Rally for Eutopia - Nationalist Party

[J. Passepartout]

Whitney - Grand old city of Gloriana, palace of the north, home of Eutopia's oldest university, is growing dark, and stars are appearing. The moon rises over the Old Mayor's Residence. The streets are deserted. Some people are at home, watching the evening news, preparing for bed, and the like. But a large number of people are down at Peter's Hall, on Whitney University campus, to hear a speech given by one of the Nationalist Party candidates for Assembly.

There is much chatter in the crowd as people stroll about looking for a good place to sit, but finally eight o'clock approaches, and the lights begin flashing, warning that the event is about to begin.

Sir Edmund Mycroft walks onto the stage.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I hope that you all are having a nice evening, and that all you students have finished your homework before coming here.

A shout, "Not with old dingbat Godby as a professor!" An old man on the other side of the auditorium stands and waves a cane.

Ah yes, I had the old dingbat. For one term.

Godby waves his cane again. Students give the Whitney Shout, in recognition of a former student.

Well, let's get down to business. I am here tonight to speak to you about some issues that are near and dear to my heart. First of all, is the monarchy. I am at heart a strong supporter of a constituional monarchy, granting that the best way to achieve this is to hold a referendum to see if the rest of Eutopians agree with me. There has been an uproar about how the Constitution was rushed to vote without any sort of clause on a referendum on this issue, but I assure you, I did not support this. At the beginning of the convention I was quite vocal on the issue of the monarchy, and we agreed to let the matter rest, and return at a later point to determine the exactitudes of the referendum while we got down to writing the rest of the Constitution. This agreement was not held to and our governing document was rushed out and discussion was closed before any of the monarchists could say anything about it.

Limited cheering and boos, mixed between those who are happy to see the lack of referendum denounced and those who aren't quite so.

Please gentlemen, I assure you that if you elect me and my fellows in the Nationalist Party to government, the first thing I will do is to move that a referendum be held. Furthermore, if I have my way, there will be a further option asking as to whether, in the event that monarchy is supported, strict primogeniture should be held and that we should have Queen Maria on the throne, or whether Salic law should be respected and a male conetant will rule over us. I note that Queen Maria is one of the few claimants, if not the only, who has not waived her right to the throne, so although I know there is some argument on this, it may be difficult to find a man who will be King.

Clapping

Secondly, I would like to draw your attention to the right of arms. The left is intent that you not be allowed to own and hold a gun. This, quite frankly, is hogswallop.

Laughter, some clapping

Gloriana is a predominantly rural area, and many of you hunt. It would make it more difficult to hunt if we were deprived of our hunting guns. People who don't want you to own guns will tell you that it is possible to hunt without a gun, if they aren't also against hunting itself. Yes, it is possible to hunt without guns, by using traps or hounds, but if I am out hunting in one of the areas of Eutopia where dangerous animals exist, I certainly feel a bit safer with a gun at my side. And if gun hunting is banned, then it is almost certain that the people in power who put this law through would try to ban various other types of hunting as well.

Chanting from the portion of the crowd that hunts

Furthermore, gun rights have helped save Eutopia. I am not a great admirer of the late General Levarge, and while he did do some good things, I found his methods highly distasteful. Although I certainly do not want any of you to go out and shoot justly appointed rulers, (and I would be right there amongst the forefront seeking justice for such a murder) and although the man who killed Levarge will likely serve jail time if caught, Levarge had to go sooner or later. I approve of the motive. Those of you who have taken Professor Wilfred's course on Machiavelli know that the Florentine stated that a government that removes arms from its populace does not have the best interests of that populace at heart.

Professor Wilfred stands and bows; laughter and cheering

And as to gun safety? Just go out to you local gun club and get trained on how to use a gun! The left harps on how dangerous guns are, and how we should impose all sorts of restrictions, but the solution is quite simple once you think of it: active participation of the comunity in governing themselves and making sure one's own relatives and friends (and oneself) all know the basics of gun safety. There are clubs and organisations everywhere that offer good lessons taught by qualified people that have lots of experience.

To conclude: You all have a right to say who will rule you, and you know what I think on these issues. I hope you will all get out to vote, hopefully for the Nationalist Party, and make sure to watch for a Monarchy referendum after elections. Thank you all.

Loud clapping and cheering. Sir Edmund bows, stands a moment, and then steps off the stage. The speech is concluded.

 

[Josephus I]

Jim Sykes makes his first public performance as a politician, chosing to appear before a small-ish crowd after Sunday mass at Mary of The People Catholic Church in Eutopia City.

"Good afternoon, my brothers and sisters in Christ. I wish to thank Father Thomas for allowing me to speak to you; and I wish to thank those of you that stayed to hear me speak.

"My name is Jim Sykes, and I am a member of the Eutopian Nationalist Party. The reason I chose to join this Party is the reason why I think you should vote for us: Namely, it is the only Party that respects Life and the Sanctity of Marriage.

"The Nationalist Party strongly opposes abortiion. In fact we will ban abortions, unless in such circumstances like rape or the health of the mother is endangered. We believe that the embryo is a human lifeform, and should have recourse to the rights and laws of Eutopia, as any other lifeform. The premature death of a child is murder in our eyes, and the eyes of the Lord.

"In our liberal society young mothers are using abortion as a form of birth control. I promise we will put an end to this state-sanctioned murder of children.

"There are those who believe that the state should recognize same-sex marriages. I say never. God gave us the sacrament of marriage for two people, of different sexes, to form a union and provide offspring. Gay marriage is a mockery of God's laws. While we recognize that the State has no right to interfere in the bedrooms of Eutopians, we also recognize that the State does not have to legalize these unions.

"If we legalize gay marriage, it will be the first drop in the bucket of Sodom. Do we then legalize bestiality? Do we legalize polygamy? Why stop there? Why not legalize pedophilia?

"My brothers and sisters, it is our right to cease being silent. They accuse us of being politically incorrect. They want to silent the moral majority. Vote for the Nationalist Party and help us to reverse this downwards slide into depravity.

"I thank you all for your time. And God bless you."

 

[Hawkeye1489]

New Lancaster - The largest city on the island. A majestic city, home to the nations leading industrialists, and the symbolic head of the Anglo Community. Before a large crowd, Colonel Bradstreet walks to a podium on center stage before the crowd at the main auditorium at the New Lancaster Military Academy. Bradstreet looks over the loud crowd. To the right is the Military Cadets, whom acknowledge the fact that Bradstreet is an alumni and brilliant military commander. The rest of the crowd is civilian, allowed in by the Commandant of the College at the behest of Bradstreet and the Nationalist Party. Bradstreet raises his hand the cheers slow.

Friends, Neighbors, Cadets, Citizens of these United Provinces. I am Colonel Harrison William Bradstreet, Candidate for the General Assembly Today I kick off the Nationalist Party's Campaign in New Lancaster. We need your help in winning this one, this new era in our history. This first election since the over throw of the government by General Marcus...

He is interrupted by a combination of cheers and boos, culminating into one large sound. He calms the crowd, and begins again.

by General Marcus Levarge. Levarge, although circumventing the electoral system and therefore your will, implemented some policies which benefit us to this day.

There is a murmur through the crowd, people are unsure were this is going.

We at the Nationalist Party feel that you deserve the best, and we feel that those policies which have your interests at heart, will be preserved.

The Nationalist Party believes in individual rights. One of those rights is the right to your own money. It is a proven fact that the economy grows best when people have more money. You tell that to a socialist and they will deny it flat out. We believe that the nation will do best with all of you having your money. The money you worked hard to acheive. You ask a socialist were that money belongs, he may not come out and say it, but they don't trust you with your own money. They think abunch of politicians a few hundred miles away know how to handle your money. I say no! I say you know what to do with your money. And so does the Nationalist Party! We are te party of low taxes! Of minimal government! We are the party of YOU!! Remeber Ladies and Gentlemen! Vote Nationalist!

 

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*Smith walks up on podium waiting for a while before crowd will get a bit more quiet. Podium stands in Witney, but everyone from Gloriana was invited.*

Citizens of Gloriana! Fellow Eutopians!

I am not much of a speaker some say that I am laconic yet there is something I have to tell you. Hopefully me message will be understood without fancy rhetoric's or need for speech that would last for several hours.

*Cough*

In the last years we could have seen how Eutopia is committing suicide. No, these are not the right words! How the GOVERNMENT was murdering eutopia! How our economy was being destroyed, how government is stripping us away of our freedoms and How politicians did nothing as Eutopia was slowly becoming one of the so called "Banana republics". We could see that we have alienated United Nation's and United States of America. We have even waged war on other nation's while it was doubtful whether we have any military at all.

You see, I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but I'm sure this is not what Eutopia is meant to be. Eutopia as I know it, is meant to stand for all that's good, not for all that's chaotic and unstable. It stands for justice, liberty, security and prosperity.

While I am not sure whether all of you will be voting for Eutopian Nationalist party, let me tell you all what we stand for:

We stand for prosperity and liberty. For right of every businessman to make profit that will benefit both him and those who work for him. Naturally even he has duties to all of us, but he has also rights. We don't believe in exploitation of neither workers nor entrepreneurs. For small, moral government that will not abuse it's power on your expense and that will remain faithful to it's goals. That will neither betray nor rob you. That will protect you, not enslave you.

This is what we stand for and what we promise you.

All that needed to be said was said and I shall not bore you any longer. Good night to you, citizens of Gloriana and God bless you.

 

[Josephus I]

NEW LANCASTER

Jim Sykes takes to the stage at the local Rotary club. He holds a copy of the latest Liberty Bell.

Good evening everybody.

I wasn't going to speak much today. I know I am a guest here at your annual fundraising dinner. But somebody handed me a copy of this waves the newspaper at the crowd garbage, and I need to retort.

The Bell, the mouthpiece of that silly nonsense party, claims that the NP is against individual rights because we are pro-Life. Allow women rights over their own body, they say.

Who, then, is championing the cause of the life inside these women's bodies? In fact, we are more "Liberterian" than they are, in this regard. We believe that individual rights do not supercede the rights of others to live. By supporting abortion, the Liberterians, and others, are chosing one life over the other. They are chosing to support an action against those that cannot defend themselves.

In this regard, the Nationalists believe in basic human rights...the right to Life...for all human beings, regardless of whether they have stepped out of the womb or not.

Giving a woman the right over her own body, allows her to wear purple makeup and die her hair green. It does not allow her to kill. Period.

Thank you

 

[Hawkeye1489]

WREXFORD, SAINT BREDAN - Colonel Bradstreet makes an impromtu speech at a banquet for the local Nationalist Party Candidates. Raising amid applause, Bradstreet begins to speak, as the banquet is broadcast over the local TV Station.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Nationalist Party and all of you watching in and around Saint Brendan Province. Let me thank you for this opportunity to speak to you and clear something up. Earlier this week, Mr. Alexi Gonzov gave a speech in New Lancaster for the Labour Party. His speech was not policy related, but simply mean-spirited in nature. He also misquoted me on my speech to the Cadets at NLMA. I was speaking on the topic of the economy and tax-cuts. I can provide anyone with the actual transcripts from that speech. But today, I have the speech that Mr. Gonzov made to his supporters. It reads, and I quote:

And I'd like for you to hear this part of a speech by Per Bradsheet:

They think abunch of politicians a few hundred miles away know how to handle your money (...) We are the party of (...) Of minimal government! (...) If we legalize gay marriage, it will be the first drop in the bucket of Sodom. Do we then legalize bestiality? Do we legalize polygamy? Why stop there? Why not legalize pedophilia?

I'd like to say I did not speak on gay marriage, beastiality or polygamy. I was speaking on the economy and on the size of the federal government. Gonzov is misquoting me and other members of our fine Nationalist Party. I urge everyone to do their best to elect those that represent you. The Nationalists are the party which will be accoutable to you. We won't misquote our opponets to look good in your eyes, making them look like extremists. Vote Nationalist. Thank you, and God Bless.

 

[Hyzhenhok]

FARPOINT, W.E.T. - Mr. Zhokhyen arrives at Farpoint to make a speech on the issue of Monarchial Referendum

"Eutopians!

"Many may question why a representative of an important national political party would choose to make a speech here. I say to them: Farpoint and the Western Territory are equal and just as much Eutopian as the rest of our nation!

"And your voices have been heard. Should Eutopia discharge the aristocracy and abandon the Queen, or should we have a monarch at the helm, representing who we are as a nation? We feeble politicians cannot stomach wresting such a decision from the people. You, the Eutopians, the citizens of our great nation, should be the ones to decide that!

"'But that's what every cotton-picking politician is says', you respond. And it is true. They send out ghosts to distract, but offer little substance. You want more than just a blanket statement of 'Let the people decide,' don't you!

"We at the Eutopian Nationalist Party thought so. As our name might suggest, we find our nation, our very state of being, vital to everyday life. We also believe full-heartedly that the Eutopians should be the ones to determine what that nation turns out to be. Monarchy or republic, we can guarantee you that whichever Eutopia decides upon, we shall support with every strength we posess.

"But where is the meat I'm supposed to be offering you? It's true, I've been vague as any other politician has on this issue. But this is where it stops. I can guarantee to you Eutopians, that if elected, the very first bill to be pushed by Eutopian Nationalist legislators will be that to commence a nationwide referendum. Our presidential candidate will push for a referendum. We will not rest until we have wrested the matter away from the hands of beurocracy and politicians, and placed it where it properly belongs: in the hands of the people of Eutopia.

"Please support the Eutopian Nationalist Party. We support you. Thank you, and goodnight."

 

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McGrath arrives in Gilford, industrial city on the banks of river Conder.
The local ENP section organized a meeting in the local auditorium, Eutopian flags are hanging from the walls, and a quite numerous crowd fills the hall. Cameras are set up to broadcast the meeting, and also radio coverage is ensured.

The ex-Major and ex-Minister takes the stage at 21:30 sharp, welcomed by a fairly warm applause. he approaches the microphones, and starts to speak.

"Fellow Eutopians, citizens of Gilford, good evening.

As you may probably know, i'm Thomas McGrath, and i'm here to speak representing the Nationalist party. First of all thank you for being here. I'll try to be brief.

We're all gathered here to make a stand. We say no to the past. We say no to returning to the Eutopian tradition of bad governance and bad managing of the nation's energies.
We say no to another old-style term.

I know someone is thinking that i was a member of Per O'Floinn's past party, the UMP. But let me put it straight. I changed my mind when i saw that acton brings more results than endless chatters. You know what i'm talking about. General Levarge was as tired as we are. He saw Eutopian governments term after term struggle to take decisions. He decided to change things. He made a stand.

I also know that someone of you is probably thinking tha Levarge made himself a dictator. I know that very well, fellow Eutopians. But he was also a true servant of the state. He spent years at the faithful service of the Eutopian government, until the day he couldn't take no more.
And remember that Levarge was going to let you decide what to do with his government.
He demonstrated that when the focus is made on action over talking, anything can be done. He pulled economy back on track, laid the base for WET resources use, and in the end allowed this newly formed democratic system to walk on his feet.
And another thing: someone will try to convince you that recognizing what good Levarge did is an attack to democracy. It isn't. Luckily we returned to a democratic system, and not reckognizing all the good things General Levarge made to Eutopia it's a crime.

We, the Eutopian Nationalist Party believe that a strong government, with strong ideals can pursue the new deal of Levarge. The Eutopian Nationalist Party won't oppress you with excessive taxes, because we know that you know how to spend your money, we don't believe that we have to act like babysitters.
We believe that industry must be helped. And the best help we can give to our entrepreneurs is to let them act as their inventive suggests, as long as that inventive doesn't collide with the collective liberties.
We believe in the family, becuase a society that doesn't supports its primitive cell can't hope to manage the bigger ones.

In the end, citizens of Gilford, you decide. You can vote a jump back in the past, or you can vote for a government that will follow the new deal of Eutopia, respect your individual liberties and support our economy.
Vote the ENP, vote for the new hope!"

Loud cheers salutes McGrath, as he calls on stage the local representatives of the ENP. The applause goes on until he steps down.

 

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The McGrath's campaign arrives in Harton, the capital of Jacobia district.

Like in Gilford, an auditorium was prepared by local supporters, and a wide audience gathered. A small media coverage is also ensured.
As usual, at perfect timing Per McGrath steps on stage.
Loud cheers welcomes him

"Good evening! Fellow Eutopians, thank you, thank you for being here tonight in this fine hall, thanks to the local supporters of the ENP for giving me the chance to speak to all you.

How many of you are workers in the industry? ...I can see many hands raised. But not as many as i thought.
Our economy is growing, right? Yes?
So prepare to an old time stagnation, if the moderates or worst the socialist come back to Eutopia City!
What has been done in the last years was incredible. And what will be done in the future, when WET newly found resources will be fully used? Imagine what Eutopia can do.
Imagine the WET people, left too long without proper recognition, benefit from the richness vast oil fields bring.
Imagine Eutopian industry to benefit fom cheaper energy, cheaper oil for petrolchemical processes.
Think about that, my fellow Eutopians, and be sure that the ENP will do anything to make those things real.
Because we want to make our entrepreneurs able to continue their work, to expand their business, to employ more personnel.
All of this because we want to detax them, we want to leave them more money to invest, more money to plan the future.

And for all of the people not able to plant an industry? We'll leave them more money too. For the same exact reason. We knw you know how to spend them. We think you are intelligent enough to decide what to do with the money you get from you job.

Many of your co-citizens are asking me in the last days about Monarchy. I think it's an issue worth an answer.
I must say, right from the beginning, that i'm not a Monarchist. I'm a strong supporter of the current republican system.
But many of my party pers thinks that a Constitutional Monarchy can do much for our country.
My idea it's simple. Ask the people.
In the WET the governor is calling for an immediate referendum. A local, regional solution for that isn't wise.
Like my Monarchic colleagues in the ENP, i promise you that a national referendum will be held, for the simplest reason of all. Because the people must decide who must represent their interests. A national referendum will be one of our top priorities, so we can finally end this endless equivoke. This is not a danger for Democracy, this is just a demonstration of it.
And believe me, a Constitunional Democracy is as far as we can get, the democratic system isn't at risk.

Someone in another party's campaign accused us of fake nationalism, of failing to recognize the rights of Tilapia and St.Esprit.
I laugh at such accuses. The second one is simply ridicolous. We recognize those two states, it's a matter of fact that they are indipendent. They were forced to secede by the incompetence of the older Eutopian governments. They felt frustrated. They felt betrayed. What i believe it's that we were a state before the secession. And i believe that someday this unity can again become reality. But by peace and only by peace. I don't call for an immediat forced reunification.
I hope in a gradual clarification between Tilapia and St. Esprit on one side, and the UPE on the other, so that we can all learn from our mistakes and gain benefit from our good actions.
For the first one...i don't even want to answer. If we don't believe in a common state, and i'm talking now of the still clear and present multi-ethnicity of the UPE, in a common idea we can trust, in wich we can hope to have a future, in wich we can see our past, why don't we go into a city state system? You citizens of Harton are surely different from Gilford citizens. And why not a neighbourhood state system? We're all different from each other, but when we get together (conserving our individualities) we can really say we are strong.

I realized i went a bit far, so i'll try to cut it short.
Vote for the Eutopian Nationalist Party, we believe in you freedom, we believe in our economy, we believe in the family.
Goodbye, Harton, vote!"

 

[HJ Tulp]

Admiral Henry J. Tulp enters a stage in Farpoint. The Royal Foundation and the AFSF have been invited in advance...

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am Admiral Henry J. Tulp, Chieff of Staff of our Navy and proudly candidate of the Eutopian National Party for the National Assembly. I have come here for YOUR support. Support for what you might say. What are you going to do with it you might say. With your support for the ENP and myself we can make Eutopia a better place.

General Levarge may have done horrible things, it is true. I saw him as a friend but I acknowledge that he had shortcommings. However, Levarge has done one thing, he has given Eutopa a clean slate. He has given us a chance to start anew.

This means we have to make decissions. For example on the Monarchy. I have been a staunch supporter of the Monarchy. I think it is important to have one person in Eutopian Politics that is outside the partisan political parties. A unifiying factor. A Monarch. However, even if I wasn't a Monarchist I would strive for the people to be able to decide for themselves. To give YOU the possibility to decide for yourselve. To decide in a Referendum. If you elect me and other ENP candidates in the National Assembly then we will do our upmost best to give YOU a chance to speak out, For or Against. Offcourse I would personally prefer if you would vote For however the most important thing for me is that YOU choose.

This may sound cliche, hell it is! But as Member of the National Assembly I'm there for YOU! However, I do something about your trouble if I don't know 'bout them. Call me, tell me about your problems. If I can do something about it then I will! Let's all Rally for Eutopia!

Thank you, I am Henry J. Tulp and I'm running for the ENP!"

 

[Josephus I]

Jim Sykes travels to Gloriana and speaks to a public rally in front of a mixed bag of students, workers and white collar types.

Good evening Eutopia. My name is Jim Sykes, I am a candidate for the ENP. I am young and new to the scene, unlike many of my opponents. I may be inexperienced, but, I'm glad to say, almost all the other parties have been talking about me a lot lately. [laughs]. I know my mom is proud.

But, I'm not here to talk about me...nor my previous speech, which I've already defended. Today, my friends, I am here to talk about Eutopia's immediate need.

On behalf of the Nationalist Party, I make you this pledge, and you can consider this official party policy. Immediately after the new government is formed, the Nationalist Party will call for a referendum on the monarchy to settle this problem once and for all.

We, as a party, do not have an official stance on whether or not we should be a republic. We believe that this is something that ALL Eutopians should decide. And whatever you decide, we, the Nationalist Party, will enforce.

We do however, wish to put on record that IF you, the people of Eutopia, chose to go for a Monarchy, then we believe that Queen Maria is the rightful successor to the Throne and we will support this fully.

Ultimately, this is your choice. Whether you are of Anglo descent, or Hispanic or French or Topan; you are all Eutopians--every single one of you. And you can be sure of this--- we put Eutopians first.

Thank you

 

[Hyzhenhok]

St. Brendanstown, St. Brendan: James Zhokhyen makes a speech in a local park

“Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for having me in your fine city. It is an honor to be here.

“The government has long had its fingers and tendrils too deep into our society. Should the government regulate every little detail of our lives? Do we want that? Of course not! Do we like taxes? Of course not! The sprawling bureaucracy that is our government must not grow any larger! It must be small. It must interfere with our lives as least as necessary.

“This is the stance of the Eutopian Nationalist Party. What, then, is the difference between the Nationalists and the Party of Liberty? The truth is, while I agree with many of their tenets, the Party of Liberty is on the edge. Small government is good, but too little government means anarchy. The Party of Liberty seeks the legitimization of a number of foul activities, including decriminalizing not only marijuana, but all criminal drugs. Alcohol and tobacco already slip through our rules and into the hands of minors. Preventing minors from getting a hold of alcohol and tobacco is of utmost importance. Legalizing drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin would only compound such problems!

“On the other end of the spectrum, is the Eutopian Labor Party. Their official platform seems to be purposefully vague. They claim that they believe taxes should be fair, and as low as possible. But to them, fair and as low as possible is no where near fair or low! The Eutopian Labor Party seeks to increase government presence in our day-to-day lives. Especially in the interference of business. Workers have rights that should not be violated. But the Worker’s Bill of Rights, and old piece of legislation passed by the leftists, goes much too far in this regard. It stifles trade and business, which in turn harms every Eutopian, from the business owners who are losing money to the workers who are paid by them, and the workers who lose their jobs to these rules. While certainly we should not abolish the Worker’s Bill of Rights, it must be reduced in its stringency.

“In the same vein, higher taxes tax not only you, the everyday Eutopian, but our economy and nation as a whole. It slows our growth, reduces prosperity, and breeds social unrest. How fair is it that so much of your productivity must go into the government’s coffers by force, to be spent on unnecessary bureaucracy halfway across the country? Horrendously unfair, I say!

“In reducing government, we will simplify things. Transparency is the key. None of your hard-earned money should go to needless bureaucracy, and corruption should be snuffed out as a burnt-out candle. What good is a government in which criminals line the halls and offices? In reducing the size of the government, and relegating more duties to the provinces, not only promotes self-determination on the part of the provinces, but also saves tax money and will reduce greed and selfishness in government. This is what the Eutopian Nationalist party is for.

“That is all I have for today. Please support the Nationalists. Thank you.”

 

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Mrs. Hilda Faulkner, bravely arriving in a disadvantaged and drug-torn part of the Eutopian City inner-city, surrounded by a gaggle of ENP activists, strode through a shabby, small shopping parade with a determined glare. Addressing the attendant TV cameras she declared firmly;

"This is where Levarge forgot. The land where drugs tear apart families and communities."

She grimaced. "How can we seek to develop the potential and the intelligence of the good people of these communities if drugs continue to savage the youth, and drive many into crime-binges to support their habit?"

Mrs. Faulkner continued to stride down the pavement, aiming straight for a small, dirty little grass verge. Climbing up to the top, she addressed the small crowd of local residents and TV cameras in a firm and purposeful tone.

"I was lucky. I was lucky that I grew up in a happy family, amongst hard-working people, went to a good school, and was able to achieve at least part of my potential. Fifty years ago, when I was growing up, drugs were not part of the equation. New Lancaster City was not touched by their filthy tendrils. Indeed, it was only the rich elite who ruined their lives and spent their parents' hard-earned money on the drugs and abusive substances. Those of us who did not want to touch the stuff, who loathed the idea of having a dangerous and damaging chemical skewing our bodies, were able to avoid it. Not so for the good people of this community."

She gestured expansively to the run-down buildings around her.

"Successive governments have failed to deal with the problem. The issue has been far down the agenda. Drug-trafficking, drug-dealing and most importantly drug re-habilitation have not been priorities! What politicians have we had who have ignored drugs so horrendously?

The Levarge regime underfunded drug control. If the ENP is elected into office, I promise that this situation will not continue.

We have to increase the budgets of police forces dealing with drugs. Special drugs squads must have increased powers and sentences must be harsher for those caught smuggling or selling drugs. Additionally, we must give our coast patrol greater ability to arrest and detain drug smugglers.

But this is not all. Earlier I mentioned drug rehabilitation. It is absolutely essential that those who are entrapped by drugs into a vicious circle of abuse, crime, abuse, crime, abuse must be released! I propose increasing the number of drug rehabilitation centres ten-fold. Drug-abusers, not drug smugglers of sellers, must be given the choice between a custodial sentence and treatment at these residential drug rehabilitation centres. We have to remove the stain of damaging substances from communities like this.

Many will ask; how will we pay for this? My answer is simple. Yes, we may have to release funds from other government programmes, but it is worth it. But most importantly, if we can rescue these people from the drug-dependancy culture that has ruined their lives, people who would have once been strains on government will become hard-working, conscientious and most importantly tax-paying citizens.

Eutopians. Thankyou."

 

[Josephus I]

Jim Sykes travels to New Lancaster:

Good evening friends.

I'll get to the point. One of the policies that my party, the ENP, will pursue is the privatization of the huge monopolies currently owned by the state. It won't happen to everything all at once; but it is something we'd like to pursue.

Let's examine one of them. Omnicare and Medicure.

Omnicare and Medicure are a huge, bloated government corporation. As an insurance monopoly it has become highly inefficient, and Eutopians are not getting the best possible coverages.

One of my suggestions, although something of this magnitude will surely be discussed is to open up insurance to the private sector. Eutopia can still own Omnicare, or a portion of it, but we will open the doors to other private insurance companies.

Medicure doesn't offer the best for our people's healths. It is expensive and a huge drain on our resources. I suggest that Medicure also be privatized. This will allow individuals, or more likely companies, the opportunity to chose the best coverage that best suits them.

But rest assured, no one will be without medical coverage. The unemployed and low-income workers will still be covered under a Government-Assisted Medical Assurance Plan that will provide the basic health needs for all Eutopians.

It is time for Eutopia to move away from the government monopolisitc state it has been. Private enterprise breeds competition from which everybody benefits. My wish is for Eutopia to have the best health care system in the world. . A private insurance will do this.

Thank you

 

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*Smith walks up on podium somewhere in Eutopia City*

Good day to you, fellow Eutopians. Today I'd like to talk about issue that have been largely neglected by moderates and left wingers alike. The Foreign policy. It may seem to be only a minor issue but I assure you it is not. Eutopian businessmen have hard time seeking contracts in US while it's being basically our enemy. Or Europe, where Spain UK and France would rather have us torn apart into numerous small states.

We believe it is crucial for us to earn recognition from these states, we must by any means show them that we are democratic country just like any other. It must be made clear that while we will not allow them to meddle in our internal policies we still want to be friends with them. It is shocking this hostile stance lasts for so long and there must be something done about it. What we seek is to gain their respect and strengthen our ties to them. If they recognized Levarge, why not us?

Now you ask me "So what? What will it bring us?" And I now tell you: Jobs and money. Think of all the trading possibilities! Who wouldn't like to trade with such great country as we are? Our new trading partners and investors will bring great wealth to this country without a doubt.

Of course this will happen only if government will create a stable conditions for economy. Socialists promise you more rights to workers, but should we exploit the businessmen now? I say: Careful balance must be found and what is good for company as whole is good for workers. If company prospers it brings benefits to workers. If it does not, their wages get cut and sometimes they are even sent home.

This is what Eutopian Nationalist Party promises you, and this is what we shall do! Once again, good day to you and God bless you!

 

[aussieboy]

Western Eutopia

Franz von Hapsburg is at a Topan school when he gives this speech, with the patriotic hymn "One United Band of Comrades" playing in the background:

"Friends, Eutopians, Countrymen:

I urge you to elect a government of the people, by the people, and of the people. We, the ENP, believe we can do your bidding. What is necessary - what you want - is the ability to go on with our lives without undue government interference. How can we achieve that? By devising a responsible fiscal policy. The solution is not to spend more, but to spend more wisely. We ought not to pour the people's money down useless programs, when you - the PEOPLE, can and do want to do it yourself. Rest assured when you vote for us, you vote for responsibility, honesty, and good governance.

We stand for the right of the worker to make an honest day's buck. We stand for the right of the buisnessman to make an honest profit. We stand for the right of the common man to feel that by working, he has contributed not only to himself, but his children and his children's children.

How many of you want these things? How many? We stand for all citizens, proletarian or bourgoisie, male or female, Eutopians you all are.

Than you for your time, comrades. Thank you."

 

[aussieboy]

Television channels

"People of Eutopia:"

"We need a new society."

Picture of workers industriously working shows

"We need our workers."

A picture of middle class managers pops on screen.

"We need our buisness people."

Children playing in a park, then at school

"Our childern need us."

Screen blacks, and words appear:

"The ENP stands for all of these people. We stand for their independence, and on their ability to do great things."

"Vote ENP. IT'S TIME FOR YOUR PARTY."

 

[Erc]

*P.G. Talbott makes his first speech of the campaign via radio broadcast from Eutopia City.*

Citizens of Eutopia, this is P.G. Talbott speaking. As those of you following the political machinations of this campaign surely now, I've been absent from the campaign trail over the last week. But I am here now, as chairman of the Eutopian Nationalist Party, to sum up clearly for the people of Eutopia who we in the Eutopian Nationalist Party are and what we stand for--to cut through the lies, slander, and deceit that laces all politics--this campaign is no exception.

Over the past week, accusations have been made that our party is 'disunified' in someway, that we disagree about the issues. I am here to set the record straight. The Eutopian Nationalist Party is a broad-based party. Our support comes from all walks of life, all levels of society, all cultures and all regions of Eutopia. Our members are both newcomers to the field of politics, and old political hands such as myself. This diversity in backgrounds, membership, and experience means that occasionally our members might have slightly disparate views on certain issues--but in government, it is through the cohesion of differing ideas that good policy is created--and we at the Eutopian Nationalist Party believe the same is true on a party level. If the party were a monolith, debate and the formation of ideas would be stifled and crushed because everyone would 'know' that what the Party believes is right. But the Eutopian Nationalist Party is no monolith--we are not unwaveringly stuck to the ways of the past. We have seen what happened the last time that was attempted--under the guise of the Unity Party. The coalition of the old political hands, so convinced that what they had been doing before was right, that they continued to do it again. And when they were given the biggest mandate in Eutopian political history, what did they do? Nothing. We at the ENP, however, are a dynamic party. We have the right mix of the old and the new--those experienced and tempered by holding the reins of state (like myself and Maj. McGrath), and those who, although not seasoned in politics, have not been washed out by it--the ones with the new ideas for making Eutopia great again. Occasionally we might disagree on their implementation--but all that means is that we're only human--we're not perfect. But we do agree on a basic set of core ideas and policies--what separates us from the other parties, what makes us the Eutopian Nationalist Party.

And it is about these ideas that I will be speaking today.

First, the monarchy. This has been a contentious issue for many years--but especially during the campaign. Other parties have tried to attack us for being 'disunified' on the issue--or, even worse, saying that we are secretly rabid anti-monarchists in disguise.

The ENP's platform on the monarchy is simple. We are supporters of a constitutional monarchy. We believe that the general consensus for a referendum on the issue of the monarchy at the Constitutional Convention was unfairly omitted from the final text when the Convention was rushed to a conclusion. As such, we support the passage of a Constitutional Amendment that would enshrine the monarchy in the national polity, clearly defining its role--and contingent on its approval in a public referendum.

One member of the ELP has even gone so far as attacking me personally in their attempt to brand us as divided on this issue.

And wait a second, wasn't the Party Chairman, the illustrious Professor Talbott part of the Coalition to Preserve the Republic?

When you have to reach back over twenty years in the past to attack your political opponents...there's something just sad there.

The first political party I joined was the Conservative Coalition--which, at the time, was a member of the CPR--but I worked to get the CC to leave the CPR, I voted to have the CC leave the CPR (against such luminaries as Charles Morgan, Jake Langley, and Jake Lundgren), and I personally engineered the coalition between the CC and the Center Royal Party of Eutopia. True, I did join the party when it was a member of the CPR...but that was because I cared about other issues than just the monarchy--as I, and the ENP still do today. Although the monarchy is an important issue to us--we believe that it can act as a stabilizing and unifying force for all of Eutopia--there are other pressing concerns facing this country which need to be dealt with.

The Economy.

The global economy is changing, and it will have effects on Eutopia. Industries that we once had advantages in we will not have advantages in any longer. Some would suggest that we should just shield ourselves from the global economy. We could erect tariff barriers to prevent our industries from being undercut--but that would only make our industries less efficient and competitive...

[to be continued later tonight]

 

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Bhikku Khochandas is the son of Indian-Eutopian immigrants and creator of numerous charities supporting various Eutopian minorities. He maintains the Indian-Eutopian website hindus4vishnu.org, featuring the ethnically geared web-log, "The Eastern Sun". The Eastern Sun received a lot of public attention in response to a recent update officially endorsing the Eutopian Nationalist Party, of which Khochandas is a member, in the upcoming elections.

With strong, unified support from us Eutopians of South Asian descent, the Eutopian Nationalist Party should fare well in these elections. We are a influential demographic in the nation, especially in the province of Jacobia, and it should be entirely within our capabilities to give the ENP a notable boost in the vote. But why, you ask, should you support the ENP?

You should vote ENP because of ethnic and religious pride. As Hindus, we should embrace the party that possesses the most moral values. This is by all means the ENP. The ENP is the only party that stands out firmly against the murderous abomination of abortion. Only ENP recognises this as the violent, unacceptable act it is and pledges to restrict it. Let the bad karma be reserved for the women that shall illegally receive abortions, not for the government, which, at the current time, sanctions them.

You should vote ENP out of hope for a better future for Indian-Eutopians. The island of New Bengal, where thousands upon thousands of South Asian immigrants live (with many of our close relatives among them), is threatened by WAR. Of course, the Labour Party has shown complete apathy, claiming that it would be some how wrong and "hypocritical" of our national creed to pay any attention to the situation.

You should vote ENP out of support for the monarchy. I remain loyal to Queen Maria, and so does the vast majority of the ENP, including staunch monarchists like Admiral HJ Tulp and Sir Edmund Mycroft. There has been a lot of controversy over the issue, as, according to party platforms, no Eutopian party endorses the monarchy. However, I remain hopeful that ENP will. It is important to many more than Indian-Eutopians that Queen Maria is fully restored to the throne, in hopes of improving relations with the Queen of Tilipia, Maria's daughter. This will bring us one step closer to reunity with the island of New Bengal. The Labour Party, however, not only shows little interest in the monarchy amongst its members, but also exhibits an overly passive stance toward reuniting Eutopia with Tilipia and New Bengal.

These were the first four paragraphs of the well-publisised article. Mr. Khochandas went on to describe in detail 36 more reasons, greater and lesser, that his readers should vote for the Eutopian Nationalist Party.

 

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McGrath arrives with his staff in Neuwestbaden, where a meeting for the students of the Eutopian Technical Institute.
The air is electric, McGrath knoes that the audience won't be easy like in the first meetings.

"Welcome, Students and teachers, and thank you for coming here today. As you probably already know i'm Thomas McGrath, and i'm here to represent the Eutopian Nationalist Party in the next elections.
What we have in front of us it's a vital day. Our new democracy is at first test, and we can fall back where it was a few years ago, where Eutopia was the shame of its citizens, or we can find a better way to pursue prosperity.

What the ENP stands for it's liberty. We will not...

Loud boos and hisses erupted from the crowd, and the back seats of the auditorium raised from the seats. In the hands of the booing students appeared large banners and flags bearing slogans like "A woman's body, a woman's right", "Pro Choice, against ENP" or "ENP=Nazi".

McGrath was at first a bit shocked, he wasn't a public orator, he wasn't used to it. Regaining calm, he gestured to the crowd, speaking in the microphone.

"Please, people, let me finish my speech, it's not by booing me off stage that you'll show how good are your ideas. You have to give me a chance to..

The boos kept erupting, slogans were chanted from the farthest seats of the all, the rest of audience was surprised, some were even starting to yelling at the protesters to make them stop.
McGrath was in the most embarassing situation of all. He was attacked for the ideas of its party, and in fact he was of the same ideas of the protesters...

"Come one, ladies and gentlemen, you send your message, now it's my turn, i don't think it's democratic to force me into silence!"

Another wave of hisses and slogans like "We want to choose" and "It should be a woman's choice" interrupted again McGrath's attempts to continue the speech. Once again he opens the micrphone and addresses the crowd:

"Ok, if those Gentlemen and Ladies have no intention to let me continue this speech...i'm sorry, i apologize to all the reasonable Eutopians here, it seems that not everybody believe in free speech right. Goodbye, Neuwestbaden, vote the ENP."

Talking to some ENP local coordinator, McGrath sadly leaves the stage.