All language subtitles for The Virginian - 8x04 - The Power Seekers

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[ Man ]
Yeah!

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[ Crowd Applauding ]

Well, here it is--
another Fourth of July.

I heard a fella say,
"I reckon John Springfield...

will be making
another speech."

[ Crowd Laughing ]Well, I reckon
here it is.

Independence.

Independence
is more than speeches...

and the shape
of Ben Franklin's
spectacles.

Independence Day
is the celebration...

of liberty's birthday.

And I think you folk here
in the Wyoming territory...

will have something else
to celebrate soon.

We are on our way
to becoming a state.

May the next Fourth of July
find our star...

among the galaxy
on that proud banner!

[ Crowd Cheers ]

Standing up here,
looking down at your faces,

I see many youngsters
who've grown up...

since I was first elected to
the territorial legislature.

It's a long time for a man to be
in one job. Much too long.

Makes me feel older
than I am.

I'm not ready yet
for a shawl and a rocker.

Ladies and gentlemen, I would
like to tell you here and now,

I would rather sit and rot
for the rest of my life...

than put up for one more day
with those destructive twins--

private interest
and public indifference.

I am tired
of being pressured.

I am tired of being
pushed and pulled...

while you folks here at home
sit on your hams,

not knowing or caring
what goes on in the capital
of this territory.

You elect a man to a job...

and then let somebody else
tell him what to do.

Well,

I have had my last bill
watered down,

my last piece of legislation
cut to ribbons.

That is why--

That is why,
ladies and gentlemen, I am
handing in my resignation.

- Find yourselves another man.
- [ Crowd Murmuring ]

I have asked the governor...

to call a special election
six weeks from today.

You folks pick yourselves
a pair of candidates,

and I hope, for his sake,
the winner will have a deaf ear
and a tough skin.

And that...

is my declaration
of independence.

- Thank you.
- [ Crowd Exclaiming,
Chattering ]

I say Tobe Larkin's
our man!

Let's send Tobe Larkin
to Cheyenne!

Tobe Larkin's our man!
We want Tobe Larkin!

[ Crowd Applauding,
Exclaiming ]

Now, thank you very much.

Thank you, but, uh,

I don't think this is
the time or the place
to talk about that.

Right now we ought to pay
our respects to a fine man,

a great man--
John Springfield!

[ Applauding, Cheering ]

And now, ladies and gentlemen,
Tobe Larkin!

[ Cheering ][ Chanting ]
Tobe! Tobe!

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Well, John Springfield's
done a lot for us
in the legislature.

He wants to quit,
he must have a good reason.

Yes, but the way he did it--
without a word of warning
to any of us.

Well, you know
John Springfield.

He's nothing
if not his own man,
and that's that.

Well, I'm not so sure
about that either.

Tobe Larkin jumped
in there awful quick.

Are you saying John
set it up for him?

Well, your foreman
was out there.

He can tell you how
Larkin's friends...

called out his name right away
to stir up the crowd.

Lou White and Denny Otis
didn't waste any time.

White. That's
the new lawyer in town.

Yeah, Otis works for him.
I guess he keeps the flies off.

Tobe is after that nomination.
He is hot after it.

Well, even if he gets it,
that's no guarantee
he'll be elected.

Do you want thatboy to
represent you in Cheyenne?

I'm not gonna hold
his age against him.

Yeah, well,
don't discount age,
not in this election.

There are lots of young folks
in Medicine Bow gonna be voting
for the first time.

And then, too,
lots of others will
cotton to the idea...

of a good-looking
young fella with
a pretty, young wife.

And he is Seth Larkin's son.
That still counts
for something.

I never knew
Seth Larkin.

From what I hear,
he was some kind of a hero.In the Indian Wars.

And Tobe has done well
for himself, too,

expanding his leather
goods business.

He is a go-getter,

and people like that
in a politician,

especially the new people
from back East,

townspeople who don't
understand this territory...

and what we've had to
go through all these years
to make it what it is.

The danger is that
he has the popularity
to win the vote...

unless he's stopped.

That's why several
of the responsible people
around this town...

have gotten together
and formed
a special committee--

a citizens' group--

to put up our own candidate
to run against him
in this election.

Who's in
this citizens' group?

Well, I've talked
to the sheriff already
and several other men.

They're all good men,
all of them.

Well, if you came here
to ask me to join,

I'll be happy
to consider it, Ben.

Well, I didn't come here
to ask you to join.

I came here to ask you
to run for office.

The territorial
legislature? Yes, sir!

You are the man
who can win.

Tobe Larkin wouldn't
stand a chance against you.

Well. I--
[ Chuckling ]

I can't say I'm not flattered,
but I've got my ranch to run.

What's the matter
with you?

You'd be a good candidate.
You're interested in politics.

Oh, no.
Only as an amateur.

Besides, my ranch is not
in as good shape as yours.

That is really
a full-time job.

No, Clay,
you are the man.
We need you.

Now, hold on.

What-- Del Wardlow!

He's done a good job
on the town council.
What's the matter with him?

That's just where he's needed.
He holds that council together.

Frank Harley.
He's a good administrator.

No, I don't think
he's the man for the job.

Well, there must
be somebody else.We don't want somebody else.

We want Clay Grainger.

Now, you turn us down,
you are sending Tobe Larkin
straight into the legislature.

Ben, I'll be glad
to help you any way I can,
but not as a candidate.

I-I just can't do it!Talk it over with
your foreman, will you?

He can run your ranch for you
while you're running
your campaign.

Tobe Larkin
is an opportunist,

and we're counting on you
to defeat him.

Well, don't.

Good night.
I know my way out.

Now, wait a minute!
We've got to settle this
right here and now.

Clay, what more
do I have to say?

If Tobe Larkin gets elected,
he's going to destroy
everything...

that John Springfield
has worked for
all these years.

Now, you know you don't
want that to happen.

Good night, Clay,
and thanks.

For what?

I haven't agreed
to anything!

[ Door Closes ]

[ Scoffs ]

Can you see me involved
in politics?

[ Chuckles ]
The question is,
can you?

[ Crowd Applauding, Cheering ]

Well, that's just the way
I feel about it, gentlemen.

There's a whole new world
up ahead-- the 20th century.

And Wyoming's gonna be
coming into it as a state.

A young state
needs young ideas--

up-to-date,
shiny new ways to think.

Now, here in
the territory of Wyoming,

we have a section of land,
quite a big parcel,

just to the west
of Medicine Bow.

And they're planning
to give it away.

If I was in the legislature,
I'd know what to do
with that land...

because I've been giving it
a lot of thought.

Your shot.Huh?

Eight ball over there
behind the nine. Gentlemen.

I'd introduce a bill into
the territorial legislature...

granting that land
to the town of Medicine Bow.

We'd divide it up
into parcels, sell it off...

and use the profits to
spruce up this town of ours...

and get it ready
for the 20th century.

[ Crowd Chattering ]

Long as they're
giving that land away,
may as well give it to us.

It makes a lot of sense.
We're the nearest town.

We could take care
of all the administration,
the parcels and the deeds.

Just offhand,
I can't think of a better
use for that land.

I can.

Territorial government
promised that open range
to the Arapaho.

I think they need it bad.

Yeah. Well,
the Arapahos--This is town business, cowboy.

I don't believe
this concerns you.

Well, I was just thinking
about those Indians.

I don't think much
of stealing their land
to fix up this town.

Stealing?

- You call taking land
from Indians stealing?
- When it's their land, I do.

Well, it ain't their land yet.
Not yet it ain't.

The government already
granted it to 'em.

What for? Is that some kind
of reward for all the blood
they spilled around here?

Is that a bonus
for all the people
in Medicine Bow they murdered?

Now, Denny, I can't hold
with that kind of talk.

You know the Indian Wars
are over and done with.

Yeah, well, they ain't forgot,
and they never will be.

So you just watch it,
Trampas, with all that
"poor, needy Indian" talk.

Denny. Denny.

Don't pay him no mind,
Trampas.

You know Denny's
quick to rile.

And personally, I've got
nothing against the Arapahos.

They just might, as you say,
have some need for that land.

I happen to believe, though,
that Medicine Bow needs it more. [ Ball Clatters ]

Now, the way it's set up,
the Indians won't be
granted that land...

if we lay claim to it
in a new bill before
the territorial legislature.

I intend to introduce
such a bill, and I know
that I can get it passed.

- Makes sense to me.
- [ Man ] Yeah.

Well, excuse me.

But John Springfield
wrote a bill promising
that land to the Arapahos.

I happen to think
a promise like that
should mean something.

Mr. Grainger, it's good to
see you, sir. I'd be delighted
if you'd join the debate.

I didn't come in here
to debate.

Trampas, I'm through
at the bank. Let's go.

Well, I'd sure appreciate it
if you'd stay a minute, sir.

I was just explaining
to these gentlemen my plans...

for bringing Medicine Bow
up to date.

If those plans include financing
with that open rangeland,
you can leave me out.

I'm in favor
of the territory turning
it over to the Arapahos.

I can't see forcing 'em
to renege for any reason.

That just about puts us
on opposite sides
of the political fence.

Yes. I guess it does.

[ Chattering ]

Tobe, you've got
a campaign to run.

Well, I don't know about
the rest of you gentlemen, but
I'm just about dry as a bone.

So I want all of you
to order up.

The drinks are
on Medicine Bow's
next representative...

to the territorial
legislature-- me.

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[ Object Clatters ]

Oh!Busy, huh?

Well, I'm nearly finished.
Come on in.

You making
candles again?

I can get all those things
we need in town
for a penny apiece.

I can't see
burning up money.

Besides,
I like tallow candles.

I grew up with
the smell of them.

I won't argue
about the smell.

Would it be
the smell of politics that's
bothering you, by any chance?

[ Chuckles ]
I'm afraid so.

Oh, Clay. I know that's
been worrying you lately,

but to me
it's very simple.

Medicine Bow needs a good man
to represent it fairly,

and you are
the very best man I know.

And I have a lot of other
arguments beside love
to back that up.

I've been having several
arguments with myself
the last couple of days,

and I keep coming back
to Tobe Larkin's scheme...

for taking land that was
promised to the Arapahos...

so Medicine Bow can have
some nice new storefronts.

And that's not
the worst of it.

There are still a lot
of people who think the only
good Indian's a dead one.

Larkin's playing
on that feeling.

Clay, that's why you
have to be in this...

and why we have to see it
through to the very end.

Well, it's gonna
mean a big change
in our lives, Holly.

If I get elected,
a big change.

Gonna have to be
away from Shiloh
an awful lot of the time.

I'll either
have to take you with me,
or you'll have to stay here.

You wouldn't be happy
away from here.

[ Chuckles ]

I'd be miserable in it
without you.

But I have survived floods
and tornadoes and blizzards,

so I think I can live through
a political campaign.

How do you like it? I like it fine.
I think it's real nice.

Do you think my name's
large enough?

If it were any bigger,
it wouldn't fit.

It's the largest print
Walt Ziller could find.

The last time he used it
was for a cattle sale.

I had him run me off
a hundred posters.

A hundred? That's enough
to cover every tree and wood
fence from here to Cheyenne.

I want my name out there
so folks can see it...

from now until election day,

whether they're
walking or riding
or going past in a rig.

That way, they won't forget
who I am and what I want.

What we want.

[ Door Opens ]

Hey, Lou! Come here.

I want you
to see something.
Look at this.

Ain't that fancy?

Maybe I ought to had him
run off more than a hundred.Maybe you oughta.

What's wrong, Lou?

Ben Poole's been bragging around
the saloon how he's got somebody
gonna beat you in the election.

Aw, well.
We'll take on all comers,
be they large or small.

Right, honey?This one's on the large side--
Clay Grainger.

Grainger?

Looks like we're in
for a real fight.

Well, that doesn't
bother me too much.

I've got
a prime campaign issue.

I've got people
all over town talking
about that Indian land.

Yep. They're already planning
how to spend the money.

You keep them thinking
about that, Tobe.

Keep 'em looking
to the future...

and let 'em know, in no
uncertain terms, that Clay
Grainger is part of the past.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Knocking ]Huh?

[ Murmurs ]
Coming.

[ Knocking Continues ]Coming.

Yep.Hello, John.

Oh, Clay.
Come right on in.

Hope it's not
too late for a call.Always glad to see you.

I was just trying
to get some books
up on the shelves,

make this old house
a little more lived in.Oh?

Make yourself comfortable.
Sit down there.Thank you.

[ Exhales ]

Oh, here. [ Chuckles ]
Let me get that
out of your way.

I'll never make
the housekeeper that Vinnie
was, God rest her.

Now, can I offer you
something to drink?No, no, no. No, thank you.

Well, I--

I suppose you've heard
the news around town.

That you're planning
to run for office?
Yes. I've heard it.

But I can't
for the life of me
figure out why.

Well, somebody
has to do it.

That is a phrase
you hear a lot of
in politics.

You're
learning fast, Clay.

There's one thing
I'd like to know
right off, John.

Yeah? What's that?

As far as I'm concerned,
you're doing a wonderful job.

I can't think
of a better man
for the office.

Why do you want
to quit?Why?

Because I found myself
fighting alone.

Even Don Quixote grew weary
of the battle when he had
no one to back him up,

no one to take his side.

I was always
on your side.Were you, Clay?

I've got a nice plot of land
on the edge of town.

I thought it might
be a nice time of life
to start a little farming.

Oh?Did you ever read Dean Swift
on that subject, Clay?

He certainly really knew
what he was talking about,
that old boy.

"Whoever would make
two ears of corn
or two blades of grass...

"to grow on a plot
of ground where only one
had grown before,

"would deserve
better of mankind...

"and do more
essential service than
all the politicians...

in the world."

Come on now, John.
You didn't quit
to take up farming.

No. I did not.

Now, what can I do
for you, Clay?

Tobe Larkin's planning
to have the legislature
set aside your bill...

giving the open rangeland
to the Indians.

Now, I'm very much in favor
of keeping that bill,

and, naturally,
I'd appreciate your support.

I'm afraid I'll have
to sit this one out.

As the retiring legislator,
I don't think it would
be right for me...

to put my seal of approval
on my possible successor.

Besides, I don't think it
would help very much anyway.

I can promise you
one thing though--

I promise not to interfere
one way or the other.

And that's the only blessing
I can bestow on you, Clay.

Now, if you want
some advice...

from an old campaigner,
that's another thing again.

Well, I'd appreciate
anything.

I'm like the fella
who jumped in the lake
to cool off,

then remembered
he couldn't swim.

Well, if you want the vote,
you get out and fight for it.

You make speeches
from the backs of wagons,
from tree stumps--

anyplace where you can get
two or more people...

who are curious enough
to come out and listen.

But for the love of heaven,
have something to say to them.

They know
all the platitudes.

If you think the truth
won't hurt,

why, go right ahead--
tell 'em the truth.

Take a tip from Honest Abe--

don't be afraid
to show 'em your warts.

Just bear in mind
they have warts of their own.

Well, thank you...

and Mr. Lincoln.

I'll keep that in mind.When are you making your
first campaign speech, Clay?

Uh, I don't know
just when.

You--
You mean Ben Poole...

hasn't laid out
a schedule for you?

Ben Poole?He's the one who talked you
into running, isn't he?

Yes, he is.

When he first approached me
about it, I thought he was
out of his mind.

Hmm. Well, I expect
he knew what he was doing.

He most generally does.

Is there anything else
on your mind, Clay?

Yes, there is, John.
I'd like to ask you
one more question.

Go ahead.

Did Tobe Larkin know
in advance...

you were going to make
your retirement announcement
July 4?

Did he know about it
in advance?

Mm-hmm.Yes, maybe he did.

I didn't take
any particular pains to
keep it a strict secret.

Then he could have
prepared for it.

Oh, offhand,
I would say he had--
in spades.

Thank you, John.
Good night.

Good night, Clay.

[ Tobe ]
Let me say right on top...

that I've got the highest regard
for Clay Grainger.

He's meant a lot
to Medicine Bow in the past,
but let's look to the future.

And like it or not, friends,
that's where we're headed.

Now, we've got a chance to
make something out of it...

for this town
and for our families.

And speaking
of families--

Jenny, come on up here.

Come here, honey.

Give these people something
pretty to look at while I'm
talking their ears off.

Now, don't be shy, darlin'.
You know these are our
friends and neighbors.

Now, here's
what I was saying.

We have a choice--

Medicine Bow's future
can be just as cut-and-dried
as beef jerky,

and Shiloh beef at that.[ Laughing ]

Or it can be
as bright and shiny
as a $20 gold piece...

if we use the money
from the sale
of that public land.

[ Murmuring ] [ Clay ] The Arapahos
are land poor.

Why, you've seen 'em
on cattle drives,

living from hand to mouth
along the trail.

But did you ever see
one of 'em beg? Huh?

They're a proud people.

Well, we have
our pride, too,

and one of the things
we should be proud about
is to keep our word!

Did you ever see a man
who was worth a nickel
who couldn't keep his word?

How do we know
the government's not trying
to saddle the poor Arapaho...

with some awful burden?

What are they gonna do
with all that land?

They don't farm.
They don't raise cattle.

They hunt and they fish,
but most of all,

they sit around
their campfires talkin'
about the good old days...

when buffalo used to run wild
right where you're sitting now.

It makes me wonder
if Clay Grainger
wouldn't be happy...

to see buffalo grazing
right out on the streets
of Medicine Bow.

[ Laughing ]

Like some of you here,
I fought the Arapahos.

I've still got
a chip of arrowhead
in that left leg...

to remind me they're
anything but lazy.

No, they work at hunting
and fishing,

just as Tobe Larkin works
at selling saddles,

although lately he hasn't
sold much of anything
but a bill of goods.

[ Laughing ][ Clears Throat ]

I will say this
about his saddles though--

they carry more weight.[ Laughing ]

We all stand to gain something
by the sale of that land.

All of us!
Every one of us
here in Medicine Bow.

Now, what I want
to know is,

what does Clay Grainger
have to gain...

by not letting us sell it?

Why is he so anxious,
with that big Shiloh
spread of his,

to see that land
turned over to a ragtag
tribe of Indians?

Hear! Hear!

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, gentlemen.
Thank you very much.

Thanks, Sam,
all of you.
Thank you.

Appreciate it.
Appreciate it.
Appreciate it.

[ Clay ]
Thank you, folks.
Thank you for coming.

I sure appreciate it.
Well, we'll see, won't we?

Thank you.
Thanks very much.

Good night.Yeah. Well, we'll see.

Thank you again
for coming.Thank you very much.

Good night.

Good night!

Oh, my!

I know what you mean.Oh.

All those poor folks--
I had them surrounded
right in my own parlor.

They couldn't leave,
and they had to listen,
didn't they?

Oh, no.
Now, you did real fine.
Those men were impressed.

And their wives too.[ Clears Throat ]
Well, I hope so.

[ Clears Throat ]
I think I'm losing my voice.

I'll make you some
hot lemon and honey.

How about you, Bennett?
Would you like something,
medicinal or otherwise?

No, thanks, Holly.

You know,
this husband of yours
is a born politician.

You must be
very proud of him.

I always have been.

Excuse me, please.

You know, I'm serious
about that, Clay.

You have
a natural talent
for politics.

Yeah. Well, I may
get the hang of it
eventually.

You know, I was thinking,
when I was talking with
those people in here,

most of 'em
were friends of mine.

And even if they weren't,
they wouldn't have
come to my house...

unless they were pretty sure
of what I was going to say
and go along with it.

Nevertheless,
these get-togethers
are important.

You've got to
spread the word.

Yes, but it's--
it's even more important
to reach the other side.

I'd like to get together
with Tobe Larkin.

Maybe we could
debate the issues in front
of the whole town maybe.

Now, I don't know
about that.

I remember Mr. Lincoln's
debates with Douglas.

He certainly got 'em
to thinking.

Why couldn't we do the
same thing on a smaller scale
right here in Medicine Bow?

Clay, I just can't
go along with you on this.

I don't think
it would work out
to your advantage.

Well, why not?
I'm on the right side
of the issues.

Yes, you are, but there
are always gonna be people
who don't agree with you,

and we want to appeal
to them too, don't we?

That doesn't
make sense to me.Clay, that's just politics.

You've got to
feel your way along
nice and easy.

And right now, a debate
would be the wrong way
to go, definitely.

You're not afraid Tobe
would talk rings around me,
are you?

Of course not.I think I can hold my own
in most talkfests.

And I hope I have something
worthwhile to say.

Yes, you do,
and I want you to say it.

But let's concentrate
on getting some of that
farm vote, shall we?

Let me set up some places
for you to speak to them.

Clay, I have had
some little experience
in this kind of thing.

Just go along with me,
will ya? I know everything
is gonna work out fine.

It's gonna be fine.
Now, I'm gonna run along,
but you get plenty of rest.

We've got a lot
of traveling to do.Yeah.

Good night, Clay.Good night, Ben.

Evening, Mark.Well, evening.

What brings you into town
on a weeknight--

the promise of free beer
and entertainment?

Why, is somebody
throwing a party?

There's a big political party
going on down at the
Rocky Mountain Saloon.

Don't you care
to see the boy wonder
of Medicine Bow in action?

No, thanks.

I came in to see Doc Spaulding
about a couple of ribs.What happened?

I tangled with
a steer a while back.
Doc wants to check 'em out.

I got another patient
ahead of me, so I thought
I'd stop over and say hello.

I'm sure glad you did.

I haven't seen
anyone from Shiloh
for quite a while.

I guess Clay Grainger's
keeping pretty busy
campaigning and all.

I've hardly seen him myself
the last few days.

When you do see him, wish him
the best of luck for me.
Tell him I'm all for him.

I guess he knows that,

seeing as how you and the rest
of the citizens' group
asked him to run.

What citizens' group is that?

Didn't Ben Poole talk to you
about joining some sort
of special committee?

No. I couldn't.
I'm an elected official.

That'd be in violation
of the town charter.

We're gonna have
to make some repairs
on those line shacks.

That last wind didn't
do us any good, you know.

Well, whatever you need.

That chuck wagon
with the broken axle--

I'm not sure it's worth fixing,
but I hate to buy new equipment
this late in the summer.

What do you think?Well, it can't be helped.

What else?
Any other problems?

Yeah. I, uh--

I ran into the sheriff
last night in town.

How is he? He's all right.

We got to talking politics,

and he told me he's not
a member of that special
citizens' group.

Mark? I was under
the impression he was.

I got the same impression
at the same time from Ben Poole.

Well, it's possible
we were both mistaken.

I remember very clearly--
Mr. Poole said he'd spoken
to Mark about it.

Mark says he didn't.

And another funny thing--
Doc Spaulding's not
in that group,

and he's a good friend
of yours too.

Well, I've got other friends
in that group.

Anybody besides ranchers?

What's that got
to do with it?

I don't know.
It's just a feeling I have.

Makes me wonder why
only certain citizens
were invited to join...

and why Poole wants you
to think otherwise.

What are you
driving at?

As far as I can see,
they're all ranchers--
big ranchers like Ben Poole.

- And me.
- I know why you decided
to run for office.

I'm just not sure
why they picked you.

- Maybe because
they thought I could win!
- Clay!

I'm not in this horse race
to favor the cattlemen
or any other special bunch.

I need votes
from everybody to win,
and I intend to get 'em.

You're taking this all wrong,
Mr. Grainger.

Well, that's the way
I'm going to take it!

Now, have you got any
other problems to discuss
about the ranch?

No, sir. None at all.

Clay Grainger!If that coffee's still hot,
I'll have another cup.

[ Door Closes ]

I've got a long day
ahead of me.

You about ready?
We don't want to keep
those church ladies waiting.

I have to fix my hair.Well, don't take too long.

They're having
this special meeting
just for us.

How can I get dressed
if you do that?

You know, honey,
I'm lucky to have you.

I could have married
some homely old gal who
wouldn't be any help at all.

They're not gonna vote for you
because they think I'm pretty.Oh, no?

Well, there are all kind
of funny reasons why people
vote the way they do,

so I wouldn't be sure
about that.

Never hurt for a candidate
to have a pretty wife
with a trim figure.

Now, stop.Mmm.

You know, honey,
you're gonna love Cheyenne.
I just know you will.

It's gonna make all
the difference in the world.

We'll be happy.
You'll see.

- Tobe, what would happen
if you weren't elected?
- I will be.

Well, I know, but--
but if you weren't elected,
would it make a difference?

There's no reason
to talk about that.

Now, listen. You hurry up
and finish your hair.

I've gotta go down
and take care of a couple
of things with Lou White.

Hurry up now, honey.

Jenny will be down
in just a moment.

Something
bothering you, Lou?Clay Grainger.

He's going after that farm vote,
and we need a big slice of it
to win.

Let's get us a big slice.
What's Grainger up to?

Well, along about noon,
he's gonna be stumpin'
at Eb Smalley's place.

Smalley's president
of the farmers' alliance.

If Grainger
gets his support--Yeah, I see what you mean.

Question is,
what can we do about it?

Well, I've been thinking
about that too.

Ain't no use in lettin'
Grainger get ahead of us.

Now, if I was to ride out
and speak to Smalley first--

That's a good idea, Lou.
Hey, that's good thinking.

Listen,
you go on out there
and talk to him.

And thanks a lot.Got to get you
elected, Tobe.

Then you can thank me...

in Cheyenne.

I know who my friends are,
and I won't forget.

[ Jenny ]
Tobe? I'm ready.

How do I look?Awful pretty.

Just about perfect.
Well, let's go out there
and charm those ladies.

They got the vote
in Wyoming, bless 'em.

[ Clay ]
Well, afternoon, boys.

How are ya?

- Is Mr. Smalley around?
- He is.

Yeah.
So is Mr. White.

Well, Mr. Smalley, I want
to thank you for giving me
the opportunity...

to say a few words
this afternoon.

Uh, over here
be all right?

[ Clears Throat ]

I'm Clay Grainger,
in case there's
any doubt about it.

I'm a cattle rancher.

In years past,
there were times if I stood
up here and said that,

it would be
an invitation to a fight.

I hope our differences
have been settled.

Now, first, I wanna say
that I intend to see
that everybody...

gets equal representation...

in the territorial
legislature.

What about water rights?

Will we have equal
representation there too?

That has been
one of our disputes
in the past, yes,

but John Springfield
has drawn up a bill...

to guarantee the fair use
of every stream and every river
in the whole territory,

and I intend
to introduce that bill
and to fight for it.

[ Chuckling ]
That's easy to say
before the election.

Maybe what I have to say
will remove some of your doubts,
Mr. Smalley.

Not my doubt, Mr. Grainger.

John Springfield
always treated us
fair and square.

But then he didn't have
any reason not to.

- Are you saying I do?
- I'm saying you're not
the farmers' candidate.

We didn't put you up
to running for office.

We sure didn't!

I admit that, but that's
not going to stop me
from being impartial.

A beef rancher?
That'll be the day!

You are the cattlemen's
candidate, Mr. Grainger.

What kind of a shake do you
think you're gonna give
us farmers in Cheyenne?

A fair shake.

Well, maybe
a cattleman's idea of "fair"
is different than ours.

We can recall having our crops
trampled by stampeding steers,

having our wells dynamited
and our barns burned
to the ground...

by fair-minded cattlemen
trying to drive us out!

[ Men Muttering ]

That was
a terrible time, yes.

I wasn't
in the territory then.

But you're here now,
mister,

and I don't believe
a single word coming
out of your mouth!

And neither do any
of the rest of us![ Muttering ]

Maybe you would believe
if you'd stop to listen.To what?

Your big talk
about equal rights
in the legislature?

Don't do us any favors,
cattleman.

We are your equals,

both in the law courts
and in the sight
of God Almighty!

We don't want you here!
Now get on out!

[ Shouting ][ Whistles ]
Hey! Hey!

- [ Shouting Continues ]
- Hey!

Back off.

All right, boys.
Let's go home.

Go on back to your ranch
and stay there!

If you're counting
on our votes, you sure
ain't going to Cheyenne!

Thanks for your hospitality,
Mr. Smalley.

Makes a fella
want to come back
and visit sometime.

Thank you, John.

Now that you've had
your baptism, now that you've
been heckled from the floor,

how did it feel?Terrible.

The first time
it happened to me, I swore
nothing in this world...

could ever make me stand up
before a crowd again.

I almost feel that way.

Clay, when people
stop asking and start
telling you what to do,

that's the time to quit--
at least it was for me.

Who started
telling you, John?

You mean you don't
know that by now?

Not Ben Poole?

Well, who was it
that asked you
to be his candidate?

Well, he said
it was a citizens' group
wanted me to run.

And naturally,
you didn't ask
any questions.

Clay, you're just
too all-fired honest
to suspect anybody's motives.

Ben Poole knew that Tobe Larkin
would make an issue out
of that open rangeland.

And he certainly knew
where you stood.

He made a good match of it.
I'll give him credit for that.

Well, what possible
difference could it make
to Ben Poole...

whether the town
or the Indians
get that land?

You are not only
trusting and honest,

you believe
in the infallibility
of government.

I don't follow that.

Men make mistakes,
and men run the government.

That bill of mine
giving the open rangeland
to the Indians--

it has a loophole.

What kind of loophole?One big enough
to drive a herd through.

Seems the Arapaho are
given the right to hunt,
to fish, to live on the land...

and farm the land
if they want to.

But in the present
version of that bill,
nothing--

not one single word is said
about grazing rights.

Oh. So anybody
with a ranch nearby
could make use of it.

Could indeed.

And Ben Poole's ranch
adjoins that rangeland.

His and probably others
in that citizens' group.

John, how on earth did you
ever let a bill like that
go through?

That is the question
I was waiting for.

How did I let it
go through?

The Springfield Bill.

Well, Clay, that loophole
didn't just happen.

It was built in. Oh, not by me.
I fought it tooth and nail.

But along came Ben Poole
and others like him,

and they pressured
and they gouged
my fellow legislators--

many of them cattlemen.

Oh, I made a stand.
I swore that that bill
would not be watered down.

I wrote letters.
I wrote a letter to everybody
in Medicine Bow...

inviting them to attend
the open hearing.

Uh, begging them to attend.

I wrote you a letter, Clay.

I don't know when that was,
but I probably couldn't
get away from the ranch.

Yeah. That was
the general response.

Well, I lost that fight,

and that weak excuse of a bill
was passed with my name on it.

And that is when--
That is why I decided
to quit.

John, do you think
Tobe Larkin knows...

of Poole's involvement
with the land bill?

He's smart.
He's ambitious.
He's a good campaigner.

It's very likely.

Then why hasn't he
used it against me?

He will, in time.

Clay.

Ben Poole is outside.

He says he wants to see you,
if it's not too late.

Let him in.But I--

Let him in.

[ Holly ]
Ben.Thank you, Holly.

Clay. I'm not
disturbing you, am I?No, you're not.

I just got in from Cheyenne.

I about ruined a good horse
getting back here because I
didn't want to miss anything,

but, uh, sure looks
like I did, didn't I?

That business out
at Smalley's place--

Why didn't you tell me
about the grazing rights...

being open
on that Indian land grant?

Now, Clay--

What galls me
is how close to the truth
Eb Smalley really was.

With you standing over me
pulling the strings,

I couldn't
give those farmers
an even break.

Clay, now just go easy.

We have different opinions
on some things,
but we can iron that out.

Basically,
we're in agreement.

- We want to get you elected.
- Why?

So you can have
a reasonable man
in Cheyenne,

somebody who doesn't
see you through the eyes
of John Springfield?

Yes, and that so-called
citizens' group...

backing me
so you can
call the turns.

I wish to heaven
I'd never agreed
to be your candidate.

Just like that, huh?

Well, I can't say
I didn't expect it.

I guess that was a risk
I took picking you
to run for the office.

And lying to me.

Yes, that, too, because
we needed a winner.

Clay Grainger is a good name
in Medicine Bow.

We thought you could
get the vote.

That's why I worked so hard
to get you to be the candidate.

And what do I owe you
for that, Ben? Loyalty?

- Oh!
- Sorry.

That's a coin
I only pay to friends.

And you took yourself
out of that category when
you came to me in deceit!

Well, then who
are you loyal to?

Pig farmers
and townspeople?

This is cattle country, Clay!

Cattle is the power
that runs this territory,

and you do
owe your loyalty...

to every rancher who ever
broke his back trying to turn
a few miserable head...

into a proud-sized herd
of good cattle!

We came in here
and fought the Indians.
We opened up this land!

Sure, I lied to you.

We wanted someone
in Cheyenne who was
gonna stick up for us!

Not John Springfield
with his fair water bills...

and his giving away
our good pasturage
to land-hungry Indians!

We wanted a cattleman!

Even when you knew how
I stood on the issues?

Even now, Clay, because
you're a cattleman.

And sooner or later,
you're gonna come around
to our way of thinking.

You're gonna have
to make that choice.

And what if my choice
is pointing you to the door...

and telling you
to get out of my house?

Well, then you can just
count yourself right out
of this election...

because, without me,
you don't stand a chance.

If that's the case,
I'd rather lose it.

Get out!

[ Knocking ]

Come in.

I saw your light
from the house.Come in. Sit down.

Thank you.

Your instincts were right
about Ben Poole.

I should have looked
into that citizens' group
a little more thoroughly.

And I should have realized
you were hired to be
the foreman of this ranch...

because you're supposed
to be pretty smart.

That was a bad lapse
of memory.

I owe you an apology.

Well, I haven't exactly
been stewing about it,

but thanks, Mr. Grainger.

I'll accept that.Good.

Well, that's it.

Good night.What are you gonna do
about the election?

What am I going to do?
I'm gonna win it.

What about Ben Poole?

In spite of Ben Poole.

I'm gonna debate the issues
with Tobe Larkin.

I'm gonna let the people
know the whole truth.

And I'm gonna let 'em know
my door is closed to Ben Poole.

I'm gonna represent
all the people... or none.

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He's picking up votes, Tobe.
He's picking votes up
right and left!

He had them people listening
to him at those picnic grounds
till nearly midnight.

We don't even have Ben Poole
to use against him anymore.

He's getting the town voters,
and, even worse,
he's getting the farm vote.

If Grainger
gets enough of that farm vote,
we can forget about Cheyenne.

We got a situation started here.
Let's make use of it.

Smalley spoke out
against Grainger.

Everybody in town knows he
threw Grainger off his place.

Smalley's a thorn
in Grainger's side.

I don't see
how that can help us.It just might help us.

It just might, depending
on what happens next--

like some kind
of accident maybe.

Now, wait a minute.

You want to win,
don't you, Tobe?

I didn't engineer this campaign
just for the legal fees...

for the dividing up
of that range property.

I'm after something bigger,
and so are you.

Now, unless you want to turn
your back on that ambition--

Lou,

you're talking about something
that I didn't agree to.

Grainger can swing
that whole election
in that debate tomorrow night.

Now, we gotta do something.
We gotta do it right now.

How would you, uh,
go about arranging
something like this?

Denny Otis, he's a good boy.
He knows how to take orders.

He'll do anything I say--
anything yousay, Tobe.

What do you say, Tobe?

Look, why don't you...

go ahead and tell Denny
to just...

do whatever
he's supposed to do.

[ Sobs ]

[ Door Closes ]Jenny?

I don't know
what she heard.

That's all right.
I'll talk to her.
You go ahead and find Denny.

[ Crying ]

[ Sobs ]

Oh, Jenny, don't do that.
It's not like it sounded.

Do you want it that much?
Do you?

Jenny.

Yes.

I want it that much
and more.

My pa put me to work
down in that shop when I
was just a little boy,

barely high enough
to reach the counter.

He said to me I had to
learn how to make a living
and never mind what I wanted.

Telling me over and over,
"You got to earn your way, boy.

You got to earn your way!"

And my ma begging him
to leave me alone...

until the day she died.

And on that day,

he finally agreed to let me
go away to school.

And then I was free of him
and everything that was his.

I was me.
I was somebody!

I was not the hero's son.
I didn't have to live up
to anything.

Oh, Jenny.

The books I read.

The joy of
learning something...

without him
standing over me
all the time.

And I had to come back
to all that was his.

I had to make my life
from his leavings.

Until Lou White came to town
and offered me a way out.

The territorial legislature!
The first step, he said.

And I knew right then
that that was the way
that I was meant to go.

And that's how much
I want it, Jenny.

I want it more
than anything else
in this world.

More than
you want me?

- Jenny.
- You said it was
for us, Tobe-- us!

And all the time you were
only thinking of yourself.

That's not so.

I don't know
what terrible things
you agreed to downstairs,

but don't say it was for me,
because that's a lie!

I don't want it!

Oh, please say no, Tobe.
Please.

Before it's too late.

Do that much for me.

Then go to Cheyenne alone!

I don't want to
live there with you,

and I don't want to be
a legislator's wife!

[ Sighs ]
Oh, Jenny.

Oh, Tobe.
[ Crying ]

Tobe.

[ Flames Crackling ]

Who'd do a thing
like that?

Burn a man's barn
and his livestock
and then club him?

Smalley never saw the man.
He was jumped from behind.How is he?

Doctor says he's coming
along fine, but he won't be able
to work that farm for a while.

And that barn
was a big loss to him.

Doesn't he have any idea
at all who did it?

Yes. As a matter of fact,
he does.

You're looking
at me.

You mean Eb Smalley thinks
I bushwhacked him, then
set fire to his barn? Why?

Something you said to him
about coming back.

Clay, I hate to say this,
but he feels that Trampas
was just following orders.

Smalley told you I had him
attacked and burned out?

He seems to feel that you
had something against him
for something he said...

when you were trying
to get votes.

Well, Trampas
was with you at the time.

- There it is.
- Do you believe it?

Nope. No, I know you
too well for that.

Besides, there's
not a shred of evidence
that points in that direction.

Yeah. All right then.

Trouble is there's no evidence
says you didn't.

So all we got left is talk,
an awful lot of talk.

- Some people will believe it
in spite of everything.
- Yeah, if they want to.

And they'll want to when
Tobe Larkin gets his say
at the debate tonight.

Well, I'm beginning
to see daylight.

Where you going?To talk to Eb Smalley.

It won't help him much, but
I'll feel a whole lot better
when he sees the truth.

I doubt if Mr. Smalley
will be able to see
anything today.

Any harder,
and that blow would have
cracked his skull.

You'd be making a mistake
to go anywhere near him.

Well, I can't let him
go on thinking it was me
that burned his barn.

Well, was it you?

If you'll excuse me,
Mr. Springfield,

I think I'll go back to work
and forget you said that.

Clay. Mark.
How are you?

John.

Well, Clay, I think
I'll be running along. [ Door Closes ]

Something
I can do for you?There is something you can do.

You can find the man
that attacked Smalley
and burned his barn.

Whoever it was,
it wasn't one of my men.

One of your men, Clay,
might have thought he
was doing you a favor.

I don't hire men
with a distorted
sense of loyalty, John.

Is that what you came
here to find out?No, no, no, no.

I came here
to keep this thing
from spreading.

Clay, when we had
the trouble between
the cattle ranchers...

and the men who started
the farmers' alliance,

the beatings
and the barn burnings
were the least of it.

Now after seven years
of uneasy peace, somebody's
put a fuse to the powder keg.

- And they're blaming you.
- That doesn't mean I am
to blame. I'm not.

Well, then it was done
to turn them against you.

It could very easily turn
all the small landowners...

against all
the big cattle ranchers.

Do you realize what
I'm trying to say?

We could be on the thin,
crumbling edge of a range war.

[ Chuckles ]
All because of an election!

People have gone crazy.
What is it?

Power. The promise of power.

It can be a driving force,
and it can be terrible.

And it will be terrible unless
we do something to stop this.

[ Sighs ]
I'll get my men to leave
their guns at home.

Good.I'll contact as many
ranchers as possible...

and get them to do the same.

Fine. And I'll have a talk
with the farmers' alliance.

Maybe we can get them
to cooperate.

Maybe we can nip
this thing in the bud.

But if we can't,
a range war could break out
of that meeting tonight,

And if it does
happen that way,

then may God
have mercy on us all.

I'll be going now.

Jenny,
did you hear me?What?

Well, I'd better
go on down to the debate.

I don't know
how late I'll be,
so you, uh,

go ahead
and get some rest.

Hey, you know what?

We gotta start thinking
about what kind of house
we want to live in...

when we get to Cheyenne.

I'd like something big
with a lot of rooms.

No more living
up over a shop.

I'd like a dining room
with a crystal chandelier...

and fireplaces
in every room.

Big, elegant. I--

[ Chuckles ]
Well, that won't be
at first,

but I just know
we can make it, Jenny.

If I win this election,
I'll rise to the top
like sweet cream.

I guess I'll go on
down there now.

You know, Lou wants me
to get down there early...

so I can shake hands
with everyone.

I'll tell you
all about it
in the morning.

You get some sleep now.

Bye.

Oh, Tobe.

Clay?

We'd better be leaving.

Didn't you say
that the debate
was scheduled for 8:00?

Hmm? Yes. Yes, I did.

I did.

Uh, stand up.

I want to take
a look at you.

[ Sighs ]
What's the matter?

I don't know.

Something
isn't just right.

This is the suit
you laid out for me.

No, the suit's fine.

The hat?

The hat's fine.Well, then what's wrong?

It's your face.

Get that
woebegone expression
off of your face.

That's better.

Now I know why a politician
should be married.

He deals with
so many schemers, fixers
and double-dealers...

that he needs somebody
close to him who is
sweet and reasonable.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm not always so sweet,
and I'm not always
reasonable,

but I am close,
and I am going
to stay close.

Well, it might not be
so pleasant there tonight.

It might be terrible,
in fact.

Well, all the more reason
to walk in there
with a smile on your face.

Somehow
I have the feeling things
would've been better...

if you'd have been
the candidate
instead of me.

Imagine a woman
in politics.

Unless you think
a woman's place
is in the home.

I think no such thing.

I think a woman's place
is wherever she wants to be,

and I want to be with you.

How do I look now?Fine, Mr. Grainger.
Just fine.

Time you got here.How's it going?

Good. Real good.
Where's Jenny?

I left her home.
I thought it might be best.

You're probably right.Hello!

Good evening, Fred.
Hi. How you doing?

You better get a seat.
Looks like it's filling up.

Mr. Grainger,
I'd like to wish you
all the best, sir.

I've already felt the extent
of your wishes for me.

Good evening,
Mr. Larkin.

Mrs. Grainger.

I don't see why we have
to wind up this campaign
with hard feelings.

If you don't see it, there
must be something radically
wrong with your vision.

Shall we take
our seats, Clay?

I should have
left you home.

May I remind you that
the women have the vote
in the territory of Wyoming.

We may also attend
political rallies
with our husbands.

I hope this political rally
doesn't turn into
a shooting match.

[ Crowd Chattering ]

Smile, Mr. Grainger.

I don't feel like smiling.

There's a sight
that may cheer you up.

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

Tobe.Good evening.

John.Ah, it's--

Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

As you all know, we are
gathered here this evening...

to listen to the final
political speeches...

of our two candidates
for office.

And that is the only reason
we are here.

Now, if any of you have
come to this meeting with
any other thought in mind,

I would ask you, please,
to put it aside.

And I would ask you also
to please keep an open mind.

Tomorrow-- Tomorrow,
you'll cast your vote.

Now, that sounds
like a small thing,
almost insignificant.

Two men,
and all you have to do
is pick one of them.

Now, what could be simpler?

Why, you could almost do that
with the flip of a coin.

Come to think of it,
that might make a whole lot
more sense...

than choosing
with your eyes closed--[ Whispering ]

blinded by prejudice
and emotion.

I would ask you instead
to rely on reason
and intelligence.

Now, all of us have lived
through violent days,

and I beg of you, let us put
this violence out of our lives
now and forever.

Learn to live in peace
with our neighbors.

- [ Murmuring ]
- Oh, I know. I know.

The democratic processes
can be painful,

almost unbearable at times.

Hard feelings
have been stirred up.

Charges have been made
and countercharges.

[ Murmuring ]

All I'm asking is
that you wait and listen.

Think and then
choose carefully.

Now, let's get on
with the debate.

Mr. Grainger has already agreed
to let his opponent be the first
to state his case.

Therefore I call on
Mr. Tobias Larkin.

[ Applauding ]

Thank you, Mr. Springfield.

My distinguished opponent,
ladies and gentlemen.

I caught a phrase
just now...

that seemed appropriate
to what I'm about to say.

"The democratic processes
can be painful."

Mr. Springfield's
right about that.

Look at this campaign.

We started out
with one issue,

and we ended up
with another--

the right of a man...

to speak out
for what he believes in
without fear of reprisal--

painful reprisal
at the end of a club.

[ Angry Muttering ]That's right!

There's some people
who are so big,

they think that no voice
can be raised against them.

Well, I'm raising my voice
right here and now.

And I'm telling
these big people...

that there are others
to be heard from!

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

Now wait a minute!
Wait a minute. You don't
have to take my word for it.

I'll let you hear it
firsthand.

Here's a man
who can tell you the price
of speaking his own mind!

I'm talking about the president
of the farmers' alliance--
Mr. Eb Smalley!

[ Loud Chattering ]

[ Crowd Muttering ]

Hasn't this gone
far enough, Larkin?

Do you know
what you're doing?

I'm giving up my time
to let a man
speak the truth.

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

[ Tobe ]
Go on, Eb. There's nobody
gonna stop you now.

What happened to me--

Well, I wouldn't have
believed it a little while ago.

I wouldn't have believed
that Clay Grainger...

could be responsible
for a thing like that.

[ Crowd Muttering ]

[ Jenny ]
Clay Grainger didn't do it.

You know that better
than anybody, Tobe.

You and Lou White.

Oh, it was his idea,
but you let him
go ahead with it.

You told him to do
whatever had to be done...

to get you elected.

- Jenny, don't do this.
- [ Crowd Murmuring ]

Lou White said that
Denny Otis would do it.

He said that Denny
was a good boy,

and he would do
what he was told,

and he was told
to beat up Eb Smalley
and set fire to his barn.

[ Murmuring Grows Louder ]

Lou?

You said nobody
was gonna find out.

You swore it.Shut up, Denny.

Look, I only did it
for Tobe Larkin.

Lou, he said that's why
we was gonna do it.

That's what he said!

Sorry, Tobe.
We nearly made it.

That would have
been something.

[ Crowd Chattering ]

Now, please, wait a minute.
Listen to me.

If you'll just listen,
I can explain to you
how all of that happened.

Now you listen to me!
Listen to me!

Oh, Jenny.

Why'd you do that?

Why?

I did it for us, Tobe. For us.

I'm sorry, Mr. Grainger.

And I know when Tobe's
had time to think about it,
he'll be sorry too.

He's not all that bad.

It was the wanting.

[ All Chattering ]

All right.
Let's settle down, folks.

Well--
All right, let's--[ Whistling ]

Let's simmer down, folks.
We've got a lot of unfinished
business to attend to.

- [ Whistling ]
- Let's-- Wait.
Wait till I'm finished.

This is not
an election speech.

When Tobe Larkin walked off
of this platform,

he took himself
out of the race.

Now, I was sorry
to see that happen.

Sorry for
a lot of reasons,

but one of 'em is it left you
with only one candidate.

[ Murmuring ]

And the way I see it,
an election with only one
candidate is no election at all.

A choice--
that's the important thing.

That's what democracy's
all about.

Now, those folks who--
who differ with me
on certain points...

will have
no way to be counted
and no place to go.

We could have
an election tomorrow, yes.

We could go through
the motions.

But I doubt if anybody
would be completely satisfied
with the results,

and that includes me.

Now, the way things stand,
it just wouldn't be fair...

to all the voters
of this district...

if I were
to assume the office.

That's why I'm going to ask
that my name be withdrawn
as a candidate.

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

Now, you're probably thinking,
"Well, that leaves us
with no one at all."

Well, you're wrong.

It leaves us with
the one man best qualified...

and with the most experience
for the job,

the man who holds it now.

He offered his resignation
as a matter of principle.

And we made the mistake
of taking him up on it.

Well, that was just one
of our mistakes.

He can tell you
about a few more.

And he can set you straight on
that Indian land business, too,

just the way
he set me straight.

And he can tell you
why government is
everybody's business...

and why we shouldn't leave it
up to some other fella
to take care of for us.

Oh, yes.

Yes, he's an expert
in his field.

And he bothered to learn
because he cares.

You all saw tonight
how much he cares.

Well, if we can show him
how much we care,

I'm betting he'll change
his mind and stay on as our
territorial representative...

until the end of his term.

And I'm gonna ask you
for a vote of confidence
for John Springfield!

Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.

I'm very grateful,
and I accept.

But first, let me warn you.

Next year, you'd better be ready
with two good candidates,

and one of them had better
be Clay Grainger.

Since there won't be
an election tomorrow,
let's make it a holiday.

Then I won't have to wait
for the Fourth of July...

to make one heck
of a speech!

[ Crowd Applauding ]

You had it won,
and you gave it away.

Is that an observation
or a wifely criticism?Neither one.

That's simply a thank-you
from a satisfied voter.[ Chuckling ]