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THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS.

I HAVE TALKED A LO ABOUT MYSELF,

AND YOU HAVE BEEN

MOST INDULGENT.

NOW, THEN, I WANT TO SAY

SOMETHING ABOUT MR. SETON,

MY OPPONENT.

YOU WILL OBSERVE

THAT I SAY "ABOUT"

AND NOT "AGAINST, "

BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING

AGAINST MR. SETON,

NEITHER AS MY OPPONEN NOR AS MY PUPIL.

[ Crowd Laughing ]

MY MOST PROMISING PUPIL.

WITHIN THE HOUR,

YOU WILL GO TO THE POLLS,

AND YOU WILL ELEC EITHER MR. SETON OR MYSELF.

IF YOU ELECT HIM,

YOU WILL GET A MAN

WHO IS HONEST.

AND, MY FRIENDS,

MR. SETON IS

A MAN OF COURAGE.

PLENTY OF COURAGE.

BUT HONESTY AND COURAGE

ARE NOT ENOUGH.

TODAY, MORE THAN EVER BEFORE,

A PUBLIC OFFICE CALLS

FOR KNOWLEDGE.

YOU MUST KNOW LAW

AND HOW TO APPLY IT.

AND THAT, MY FRIENDS,

CALLS FOR INTENSIVE STUDY,

TO WHICH, AS YOU ALL KNOW,

I HAVE DEVOTED MANY YEARS.

OUR TOWN HAS GROWN TO A SIZE

WHERE WE NEED A MARSHAL.

BE SURE YOU ELECT A MAN

WHO CAN GROW WITH THE TOWN.

THANK YOU.

[ Cheering ]

AND NOW, FRIENDS, I PRESEN MR. CANTRELL'S OPPONENT.

HE CALLS HIMSELF BOB SETON

AND SAYS HE COMES FROM TEXAS.

I KNOW NOTHING MORE ABOUT HIM.

IN FACT, I HAD A TOUGH TIME

FINDING OUT THAT MUCH.

[ Laughing ]

COME ON NOW!

I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE.

I'M SICK.

BOB, LISTEN TO ME.

COME ON, DOC, YOUR JOB

IS PULLING TEETH OUT OF MOUTHS,

NOT PUTTING WORDS IN 'EM.

- LET HIM SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.

- [ Crowd Laughing ]

COME ON, LET HIM TALK

FOR HIMSELF.

[ Cheering ]

THE JUDGE HERE IS RIGH ABOUT THAT SPEECH.

DOC WROTE ONE OUT FOR ME,

ALL RIGHT, BUT HE FORGO I COULDN'T READ.

FOLKS, IT'S TRUE.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE LAW.

AIN'T HAD MUCH BOOK-LEARNIN'.

BUT THE GOOD LORD GAVE ME

A NOSE FOR SMELLIN'

A HORSE THIEF A MILE OFF.

AND WHAT YOU NEED IN THESE PARTS

IS A MARSHAL THAT'S BETTER

AT SMELLIN' THAN SPELLIN'.

MR. CANTRELL HERE SAYS

THAT I'M HONEST,

THAT I AIN'T AFRAID

OF NOTHIN'.

HE DIDN'T SAY

I WAS TOO DUMB FOR THIS JOB,

BUT THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT.

HE'S RIGHT. IAMDUMB.

I'M DUMB ENOUGH TO THINK THA SMART MARSHALS DO THEIR SHOOTIN'

FIRST, THEIR TALKIN' AFTERWARD.

FOLKS, THIS COUNTRY HAS

MORE LAWS THAN THERE ARE WAYS

TO SKIN A SKUNK.

THOUSANDS OF 'EM.

WHY, BACK EAST, THEY TELL ME

THERE'S A LAW AGAINST SPITTIN'.

[ Crowd Laughing ]

BUT REMEMBER THIS.

BEFORE YOU CAN TRY 'EM

FOR ANYTHING,

YOU GOTTA CATCH 'EM.

I CAN CATCH 'EM.

[ Cheering ]

WHAT'S SO FUNNY,

MR. McCLOUD?

LOTS, MISS McCLOUD.

DON'T YOU LIKE THE WAY

I'M ARRANGING THE TABLE?

I WAS JUST THINKING,

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CANTRELL

DIDN'T GET ELECTED.

THAT'S STUPID.

HOW COULD HE LOSE?

DID YOU EVER HEAR

THE STORY OF THE TORTOISE

AND THE HARE?

I'M NOT AT ALL INTERESTED

IN A TORTOISE.

MAYBE NOT, BUT YOU AIN' BEEN THE SAME SINCE.

"AIN'T. "

SINCE WHAT?

SINCE HE PROPOSED TO YOU.

OH, BAH!

BAH, YOURSELF.

YOU CAN'T TELL ME

YOU WAS SO MAD.

NO, I'LL ADMIT I WASN'T.

IT WAS THE OTHER FELLA'S FAULT.

I WAS DRUNK.

HE'S EITHER THE MOST STUPID MAN

IN THE WORLD OR TOO NAIVE

TO BE WITHOUT A KEEPER.

[ Crowd Cheering ]

THE VOTING'S OVER!

THEY'RE CHEERING FOR WILL!

HOW MUCH DID HE:

WIN BY, DAD?

CANTRELL DIDN'T WIN.

THAT HIGH-HEELED COWBOY

IS THE NEW MARSHAL.

[ Laughing ]

THAT'LL BE ENOUGH

OUT OF YOU!

YES, SIR.

I BETTER START LEARNING

TO TOTE A GUN. IT'S GONNA

BE THE FASHION FROM NOW ON.

FATHER?

AND NOBODY'S GONNA

TAKE IT OFFEN ME.

[ High-Pitched Laugh ]

ELLIE!

ELLIE, YOU CAN CLEAR

ALL THIS AWAY NOW!

I'M GONNA

GET MINE QUICK.

[ Clears Throat ]

WELL, HOWDY, MARSHAL.

HIYA, FLETCH.

BOY, AM I GLAD.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

NOTHIN', MA'AM.

YOU ONCE TOLD ME

THAT I WOULDN'T MEAN ANYTHING

EVEN IF I TRIED.

WELL, I TRIED.

ARE YOU HERE ON OFFICIAL

BUSINESS, MR. MARSHAL?

NO, MA'AM, PERSONAL.

WHAT DOES THAT SAY, FLETCH?

"GOOD LUCK

TO OUR NEW MARSHAL. "

THAT'S RIGHT KIND OF YOU

TO GO TO ALL THIS BOTHER

FOR ME.

OH, IT ISN'T ANY BOTHER AT ALL.

ONLY, IT ISN'T FOR YOU.

IT'S FOR MR. CANTRELL.

OH.

WE GOT A SAYIN'

DOWN IN TEXAS, MA'AM,

ABOUT COUNTIN' YOUR CHICKENS

BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED.

MM-HMM. HAVE YOU ALSO GO A SAYING DOWN IN TEXAS...

ABOUT PEOPLE KNOWING

WHETHER THEY'RE WANTED

OR NOT?

FLETCH, YOU HEAR THAT?

I SURE DID, MARSHAL.

WE ALSO GOT A SAYIN', MA'AM,

THAT WOMEN DON'T ALWAYS SAY

WHAT THEY MEAN.

[ Clears Throat ]

DO YOU MIND TELLING ME

BRIEFLY WHY YOU'RE HERE?

YES, MA'AM.

I WAS A LITTLE HASTY

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO...

ASKIN' YOU TO MARRY ME.

THERE WAS SOMETHING

I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU FIRST.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU TOLD ME.

YOU WERE IN JAIL ONCE,

BUT IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

UH-UH.

I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU FIRS THAT I LOVE YA.

THAT'S WHAT I REALLY CAME

OVER FOR TONIGHT.

OH, THERE I GO AGAIN.

THERE'S SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE

DONE BEFORE THAT.

WHAT, FOR INSTANCE?

THIS.

NOW THAT'S THE RIGHT ORDER

IN WHICH THINGS ARE DONE

IN TEXAS.

[ Stammering ]

DON'T DO IT, WILL.

DON'T DO IT.

IT AIN'T RIGHT.

WELL, I'M SICK OF DOING

WHAT'S RIGHT.

I'M SICK OF TEACHING SCHOOL,

GETTING NOWHERE.

WILL, LISTEN TO ME.

IF IT'S MARY McCLOUD YOU'RE

THINKIN' OF, SHE'LL LIKE YOU

IF YOU AIN'T GOT A PENNY.

LEARNING, STUDYING,

WORKING LIKE A DOG.

WHAT DOES IT GET ME?

FIRST CHANCE I HAVE

TO BE SOMEBODY,

I'M BEATEN OUT OF IT...

BY AN IGNORANT COWHAND

WHO CAN'T EVEN WRITE

HIS OWN NAME.

WELL, I CAN WRITE MY NAME,

AND I'M GONNA WRITE I ACROSS THIS TERRITORY

IN FIRE AND BLOOD.

I'M GOING TO BE SOMEBODY

IN THIS COUNTRY, SOMEBODY BIG.

STOP IT, WILL! STOP IT!

YOU AIN'T GONNA TAKE

THAT ROAD. THAT'S WHY

WE COME HERE FROM OHIO,

AWAY FROM THE ROTTENNESS

OF YOUR BROTHERS.

WILL,

I TAUGHT YOU DIFFERENT.

THERE'S GOOD IN YA.

AND IT'S STRONGER

THAN THE BAD:

THAT'S IN YOUR BLOOD.

WILL, I'VE ALREADY SEEN

THREE OF MY SONS TURN BAD.

RATHER THAN SEE YOU

FOLLOW 'EM, I'LL KILL YA.

ME THAT GIVE YOU LIFE.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, MA.

I'LL BE RUNNING KANSAS YET.

I'M GOING CLEAR UP

TO THE TOP.

BUT I'M NOT GOING

FOR THE CLIMB OR THE VIEW.

PILE IN THERE. WE'RE

TAKING YOU ACROSS THE BORDER.

YOU'RE FREE.

GET OFF MY LAND!

WE DON'T WANT SLAVERY

IN KANSAS.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Woman Screaming ]

WHERE DO WE TAKE THIS BATCH?

RUN 'EM ACROSS

THE MISSOURI BORDER.

THEY SHOULD BRING

ABOUT 300 A PIECE.

YOU'RE SLOWIN' UP, CANTRELL.

I EXPECTED MORE THAN THIS.

THAT'S THE LAST OF IT.

I'M THROUGH WITH SLAVE RUNNING.

TOO RISKY.

FELLA NAMED JOHN BROWN

GOT HIMSELF HUNG FOR IT.

IT'S GUNRUNNING

FOR ME FROM NOW ON.

IT'S HEALTHIER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

COUPLE OF MEN:

ARE COMPLAININ'.

THEY'LL GET THEIR MONEY

WHEN WE GET OVER THE RIDGE.

THEY'RE FIGURING TO TAKE

THIS STUFF TO THE BORDER

AND TURN BACK.

LISTEN, BUSHRUP,

THEY'RE PAYING US PLENTY

OF MONEY FOR THESE GUNS.

I PROMISED TO DELIVER THEM

IN KANSAS.

NOW, IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS

MY WAY, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL.

SURE. SURE,

ANYTHING YOU SAY.

THERE. THERE THEY ARE.

COME ON, LET'S GET 'EM.

EASY, FLETCH. TAKE IT EASY.

WHIP 'EM UP, BOYS!

DID YOU GET A GOOD LOOK

AT HIM, BOB?

MAYBE.

TAKE THAT STUFF ON INTO TOWN.

I'LL SEE YA LATER.

IT'S PRETTY LATE

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