Marseilles, (Bouches du Rhône)
The electoral campaign was drawing to an end. Exhausted, yet, invigorated by the hopes of victory and the conviction that so much was at stake, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims had travelled south, to the city of Marseilles, where the Ultraroyalist were hoping to unseat one if the most competent of their adversaries and replaxe him with a bright young mind of the Ultraroyalist circles, Henri Maurice de Saint Germain. Meeting publicly with the candidate and some landed and monied interests, he spoke at lenght.
"My good friends. For the past years, this Ministry, led by the very apt Duke of Sully, has endeavored to provide the kingdom with strong, sure and stable government. We have redressed our economy, kept the books balanced, reinvigorated our school system and brought France back into the concert of nations, with a consequential seat at the table and the ability to matter once more in the realm of international relations."
Some cheers.
"And what have our opponents done during that time? Opposed us at every turn. They opposed the idea of having a school in each parish, to raise the salaries of the teachers. They opposed our intervention in Spain, prefering anarchy on our very borders in a disgusting show of shortsightedness. They opposed the rolling back of immoral financial reforms that they put in place to benefit their friends at the expense of the population. They spend their days saying No, Nay, Never. And I velieve that this is exactly what you ought to say when they come back asking for your votes."
Louder cheers.
"Now I am accompanied today by Monsieur Henri Maurice de Saint Germain, a man of excellent reputation and of powerful zeal in pursuing the well-being of the common man. As you know, we have managed to pass through Parliament an electoral reform, meant to empower the voters. We certainly had to pass it agaist the acedia of our political adversaries, for the benefit of the good people of Marseille and of France can only be defended through the energy of this current Ministry, and with the help of good men like Saint-Germain. I beseech you, good friends, send this young man to Paris to represent you, the Kingdom needs him!"
The electoral campaign was drawing to an end. Exhausted, yet, invigorated by the hopes of victory and the conviction that so much was at stake, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims had travelled south, to the city of Marseilles, where the Ultraroyalist were hoping to unseat one if the most competent of their adversaries and replaxe him with a bright young mind of the Ultraroyalist circles, Henri Maurice de Saint Germain. Meeting publicly with the candidate and some landed and monied interests, he spoke at lenght.
"My good friends. For the past years, this Ministry, led by the very apt Duke of Sully, has endeavored to provide the kingdom with strong, sure and stable government. We have redressed our economy, kept the books balanced, reinvigorated our school system and brought France back into the concert of nations, with a consequential seat at the table and the ability to matter once more in the realm of international relations."
Some cheers.
"And what have our opponents done during that time? Opposed us at every turn. They opposed the idea of having a school in each parish, to raise the salaries of the teachers. They opposed our intervention in Spain, prefering anarchy on our very borders in a disgusting show of shortsightedness. They opposed the rolling back of immoral financial reforms that they put in place to benefit their friends at the expense of the population. They spend their days saying No, Nay, Never. And I velieve that this is exactly what you ought to say when they come back asking for your votes."
Louder cheers.
"Now I am accompanied today by Monsieur Henri Maurice de Saint Germain, a man of excellent reputation and of powerful zeal in pursuing the well-being of the common man. As you know, we have managed to pass through Parliament an electoral reform, meant to empower the voters. We certainly had to pass it agaist the acedia of our political adversaries, for the benefit of the good people of Marseille and of France can only be defended through the energy of this current Ministry, and with the help of good men like Saint-Germain. I beseech you, good friends, send this young man to Paris to represent you, the Kingdom needs him!"