations in Cape State.
An explanation should be made here. Not only in Cape State, but also in all states in southern Africa, various civil organizations exist widely, such as the most famous Rifle Association and the Johannesburg Mining Union, and the extremely powerful Cape Town Mining Association in Cape State.
Farm Federation.
The Cape Farm Federation also has a long history. It existed as early as the time when the Boers colonized the Cape. After the British captured Cape Town from the Boers, the Cape Farm Federation once became the Cape Farm Federation.
The largest civil society group has even more influence on Cape State farmers than the colonial government, partially replacing the role of the colonial government.
Civil society organizations in the colonial era did play an important role in that special historical period. However, with the establishment of the federal government in Southern Africa, various civil organizations in Cape State became more and more conservative, and even became inconsistent with the federal government.
The main body of confrontation makes Xiao Si hate it deeply.
"I want to disband most of the non-governmental organizations in Cape State. These non-governmental organizations are independent of the federal governments at all levels and conflict with the interests of the federal government. Their existence has seriously affected the economic development of Cape State." Xiao Si still said.
Seek advice from Dr. Starr Jameson.
The first thing that Stoudemire did after taking office was to appoint Dr. Starr Jameson as a senior adviser to the Cape State government. Compared with Stoudemire, Dr. Starr Jameson was very knowledgeable about the situation in Cape State.
know it better.
"We still need to be cautious about this issue -" Dr. Starr Jameson looked solemn. He also knew the negative role played by these non-governmental organizations in Cape State and had tried to solve it. Then Dr. Starr Jameson
He was forced to resign.
"We do need to be cautious, but this issue has reached a point where it cannot be delayed. If these civil organizations are not disbanded, many policies of the state government will not be implemented smoothly. The current situation in Cape State has a lot to do with the widespread existence of civil organizations.
To a large extent, civil society organizations have even replaced the role of government departments. The previous rebellion in St. John's Port had a lot to do with the Cape Farm Federation." Xiaosi has not been idle during this period, passing and making progress.
Through communication with the party bosses, Xiao Si also has a good understanding of the current situation in Cape Town.
"It is not appropriate to disband directly. The best way is to transform them and let these civil organizations play a positive role, just like those in Rhodesia and Nyasaland." Dr. Starr Jameson has lost his mind.
With the spirit of youth, I think back to when Dr. Starr Jameson led 500 Rhodesian policemen and dared to launch an attack on the Transvaal Republic.
Then there was no more. After entering the Transvaal Republic, five hundred Rhodesian policemen fell into the vast sea of Transvaal Boer farmers. This incident also directly led to the outbreak of the Second Boer War.
It can be said that Dr. Starr Jameson has fully learned his lesson over the years. When certain situations are uncertain, it is definitely right to learn more from Rhodesia and Nyasaland. This is Starr
Dr. Jameson's version of crossing the river by feeling for the stones.
"The non-governmental organizations in Rhodesia and Nyasaland are different from the non-governmental organizations in Cape State. It is very difficult to reform them. It is better to disband them directly." Xiaosi has no hope for the non-governmental organizations in Cape State.
Cape State cannot do without strong medicine.
The state government played a big role in the establishment of non-governmental organizations in Rhodesia and Nyasaland. For example, the Nyasaland Construction Engineers Association was established under the leadership of the Nyasaland state government in order to cultivate more outstanding people.
construction engineers, instead of uniting construction engineers to raise the threshold of this industry and strive for greater benefits for construction engineers.
It can be said that the civil society organizations in Cape State have gone astray from the beginning. For example, the Cape Farm Federation, the original intention of this organization was to unite farmers against the colonial government and fight for the right to pay less or even no taxes.
, also hope to get more financial subsidies and join forces to bargain with the government.
Xiaosi would definitely not tolerate such a civil society group.
"If it is directly disbanded, then the farmers in Cape State-" When Dr. Starr Jameson said this, his expression suddenly became very strange.
Dr. Starr Jameson probably overlooked an issue. The largest farmer in Cape State is none other than the man in front of Dr. Starr Jameson.
and Roque as far away as Pretoria.
Not just in terms of farms, Stoudemire is not only the largest farmer, but also the largest mine owner, the richest businessman, and the highest-status governor.
It was only then that Dr. Starr Jameson realized that the governor in front of him was a really reckless governor, and was fundamentally different from all the previous governors of Cape State.
"If you think you can do it, then you can!" Dr. Starr Jameson immediately changed his mind. It is really possible for Stoudemire to do what the previous governors could not do.
"In a few days, a National Defense Force will be stationed in Cape Town. We need to repair the military camp in Cape Town -" Xiaosi sneered. He was ready to face all the consequences. It would be okay for those civil groups to be obedient. If not,
If they are obedient, then Xiaosi will use violence to force them to obey.
"National Defense Force-" Dr. Starr Jameson was very surprised, and when he looked at Xiao Si, his eyes became more awe-inspiring.
Whether or not to accept the presence of the National Defense Forces is also within the power of the governor.
Whether it was for their own rights or for the interests of the Cape State, the previous governors were not very receptive to the National Defense Forces. This was also the reason why the previous mayor of St. John's Harbor dared to reject Edward's fleet.
Now that Stoudemire is the governor, there is no taboo in this regard. The arrival of the National Defense Force will not only not affect Stoudemire's power, but will become a bargaining chip in Stoudemire's hands.
"Yes, the National Defense Force, Cape is the Cape of the Cape people, and it is also the Cape of the federal government. Why can't the National Defense Force be stationed?" Xiao Si has a lot of chips in his hands. The Cape State MPs may vote in a few days.
Regret, they still don’t know what kind of governor they have chosen.
: This chapter was very difficult to write. I wrote, deleted, and rewritten. A 3,000-word chapter had to be coded at least 6,000 words. After coding more than half of it, I realized that the entire chapter was full of insinuations - I felt bad for deleting it -