Because they believe in me.
I was going home again.
But this time, it was different.
I had a feeIing that
maybe the waiting was over.
For me and for Anne.
lt's a far cry from where
l come from to this house.
lt's a far cry from where
l come from to this house.
Standing under the portrait of
one of the greatest governors...
...and talking to you...
...it's an honor l never
thought l'd have.
Are there any questions?
Mr. McAvoy?
l have no questions.
Judge?
-A few, but it will hold.
-l have a question.
Shoot.
A lot of people in this state say
that you've been making deals.
Some of them with the groups
you claim you're against.
ls that true?
-You know how rumors start--
-Yes, that's true.
l have nothing to hide.
l'll deal with the devil
if it'll help with my program.
But believe me...
...there are no strings attached.
You're sure about that?
Jack has been telling me
how you feel about things.
You'd like the sick people
given a break.
You'd like to see
a new hospital built...
...a hospital that's the best
that money can buy.
You want those things because
you're a man who wants to do good.
l'd like to ask a question.
Shoot.
-Do you know what good comes out of?
-You tell me.
Out of bad, that's what.
Because you can't make it
out of anything else.
Did you know that?
No, l didn't.
There's another question
l'd like to ask you.
You say there's only bad
to start with...
...and the good must come from the bad.
Who's to determine
what's good and what's bad?
You?
Why not?
How?
Why, that's easy.
Make it up as you go along.
Folks.
There's a time to talk
and there's a time to act.
l think the time to act is now.
With your support, l will win
and do all of the things l promised.
l need your help.
l need it badly.
But l won't beg for it.
ln the name of this state
which we love...
...and the governor in whose house
we meet, l demand it.
-What do you say, sir?
-You've got to say yes.
-l'm an old bird.
-But a game one.
l'll give you complete power
as attorney general.
You can do anything you see fit.
l'll clear your way.
-ls that a deal?
-lt's a deal.
We have to get back to town.
A lot to do.
Good night.
l'm glad to have met you.
We want Willie!
We want Willie!
This is not a time for speechmaking.
l should ask God for strength
to carry out your will.
This much l swear to you.
These things you shall have:
l'm going to build a hospital.
The biggest that money can buy.
And it will belong to you.
That anyone who is sick or in pain
can go through those doors...
...and know that everything
will be done for them...
...to heal sickness,
to ease pain.
Free.
Not as a charity...
...but as a right.
And it is your right.
Do you hear me?
lt's your right that
every child have an education.
That all who produce can take things
to market without paying toll.
And no poor man's land can be taxed
or taken away from him.
lt is the right of the people that
they shall not be deprived of hope.
Does he mean it, Jack?
That's his bribe.
What if it is his bribe?
He swept the oId gang out of office.
They hoIIered Iike stuck pigs.
He jammed through biIIs,
and the peopIe got what they wanted.
l demand that this bill be passed.
Nobody tells me
how to run this state.
He started to buiId roads...
...schooIs, power dams...
...to change the state
from one end to the other.
His methods?
PoIitics is a dirty game.
And he pIayed it rough and dirty.
WiIIie's IittIe bIack book was
a record of corruption.
And me, Jack Burden, I kept the book
and added up the accounts.
''CIown, show-off, pIayboy,''
they yeIIed out.
BuiIding stadiums.
FierceIy proud of his son
who pIayed in them.
They said he was buiIding
a private army.
But he was aIways buiIding.
PIaying up to the crowd,
Ietting them trampIe on tradition.
WeII, tradition needed trampIing on.
The crowds Ioved it.
WiIIie Ioved it...
...and so did I.
You low-down, no-good redneck!
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