Daens Page #5

The proposal has been accepted!

Adolf... Something wrong?

I'm looking for a nice "C".

"Christian People's Party"..

"Program".

Here, before you're covered with ink!

How many will we print?

Thirty thousand?

-To start with.

And one for Woeste. In gold.

We'll be the biggest party in Aalst!

VOTE FOR FATHER DAENS

There's room on Woeste!

You fought for the highest right

of man on this earth.

The right to speak freely.

And you won!

From now on, you too will decide

what your and your kids future will look like..

The socialists!

Go on, Father! It's good folk

that come to listen.

Friends...I know your children

are starving,

that you hardly ever eat meat,

that they pay you with wet coals.

But does that surprise us?

No, because for years

the catholic party has

oppressed the workers

and pushed them into misery,

deaf to their cries of despair.

Comrades, shall we once and

for all throw off the catholic yoke and finally

have our own say?

- Yes!

Comrades! For that, unfortunately,

we are not yet strong enough.

Friends! We, the liberals,

are not strong enough either!

Therefore, we propose

to join us and vote for Daens!

Against the Catholics.

Long live Father Daens!

And the socialists!

And the liberals!

Friends! From today

you won't have to fear...

You won't have to fear

that your voice won't be heard.

If injustice is guaranteed by the law,

then the people must rise

and with a swift kick

throw over all this crap and injustice!

It's every workman's duty

to support each other in the

struggle for a decent life.

Sorry for this building site,

Mr Woeste, but

a king must continually built

his kingdom, mustn't he?

I hope your family is well?

- Very well, Your Majesty.

It seems the universal suffrage

was inevitable.

So be it. What do you propose as a remedy?

A stronger catholic unity, sire,

and more firmness from the priests.

Eventually, the red demagogy

might endanger your throne.

To fight their influence,

we have the church, but

it doesn't support us enough.

Cardinal Goossens has arrived.

- Let him in.

What a coincidence... We talk about Church's

problems and Goossens asks for an audience.

Should we see him?

It's up to you, Your Majesty.

- Very well.

Come in, Monseigneur!

We were just discussing, Mr Woeste

and me, a subject that concerns you.

Father Daens, I suppose?

I understand that Mr Woeste feels very

strongly about that priest becoming elected.

I take the opportunity to answer him

that nothing in the canon law permits us

to forbid a priest to run for election.

Of course, but, as I recall, a priest must obey

his bishop if he forbids him to present himself.

That may be, but it's up to the bishop,

and only him!

Come now, could a little priest

present such a danger?

No Sire. I will solve this problem somehow.

- Great!

One, two, three, four, five....

You must count five letters.

Not six, just five...

Otherwise, you vote for Woeste!

Or do you vote for the directors?

So count five letters as many as

the fingers of one hand.

- Six!

Mr Woeste himself

honours you with his presence.

A warm applause for him

and his great sausages!

Good evening! - Long live Woeste,

our voice in parliament.

Who wants this gorgeous sausage?

With a nice glass of beer?

Drinks are on us!

They're good sausages!

Thank you, Mr Woeste!

Can I have a sausage?

- Sausage? - "Saucisse"...

Of course! Give him one.

Here! - I can't vote anyway.

Yes, very well.

"on the 5th of September, in 1862,

they climbed in Wolverhampton

in their balloon

to a height of 8,838 metres,

where they measured..."

Today is election day

for the Belgian parliament.

All Belgians older than 25

must vote. Don't forget!

Voting for Daens is a morale sin.

You'll go to hell if you do.

The catholic party protects faith.

So remember to vote for Mr Woeste.

God bless you.

Voting for Daens is against God.

It leads you straight to the devil. Scholliers...

Voting for Daens is a mortal sin

The catholic party protects our faith.

So remember, it's Mr Woeste

who deserves your vote. Bless you,

my child.

- Who's that?

Don't believe what he says.

Are you voting for the rich?

Are you deaf? Voting for

Daens is a mortal sin.

They say he's not a real priest.

They say he has a wife.

Who says so? Louis?

They're all lies

Don't you believe that slander.

Vote for Daens.

Otherwise, nothing will change.

Here's my salary.

- How many letters in Daens?

Six!

Five letters, Dad!

Invalid.

Invalid.

Yes?

Just as we thought, Adolf!

We checked everything.

There are hundreds of forms too many.

That bastard Woeste let

all the dead of Aalst vote.

We were able to reject the Daens

brothers' objections

concerning your campaign

for now Mr Woeste.

The charges of corruption

or violence weren't withheld.

But we can't ignore the figures.

They can't be published.

There were far too many

bulletins in the ballot boxes.

Because of this blunder, we'll

have to start the vote all over again.

Believe me Mr Woeste,

we don't have a choice...

Daens...has been elected!

Daens...has been elected!

- What!

Daens...has been elected!

Daens...has been elected!

Really?

Anna, give them to mama. Thank you.

Now go and tell them in

parliament that we are good people.

Yes, and tell them we're hungry.

- Tell them who they're dealing with,

Long live Daens!

So, Father, you finally found a parish.

My dear friend, it's a pleasure

to have you as my parishioner.

Father Daens, the delegate

of Aalst will now speak.

Well, let's hear him...

I'll speak in French, because

I understand Mr Woeste is

not yet advanced enough in the Flemish

language to understand my statement.

Mr Woeste is accusing me

of lying concerning the poor of Aalst.

According to him there are only

and this honourable member,

who is always afraid of being too

indulgent, calls even this figure exaggerated.

Don't put words in my mouth.

You quote me incompletely.

Two lines written by a man can hang him.

Oh, but, there are more lines.

They come from official documents.

We know this kind of documents.

They're secret documents only

for the use of Mr Woeste and friends.

That's not true. Please, enough.

Sit down, I'm only beginning.

- Yes, go on.

Mr Woeste, I have here the real

official documents from the Public Administration,

according to which the register

of the poor contains 10,000 needy.

It's still more optimistic than reality.

I want to explain, Mr President.

- Calm down, Mr Woeste.

You also must explain why

I'd be lying about the workers' wages.

I said they were making 10 francs a week.

you questioned that!

You were right:
they don't

make 10 francs, but only nine.

And if I should believe a letter

from Ninove, they only make 6 to 8 francs.

But Mr Woeste doesn't know all this

because he has never set

foot in a worker's home in Aalst.

He prefers to stay on the balcony

of the town hall,

with the workers at his feet,

hoping for a sausage or a beer.

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