巨頭們擁有的權(quán)力比美國(guó)歷史上的任何組織都要強(qiáng)大 他們也會(huì)利用這些權(quán)力
Much appreciated.
非常感謝
This is McKinley's speech that he'll be giving at the Republican convention.
這是麥金萊在共和黨全國(guó)代表大會(huì)上的演講稿
Make sure he sees it in time.
確保他及時(shí)看到
Understood.
是
Rockefeller, Morgan and Carnegie each give over $200,000 to McKinley.
洛克菲勒 摩根和卡內(nèi)基給麥金萊的錢都超過(guò)了二十萬(wàn)美元
The equivalent of $20 million dollars today.
那時(shí)的二十萬(wàn)相當(dāng)于今天的兩千萬(wàn)
The campaign is, by far, the most expensive in American history and McKinley outspent Bryan by a factor of five to one.
這次競(jìng)選是美國(guó)有史以來(lái)花費(fèi)最多的 麥金萊的開(kāi)支是布賴恩的五倍
But they don't just fund their candidate.
巨頭們所做的不僅僅是資助候選人
The group wields tremendous influence and they aren't shy about using it.
他們擁有巨大的影響力 運(yùn)用起來(lái)也是毫不忌諱
Suggesting headlines and orchestrating PR campaigns that end up getting McKinley elected.
比如操縱媒體 策劃公關(guān)活動(dòng) 都是為了讓麥金萊當(dāng)選
It was easier to buy the publicity that you wanted in those days, than it is now.
花錢買宣傳在那個(gè)時(shí)候比現(xiàn)在要來(lái)得容易
The news media was a smaller market and it was easier to feed information to your favorite correspondents than it probably is now.
當(dāng)時(shí)的新聞媒體市場(chǎng)較小 向你中意的記者傳達(dá)信息比現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該容易一些