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What ever decision the president makes, it will define his term as president and surely affect the upcoming elections.
 
I would normally advocate a measured response but this act of aggression from our neighnours must be punished. They know that if a bee stings an elephant then the bee will be stomped on and yet they continue with these foolish acts of aggression. We so outnumber them that we can use overwhelming force to ensure that a minimum of soldiers are lost. However we will show to our neighbours and the powerfull nations of the US and countries of Europe that while not aggressive, we will defend our borders and interests.

Captain Rios
 
However questionable the reasons for this war may be, I will do my duty as a man of Chile. By my estimates, the Chilean military will without a doubt crush the Argentinians - this is supported by, of course, my firm belief in Chilean military efficiency. Whichever outcome may occur, I will respect the choice of the President and Congress and fulfill my duty to the best of my ability. The Army of Patagonia is, after all, up for the task.

- Gen. Sebastian Hidalgo
 
I support this war, if Argentinians have repeatedly caused grief to Chile for their reckless actions, we shall get them back with the strength of our Army, that stands for justice in South America and worldwide.

- Adrián Navia
 
My fellow Chileans, it is true that this would be a quick and easy "victory" if you could call it that. However I ask you this, how many young men need to die senslessly? Why do we send our boys off to war for no other reason than sheer conquest, this can be solved through dipolmacy and I am certain Presidente Gogolow will see this
((I should have my presidents list up by the end of the day.))
 
((OY! It is not called the Ministry of War anymore. Ministry of Defence, if I may!))

I have deliberated on this matter, whether or not to launch yet another war against Argentina, for some time now. My decision is to first and foremostly resolve this by diplomacy. Argentina is to provide compensation to those families who lost their sons, and are to turn over those who too part in the slaughter to Chile for trial. Only when diplomacy fails will I consider war an option. Such a war would, however, not be focused on seizing land from Argentina as all past campaigns against our eastern neighbour have been. Instead, it shall be focused on fullfilling the abovementioned conditions, i.e. turning over those responsible for the massacre to be tried in Chilean courts and providing compensation for the families who lost their sons in the slaughter. Nothing more and nothing less. The Chilean Army is a force for defence, you must all remember that. We must prove ourselves the better side in this conflict by not resorting to unnecessary bloodshed. If we were to declare a war against Argentina then we would be no better; we would be murderers and aggressors too.
Therefore, I ask you all to calm down and stop your callings for a new war. We must first and foremostly use diplomacy, not force of arms.

- President of Chile, Sérgio Gogołów
 
LIBERTAD


1 December 1889

The End of the Old Guard


This morning, former President Antonio de Santa Rosa, the beloved founder of this Third Republic of Chile, was laid to rest in what will become a grand mausoleum outside of the Halls of the Congreso.

The funeral ceremony began with a procession from the Congreso across most of Santiago, in a grand loop, so that the people could capture one last glimpse of their adored leader (there was a debate, and continues to be one, whether or not Santa Rosa's body should remain in the Congreso itself. Only this morning was a possibly temporary agreement was reached). Over the past week, many journalists were expecting the audience to be around four hundred thousand people. However, reports coming in say that the number may be closer to one million, by far the largest funeral in South America (and one of the largest in the world).

The ceremony itself was presided over by Archbishop Jaime Fernandez, and the guests of honour varied from various ministers to such esteemed leaders as Queen Victoria herself (she and the former President had met shortly after his administration ended), German Chancellor Otto von Bismark, the American Vice-President, as well as a delegation from the His Holiness himself, directed by the venerable Archbishop. All members of the Congreso, the President and his cabinet, as well as former President Mario Zepeda, who was allowed a temporary reprieve from his exile to attend the funeral (at the request of the widow Santa Rosa).

The legacy of this great man cannot be ignored; he restored the Republic, brought Chile into the grandeur and splendour of being a Great Power, secured a near decade long period of peace, ensured economic prosperity, and countless other achievements. After his presidency, he became a champion of compromise and moderation, led several ministries successfully, became one of Chile's foremost political commentators, and founded the Chilean Peace Society.

However, he holds a special significance to me; he was my father, and held this family together from the moment of my birth, in 1854, right until the moment of his death.

My father was a great man, and his devotion to this great nation will be a tremendous blow to Chile's already shaky stability.

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Francisco de Santa Rosa, born on 13 October 1854, to Antonio and Isabella de Santa Rosa, is considered Chile's premiere novelist.

His childhood was dominated by the autocracy of Cesar the Tyrant, placing in his young mind an immense distaste from authoritarianism, and, combined with his father's love of the free market, a disdain for socialism. However, politics was of minor interest to the young man, compared to literature. He began in his mid-teens, writing for Aurora de Chile and Santiago's local papers.

Francisco's literary career took a short pause, however, in 1874, when he volunteered in the Chilean army as a private (rather than as a privileged officer befitting his name). It was his service, some say heroism, at Copiapo in 1876, that changed the course of his life. He immediately began writing a great work, a masterpiece of Romantic literature, The Fields of Blood, both a shining example of the rising cultural movement in Chile, and a call against war. Indeed, after its publication in May, 1878, only a month after Captain Santa Rosa left the army, many considered the a pacifist movement was developing in Chile.

The young author then began a second work, The Lion of the Republic, which deified Antonio de Santa Rosa for his role in overthrowing the Andean Empire, and became a tour de force in world literature.

After his father founded the Chilean Peace Society, he became Vice-President (and President in 1889, after his father's death. In 1887, he also became a professor of economics at the University of Santiago, much to the chagrin of the University's communist president.
 
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((A bit, only completely unwilling to moderate, is a bit of a Germanista, and is less religious. And his adoration of his father will play deeply into his son's psyche (which I may introduce in the 1890's as my actual character. Saez will like him (well, kinda...))))
 
I feel that I should make my opinion known on the subject of de Santa Rosa: I do not think it is proper to keep a deceased man in the Congress structure to be shown to the people. I do not believe he would have wanted such a fate, nor would the expenses for preserving the body be worth it. Additionally, it feels as if though a cult of personality is growing around this deceased man.

- President of Chile, Sérgio Gogołów

((Not even Lenin was laid to "rest" (I wouldn't call being publicly displayed as being at peace) in a Congress building. Just a makeshift wooden hut.))
 
((GHHHYAAAAH, danmit I lost my paper on the president's, alright time to start again......*sigh*))
 
((If he's a Germanista then no, Saez won't like him. In fact, Saez will probably hate his guts since he generally equates Germanistas with Andonie, and you know how he feels about Andonie.))
 
((Oh, not this guy, but his son (can't think of a name yet, maybe hearken back to the family's Italian heritage with Pietro?), who will be leaning free market, but will also be a die-hard interventionist and pseudo-fascist (basically a free market (well, laissez-faire, protectionism) fascist)))
 
Gogołów 1889-1890: The Caged Tiger​

When asked to choose between war and peace, Gogołów chose peace. At his urging, the Ministry of State sent a chilling ultimatum to Argentina: make it right or suffer the consequences. At Gogołów's omnious message and not willing to suffer another war with Chile, Argentina agreed to pay punitive damages and reparations to the victim's families and next of kin and the government of Argentina made an official public apology. After additional diplomatic haggling, they further agreed to hand over the commanding major of the battalion that had attacked the Chilean troops on the condition that he not be executed; he was imprisoned for ordering the attack. Thus appeased, Chile stayed out of the war and the public howls that Chaco and Jujuy should be seized from Argentina eventually died off. The consequences were clear - with no power to race them to Buenos Aires, Brazil easily overran the Argentinian's defenses and this time succeeded in taking Santa Fe. The region was official ceded to Brazil on a treaty signed New Year's Eve, 1890. For the first time since the Bolivian Cessation, Brazil and Chile shared a border.

And so the world's third-largest army sat on its hand and grew. All but two of the brigades that Gogołów had requested has been raised and incorporated into the armies of Chile by the end of his term in office, nearly a half-million soldiers strong. The end of 1890 also saw the expansion of the railroads in La Pampa and Tucuman, but other than this modest infrastructural boom, nothing else worth mentioning occurred during the last year of Gogołów's presidency. He left office with a standing military that rivaled that of the United States in wartime, and many wondered why when the time had come, Gogołów had decided not to use it.

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Okay, it's that time again. Agitators, Presidential candidates, and Chief of Staff candidates declare. Now's also a good time to propose new bills.

Sample Declarations:
I'm running for President on the Liberal/Republicano/Patriota/FNT/Comunista ticket!
I'm running for Chief of Staff!
I'm agitating!

Keep in mind that those individuals disenfranchised in the last coup remain disenfranchised until the Presidential Elections have ended.

EDIT: Apologies to everyone living in Europe, where I know it's a bit late in the evening to be watching the thread.
 
I shall run for President under the FNT ticket!

Members of the FNT!

As Chairman of the FNT, I hereby call the opening of the second Pre-Election Committee. FNT members are advised to present their proposals to me in accordance with the bill. If you have lost your copy, then please do say so as I would be more than happy to send you a new one.

- FNT Chairman Sérgio Gogołów
 
((Are there any Liberales left? Because Francisco is a Republicano, and most of the Liberale leadership is gone.))