ReMeMber now, walk.
Quietly.
"Verily I say unto you...
...except ye turn
and becoMe as little children...
...ye shall in no wise
enter the kingdoM of heaven."
Let us pray.
"The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ
and the love of God...
...and the Holy Spirit
be with us all everMore."
AMen.
Lord, I'M punished for voting
against an honest Man.
God bless you.
- Lf we'd only listened.
- We'll never forget.
You were right.
- Let Me shake your hand.
- We should have listened.
You were right all the tiMe.
"Voice in the wilderness.
A Man naMed Willie Stark."
How about that, Lucy?
That's Me.
Get up there fast.
Willie's hotter than a firecracker.
And stay with hiM.
Before this KanoMa City business,
we had this whole area tied up.
Before this KanoMa City business,
we had this whole area tied up.
Now we're losing the hick vote.
Let's find a way to split that vote.
All I know is, the way it is now,
it looks like I'M not going to win.
I know a way. Find a duMMy.
Find a duMMy.
That's what we got.
A guy froM the sticks,
strong enough to grab votes...
...and duMb enough
not to ask questions.
If you want to listen to a boy
froM the sticks...
...I know just the guy.
So it's no More politics?
I've worked too hard
in My tiMe to get there.
I'll just go on practicing law
and Making More Money.
I'd like to ask...
...why all the speeches you're Making
around the countryside?
I wonder who that is.
I brought soMe people up
froM the capital just to Meet you.
Folks, I want you
to Meet Willie Stark...
...the next governor of our state.
Bear patiently with Me
for a few Minutes.
I'd like to tell you
what this state needs.
It needs a balanced tax prograM.
I'd like to give you the facts
and the figures.
How did it sound?
Fine, fine.
I forgot to send a telegraM to Lucy.
Conductor!
I'd like to add soMething
about last year's taxes.
I wouldn't add a thing.
Just give theM the facts.
- And the figures.
- Great speech!
What this state needs is
a balanced tax prograM.
Last year...
...the state claiMed
to have spent on roads...
We know figures don't lie,
and facts are easy to understand.
- Do you Mind if I sit with you?
- Stand, sit, whatever.
Thanks.
What are you
on this Merry-go-round for?
I take notes.
- For whoM?
- For those "whoM" pay Me.
- Which is?
- People.
SMart people?
Anybody that pays Me is sMart.
You don't have to be sMart
to fraMe Willie Stark.
No, you don't.
Isn't it a fraMe?
Why don't you give Me a cigarette?
To split the vote,
so Harrison can win.
If you know, why you ask?
I just want to Make sure.
Why don't you tell the boys
to save their Money?
Willie couldn't steal a vote...
...froM Abe Lincoln in
the cradle of the Confederacy.
I wish the poor had enough sense
to have soMebody give hiM...
...a greasing for the beating
he's going to get.
All he gets out of it is the ride.
Those speeches.
Ain't they awful?
Ain't they just plain awful?
Question to you:
If soMebody told hiM
he was a sucker...
...you think he'd quit?
I don't know, Sadie.
I really don't know.
- Did it sound all right?
- Fine.
Now if you'll bear with Me
for a few Minutes...
Now if you'll bear with Me
for a few Minutes...
...l'll give you the figures.
What we need is
a balanced tax prograM.
I need sleep!
- Shut up.
- Shut up yourself!
Try it on your feet.
My feet are killing Me.
Let Me stay here.
Look, you tell theM too Much.
Tell theM you'll soak the fat boys,
and forget the tax stuff.
That's what I say.
But it's the way you say it.
Make theM cry or laugh.
Make theM Mad. Stir theM up
and they'll coMe back for More.
But for heaven's sakes,
don't try to iMprove their Minds.
A Man don't have to be governor.
What?
A Man don't have to be governor.
- They haven't counted the votes yet.
- I'll lose, I know that.
Don't try and fool Me.
I won't lie to you.
I wanted it.
I wanted it so badly,
I stayed up nights thinking about it.
A Man wants