President Isaiah Bradley

## Career

Isiah Bradley entered the House of Representatives as a strong Conservative , a vocal supporter of Small Government and Protectionism. Immediately upon taking office he was made chair of the Caucus of Republican Conservatives after the Previous chair resigned in a corruption scandal , they searched for someone new and fiery so they Chose Isaiah Bradley. Upon being asked if he was a protectionist , Bradley responded:

*"Not only is there major protectionism that must be addressed but the Government has woefully been enlarged in the name of responding to the economic crisis.*

*As Speaker I will have any bill killed in committee that wishes to expand Government.*

*As Speaker I will have any proposal killed in committee that strengthens Unions.*

*and as Speaker I will ensure to make the Conservative brand the only brand of our party."*

The house caucus made him Chairman of the Conservative Caucus and following the 1930 midterms , the Conservatives Demanded that Isaiah Bradley be made speaker .

### Speaker of the House

February 14th of 1931 , Isaiah Bradley becomes Speaker of the house in a party line vote , He immediately changed committee rules , replacing committee assignments from seniority to party based vote. There he skillfully assigned hard line Loyal conservatives in Committees Solidifying Conservative Control of the House.

He criticized the Coins Administration for Poor handling of the Depression and Blamed the Expansion of Government Programs as a Reason as to why the Recovery of the Economy did not take place. He Criticized the Tariff Elimination policy of the Coins administration and blamed poor leadership through the Depression. The Senate passed legislation giving the Irish their own holiday and expanding Legal immigration quotas , the House Republicans Under Speaker Bradley's leadership killed the Bill in committee. The Speaker then proposed the

**Bradley Domestic Industrial Protection Act**

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I. The United States shall impose the following tariffs on listed imported goods at the following rates:
   a. 25% - Steel
   b. 30% - Aluminum
   c. 12% - Wheat
   d. 8% - Cotton
   e. 32% - Silver
   f. 42% - Copper
   g. 38% - Coal
II. All revenues shall be overseen by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Finance Committee

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Democrats Criticized the Bills content as well as the Title of the Bill claiming it was a Self-Centered title and below the Integrity of the Speaker , nonetheless it gained large amounts of fame and galvanized conservatives , the Bill was inserted into the Budget bill , Senate Majority Leader Sophia Refused to pass any legislation which would Re-establish a tariff in any capacity. Furthermore the President Promised to Veto any House Bill which would Create a Tarif. Since the Senate and the House could not agree to a Budget compromise ,the Government went into a shutdown. The Shutdown lasted 7 months making it an extremely long lasting Shutdown, It was lengthened by the large disparity between the Senate Majority leader Sophia's position to not have any tariff and Bradley's position to Place Some level of Tariffs. After time however under pressure from the Public and the Senate Majority leader , Bradley caved and passed a regular Budget bill without any tariffs of any kind. This Shutdown worsened the Great Depression and it caused polarization in Washington. Political Analyst said the Democrats were the winners of the Shutdown but Conservative support of Bradley was greatly Galvanized due to the Shutdown.

Speaker Bradley also had a resolution praising the Governor of New York for Great Performance during the Economic depression (citing the double digit unemployment rate drop) killed in committee. The Speaker held an Iron fist of Discipline in the house and was able to whip votes without defections effectively in his Party. The Nemuzian Railroad company , which employed tens of thousands in California and the plain states was going bankrupt , Bradley at first shelved any legislation bailing out the Company but after Negotiations , He relented and allowed a 25 million (The company asked for 200 million) Bailout of the Company. The Economy worsened as a result.

Speaker Bradley decided to make a run for the Presidency and Defeated Thomas Colton , embracing an ultra conservative wing of the Party , choosing Edward Lopez of New York as VP and as he carried through , he won the General Election with a republican house but a Democratic Senate.

### President of the United States

President Bradley began by Nominating his cabinet which was fully conservative , The Senate under Sophia Bookings rejected the nominations and requested 1/3rds of the Nominations to be dixie , The President Compromised and delivered the 1/3rd Dixie nominations which passed the senate floor. The President got to work proposing HAP , the Hawaii , Alaska and Puerto Rico statehood act. The Bill passed the Floor of the Senate and of the House , where it was met with some minor opposition from some conservatives but they did not speak out , being loyal to Bradley. As these Bills passed Bradley Immediately got to work on the Budget. His proposed budget included a flat tax , an elimination of the corporate tax , a Tariff , and an outstanding 4.2 billion dollar payment to veterans. Upon Reaching the Senate Floor Senate Majority Sophia refused to pass a Tariff , Forcing the President to change his bill accordingly , The senate then passed the New Bill. Upon reaching the House , conservatives were absolutely and totally outraged , the chairmen of loyal ultra conservative chairmen in the House appointed by Bradley had stayed here. The Conservatives unilaterally opposed the legislation ,the chairman ,once a conservative was against the Budget bill but after receiving 3 million dollars from the president , he took moderates ,joined forces with minority leader Johnny (democrat) and got the legislation passed.

The Budget Legislation promoted great amounts of Economic Growth and the Veterans were extremely pleased that their payments were being Reached. The Presidents public approval went up dramatically months after the Bill was passed and its called the Greatest accomplishment of the Bradley Administration.

The president also promoted the Bradley National Parks expansion act

*Bradley National Parks Expansion Act*

*I. The United States Congress hereby resolves to preserve:*

*a. 100,000 acres in additional Federal National Parks territory*

*b. 40,000 acres in additional Federal Public Lands*

*II. The additional acreage of preserved land shall be transferred from currently existing Native Indian territories and reservations*

*III. This act and subsequent land transfer shall go into effect immediately upon signing by the President*

The Environmentalist policies of Isaiah Bradley would be commended years later and were popular as they passed , Unemployment went down from 27% to less than 9% after 16 months of the Budget bills passage. He additionally supporter new Agricultural policies and funding for Soil and Fertility conservation practices which made him Popular with farmers. He also signed the Black gold act injecting funds into the Oil industry in Texas in order to cheapen the Price of Electricity in the USA.

House Conservatives were not at all Happy with the payment made to the veterans as well as the substantial spending and Bailouts , the Black gold act particularly was characterized as Pork spending made to appease the Dixie Democrats in the senate. On The 30th of October in 1934 , TJ cox , leader of the conservative wing of the party , announced he had secured the defection of 10 moderates and that he would shut down the Government if the next budget did not incur a tariff and spending cuts to Urban Programs. The Senate Majority leader did not agree with the tariffs and the president did not want the spending cuts , what incurred was a Government shutdown. Through the shutdown 10 members of the conservative caucuses after being Bribed by the speaker , returned to the fold allowing operations to continue normally.

The Evidence of the Presidents illegal Bribery of house members and the speaker soon became evident , the house of representative under Speaker Johnny (Democrat who took over the house after midterms) Impeached the President and the President was held to a trial in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Sophia bookings demanded the president Nominate dixie judges to the supreme court but the President Refused. Thus the President was Convicted in the Senate by a vote of 67-34 , With Vice President Edward lopez breaking the tie AGAINST Isaiah Bradley , who's family would never forget this betrayal. Edward Lopez succeeded him as President of the United States.

## Character

"If You were a Republican under Johnny , you respected him. If you were a Democrat under Isaiah , You feared him" - Representative Arthur Markley of Maryland (D).

Isaiah Bradley was characterized for having a strong character , Being mostly ambitious and having an Iron will. His strict discipline during the House gave him the Nickname "Iron Bradley" because as speaker he would fund the primary challenger of any republican who disagreed with him. In a Republican House conference Isaiah Bradley was cricized for holding the Shutdown over Tariffs by a 10 term moderate Republican Marcus Ambrose , Bradley proceeded to fund the congressman's primary challenger and succeeded in flipping the seat to bright Red. His unwillingness to allow Republicans to vote on bills individually caused much frustration among Moderates but strongly strengthened the Conservative cause , As a NBC reporter put it "You had 160 Conservatives and 80 Moderates in the House Republican side , Yet in the votes all you could see is 240 Votes in favor of a Conservative Policy" . A group of 5 moderates attempted to Oust him as speaker of the House but their plot was Discovered by A loyal firebrand conservatives who humiliated them and got the 5 moderates to Resign. Isaiah Bradley was less collected than his son but he still remained poised during Debates.