Article 25: Stepping Down
This is part 25 of a series. Go to the 1st Paper for the first part.
Vision’s Triumph
March 14, 1779
By Jamile King
Due to the recent shift in public opinion, we have sped up the pace of our elections. Our first, as you put it, “real” elections will take place twelve days from today. There will be one delegate from each province, as well as two from the capital. We hope that this will mollify you and that it will curb your wrath. We are only passionate revolutionaries, we were not meant to be leaders. We do not exactly know what it was that we did to deserve our being condemned in this way. We had hoped that we had proved yourself earlier.
We apologize for our recent actions and are now conducting the new elections. This will help our nation. We will go further towards peace and equality than before. We understand that you have become distrustful of us, the recent protests have proved that much. We understand that you are requesting that we prosecute Mordon Genette. This is not entirely our fault. Eliza Wellington has been vocal against Mordon Genette and encouraged us to prosecute him. However, we have had other things to worry about, such as securing the right to write and publish whatever you want. Most of you have been glad to have these things. Still,mabey the next regime will please you by capturing your ‘traitor’. He does not deserve that. Sadly, we have had to fire him. He served well on the guard. This all saddens me. And so, I will not be able to join you as we will be stepping down.
We are sorry to say that after the new elections take place we will be stepping down. We will not even run for reelection. We understand that the people are a fickle thing and that not doing things to their exact specification in Vision can be political suicide. You, the people have had your taste of power, and you cannot get enough of it. Many of you realize that you can affect the government. Yet, you do not let your effects stop. You continue to exert your will on all who have a lick of power. If politicians do something that you do not agree with, you revolt. How can Vision succeed if power is always changing hands and if those in power are always at the mercy of the people? We fear that then only we will be able to leave the public’s gaze is if you find some new politician to rip to shreds.
Yet, despite our misgivings about allowing new and inexperienced people in government, we will step down. We understand that many of you are distrustful of us and will have read our last paragraph believing that we will not step down. Many of you are wrong. We have seen that we have disappointed you and we do not want to continue to do so. We believe in Vision. And if the rest of you do not believe that we are the best people to rule Vision, then we must then step down. However, we make it no secret that we are partially glad to be able to step down. We have been tired.
I would like to talk about how saddend I am. Libel about me has begun to spread. Even reputable newspapers, such as the Morning Star have begun t spread the rumer that I am here to restore the aristocracy. These are all falsehoods. It seems as if Last Remarks are spreading these falsehoods so that a new election will have to occur. I encourage all of you to be dicerning. There are many reports open to the public that show that I am still loyal. In fact, certain documents have been released to the Morning Star that prove my innocence. I encourage everyone to be careful. Somtimes people try to cloud the truth.
So far I have demonstrated our opinions from our term of office. My writing has been calm and has not been biased by anger. The same cannot be said of the next paragraph. The next paragraph will be written by Eliza Wellington who has been greatly angered by the press. Her writing will not be as calm or as even as the previous paragraphs. (It is also important to note that she, unlike the rest of us, will be running for reelection.)
I, Eliza Wellington, a proud patriot and revolutionary who helped spark the initial revolts, and who has been hurt by the old regime, am appalled by your opinions of our current government. I have worked for the revolution. You know that. I am as patriotic as anyone can be. During our first revolution, I was up there with you, weighting for our rights. I was oppressed as much as any of you, especially at the hands of Mordon Genette. People considered me a radical when I first revolted. Well, guess what? We are radicals. I am proud of it. I am radical because I believe that the old government was terrible then I’m proud to be one. Together we can capture and prosecute Mordon Genette. Together we will change Vision. Vision will be of the people. I am of the people. The allegations were a misunderstanding at first, but now it has been rectified. Together we can mold Vision in our image. We turn Vision into an egalitarian state. If we must force it, then so we shall.
(We apologize for the previous paragraph.)
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