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The newly-formed Union Preservation Party began
its campaign in rather different fashion from
its rivals, the educationally challenged "Son's
of Freedom" and the "Trucu-lent
Party". To a hushed, reverential audience of
thousands of New Yor-kers,
Party Leader James Chafield and former Spea-ker
of the House outlined the gravity of the
situation facing the Union in these troubled,
turbulent times. "We are facing the gra-vest
of crises here today," he told the silent,
worried audience. "Unlike our Truculent Party
rivals and the foolish populism of the Son's of
Freedom - who do not even have the grace to add
correct grammar to their own name - we here will
not seek to make false promises or drown your
fears in drunken debau-chery
and licentiousness. We of the UPP are here to
let you know that the struggle ahead is a
serious one, and that we must all lend ourselves
to it. The preservation of the Union will be
brought about by no quick fix, and no internal
strugglings will be tolerated |
by a UPP administration. Our sole priority will
be the victory of the Union in the conflict
which now looms inevitably closer day by
day."This stark statement brought few cheers,
but nonetheless earned the UPP Leader a standing
ovation from the enormous crowd of New Yorkers
who applauded its great honesty. Speeches of an
equally blunt but honest nature followed from
Party founding members inclu-ding
the veteran Australian General Graeme Cook,
Cavalry Specialist David Massamore, Public
Affairs Officer Carl Williams and Sabine
Crossroads vete-ran David
Aronow, along with UPP Publisher of the 'North
Star' Newspaper Rick Wollmarker. Chafield
concluded the subdued but highly received event
with the following statement. "It is the youth
who will fight for the Union. It is they, and
not the veterans like myself who have the most
to lose, and the most to gain. The Union
Preservation Party will bring the right mix of
experience and new blood to this great cause -
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we wish all new and previously Independent
officers to know that we will always, always
allow youth and new blood its head
its freedom to fight for the Union in the
nest way it can. Our Party is actively seeking
the best of the best from the new graduation of
noble Offi-cers who have
never be-fore had the
privilege of fighting for this great nation -
and we are confident we will give them the best
opportunities to show their true talents to the
people of the United States of America, as we
will once again become once the Rebel upstarts
have been firmly put in their place!" For the
first time in the evening the crowd allowed
their true feelings to show, and this time the
cheers raised the rafters of every home within
miles of the venue. It was a highly auspicious
beginning to what will become the greatest and
most important political campaign the Union will
ever see.
Submitted by
Carl Williams
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By Winfred
Winfield
Scores of onlookers ob-served
in puzzled amuse-ment as
the nearly half a dozen UPP members held a MASS
RALLY. (of nearly half a dozen). Beer and cigars
were consumed at an alarming rate as these old
MDL veterans swap-ped war
stories well into the afternoon. A mild scuffle
broke out when a gang of evil Role-players tried
to crash the Party... |
err Rally. Actually, they
had manag-ed to roll the
last keg almost to the
gate before Ol Uncle
Buck spotted them. But, as they readily agreed
to become loyal UPP mem-bers
(and bring the keg back) all was smoothed over.
After everyone was suf-ficiently refreshed. (and
there being no sign of any further
"refreshments" ma-terializing) a Party Plat-form
was agreed to:
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1. Support of the War Department any way
possible as allowed by RAB rules.
2. Let the new guys fight.
Priority given in that order one
presumes. This was agreed to unanimously. Even
this reporter felt compelled to raise his hand
as well so as not to appear disagreeable. These
guys do not take rejection well it seems.
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Talk of War is being heard in many places these
days. But who would have guessed that war would
be on the mind of the Mason Dixon Line
War Club? Well, perhaps that is not so surprising.
In any event the MDL is well known for having
members from both North and South. If war breaks
out these distinguished gentlemen will have to
decide what side of the "Line" they will fight
for. One would hope that all will come to their
senses and stay loyal to the Union in this time
of crisis. Alas! Some have made ready to go
South already. |
The Union Preservation Party has invited the
"northern" contingent of MDL to join the Party,
stay loyal and fight if needed to Save the
Union. Many have joined and several other
"loyalists" have done the same. Founder Jim
Chafield had this to say: "It was a stroke of
genius on my part! We can help save the Union
and preserve the spirit of MDL. After the war, I
personally will welcome back our southern
friends" MDL lives on. All those loyal to the
Union are encouraged to sign up as well. |
Join
the UPP and see the world ... well, the South at
least ! Contact Gen. Chafield for more
information.
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I had the honor of serving as tactical commander
of CSA forces at Sharpsburg in the Sparring
Ring. This was significant for two reasons: I
was a rookie with no prior CWOL experience (only
spring game) and we won! I served as commander
of A.P. Hill's Light Divison. Few rookies have
been given that chance. From this and from the
spring games as a member of Jim Chafield's
Raiders team , I learned several principals
which may encourage new players and readers. I
will try to touch on them in this article. I
learned that Inexperience is an excuse not an
obstacle. From my first assignment, Jim Chafield
taught me that there are no rookies on the
battlefield. Instead of secondary assignments, I
was given the key role as commander of cavalry.
I quickly earned my new nickname of "Eagle"
because I found I had the ability to see holes
in the enemy plan and get my troops into
position to hurt our opponents. My |
lack of initial
experience was
quickly set aside by on the job training. I also
learned that Jim and my teammates were watching
over me and would keep me from making too bad of
a mistake that would hurt the team.
In talking with other new players, I have
learned that this is not the way some of them
were trea-ted. Some were given no real meat or
given secon-dary roles. Some could not act
without seeking appro-val from their superiors.
It is for this reason and the success I gained
from Jim's approach that I have joined the UPP
party which pledges to give new guys a break and
a chance to succeed. A second principal is tha
even rookies have good ideas. At Sharpsburg, my
"eagle" eye told me that our initial deployment
put us at risk. We were to hold the JS. We had
insufficent forces to do that at the JS and
needed replacements. The repla-cements were sche-duled to arrive on the |
far side of the map. If they got stopped , we
lose. I set my battle plan out in clear and
simple terms and it was right. My limited
experience didn't keep me from making critical
calls as commander. In CWOL VII UPP believes the
same principal applies. New guys mean new ideas
and new blood for a stagnant game.
The third principal is to ask for help. After
setting out my game plan, I asked for help from
my teammates. They offered their advice and we
came up with a picket line defense of overlapping
ZOC that kept the enemy away till reinforcements
secured the JS. Don't be afraid to ask or to
change your plan if new information warrants .
I look forward to CWOLVII
and to a game where all players are given an
equal chance to play, to learn and to excel.
Join us as members of the new game in town: the
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UPP Party.
David G Massamore
Col US Army
"Eagle" |
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