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It's your bill. It's your reputation.
It was a wonderful party. Your suit went over big, she looked beautiful.
Senator Paine to expel Senator Smith.
Especially now with a national convention coming up.
We'll survive. We just have to find someone else with more sense.
You don't have to tell me. We were a team.
Oh, Joe! Oh no!
Over here, one of the supporting actors. That gorilla in man's clothing, McGann.
Saunders... Hello, Saunders. Good morning, Saunders. Much better.
- And went around the capitol dome and then he headed west like a bat...
Right in this door?
- The bills? - Otherwise I'm just a Christmas tiger.
I'd be glad to get 25 for it. So we set it up like this:
What's going on, Joe?
That's what has got to be in it. The capitol dome.
You'll see what man's carved out for himself -
Lost in the wilds of Washington.
She packed up and left town.
All right, Jim. Count me out.
That lady that stands for liberty.
- And to bring about a healthful life to the youth of this beautiful land.
Suppose there's a storm, all the lines are down, how will you reach Ma?
- Yield for a question? - All right.
These bills are put together by legal minds after long study.
The swearing in of the senator is the order of business.
Try sitting down.
I doubt it.
Great principles don't get lost once they come to light.
In these critical days, when our beloved country labours with -
- That's easy, Dad. Jefferson Smith! - He's the only senator to have.
No, no, without you I couldn't have... I mean...
He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for.
Four of them came up and kissed me when I got off the train.
- Yes, Senator Paine and I decided... - Senator Paine decided this with you?
Is there objection?... You may proceed, Senator.
He accuses me of unworthy conduct! He should be made to yield the floor.
To carry your laws when you get to Washington.
- What did I tell you, Joe? - But if I throw a party man like...
- Where's the majority leader? - Right over there. Senator Agnew.
- The integrity of the committee and the integrity of the Senate!
- You have to have all that in it. - Yes, and something else.
That ranger never knew what struck him when Jim Taylor opened up on him.
What do you expect me to do?
I've given you the man, make out your ticket.
You know what I mean. A perfect man. Never in politics in his life.
A deal is impossible. We have to keep on what we've been doing and break him.
Just to sit here with him is a very great honour for me.
Come on, Diz.
At the bedside was political sidekick Senator Joseph Paine.
The smartest thing for us to do is to push it through the way it's going.
When the Vice-president calls you, I'll meet you in the centre aisle.
We might as well get together on this yielding business right off the bat.
So they'll expel Smith today. Where's the guillotine?
But if you can't... and you can't in nine million years. -
All the good in this world came from fools with faith like that.
That you'd see the sights, absorb a lot of history and go back to your boys.
Couldn't we have something brought in on trays like big executives?
I see you had a little publicity... Have you got your credentials?
Senator Joseph Paine speaking. I want the Governor's residence, Jackson City.
- Say, mister. What's your name? - Jefferson Smith.
Don't worry about the others, they're just senators.
Full of a lot ofjunk about American ideals. A lot of junk all right...
Smith hasn't stopped running since he left that committee room.
- And proved that Jeff Smith had a deed to that site, I was dumbfounded.
Your parents couldn't...?
I'm sorry, gentlemen...
Swell! Get ready to take it down, Mrs Smith.
- Understand? - Yes, Jim.
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This was the genius of the stroke: It means votes.
- I don't pretend to know. - Then what are you doing in the Senate?
No.
If it shall be found that a quorum is not present. -
- Holy smoke! - What's the matter?
Postpone it until next session of Congress. Or drop it all together.
And...
- Jeff has a paper there. Boy Stuff. - Terrific!
- Don't say okay, say it's beautiful. - Okay. I mean...
No. Why?
You go in and explain to Mr Smith about Willet dam.
I have a bill to propose, sir.
Forget it. I'll advise you how to vote.
You can take my word for it. That's how things are.
See this? Deficiency bill. Section number 40.
- Mr Taylor. - Wait a minute.
No, father was a doctor. He thought more about ethics than collections.
Nice job you and the ambulance chasers did in the papers this morning.
- I have no defence against forgery! - The committee ruled otherwise!
- You mean here? - Baltimore. Pure city-dweller.
Mr President, this section on the dam on Willet Creek is nothing but...
May I give you a rough idea of what you're up against?
I don't understand...
- After centuries of fighting for something better than jungle law.
Let's get down to particulars. How big is this thing? Where should it be?
Mr Agnew? Mr Albert? Mr Alford?
It's the most titanic battle of modern times! A David without a slingshot -