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1. "Well, i guess the gentlemen are in a pretty tall hurry to get me out of here. The way the evidence has piled up against me, I can't say i blame them much. And I’m quite willing to go, sir, when they vote it that way-but before that happens I’ve got a few things i want to say to this body. I tried to say them once before, and i got stopped colder than a mackerel. Well, I’d like to get them said at this time, sir. And as a matter of fact, I'm not going to leave this body until i do get them said". (Jefferson smith)
The quote above was stated in the scene where Mr. Smith was being maliciously accused of gaining profit from a project he was making for the Boy Rangers. Smith was a very honest young man and the senators did not like him because they cannot push through with their graft plan. The senators want Smith out. Paine wanted to stop the idea of pinning down Smith. He told Taylor to count him out yet Taylor told him to succumb to his whims because Taylor was more powerful than Paine was. Smith noticed how eager the senators were to get him out.
2. "Mr. President, i stand guilty as framed! Because section 40 is graft! And i was ready to say so; I was ready to tell you that a certain man in my state, a Mr. James Taylor, wanted to put through this dam for his own profit. A man who controls a political machine! And controls everything else worth controlling in my state Yes, and a man even powerful enough to control congressman- and i saw three of them in his room the day i went up to see him! (Jefferson Smith) In this part of the movie, Clarissa Saunders urged Smith to defend himself and proved his innocence. While Smith was talking endlessly, his other constituents attempted to rally but the opposition was too powerful and all their attempts were crushed. Smith declared that he was framed.
3."I, I call the chair's attention toto, uhrule 5 of the standing rules of the senate, section.section 3. 'if it shall be found that a quorum is not present, a majority of the senators present'- and that looks like me-uh, uh, 'may direct the sergeant-at-arms to request, and if necessary compel, the attendance of absent senators.' well, Mr. President, I so direct" (Jefferson Smith) In this part of the film, another hearing was about to take place. Smith was patiently waiting while his other constituents were there too. Slowly, other senators in the room were merely reading and dozing and Jeff uttered that he simply wanted to find out if the other senators still had faces to show. The senators stood up and walked out the door. When Jeff turned around, they were all gone.
4. "Mr. President, will the senator yield?” (Senator Joseph Paine)
In this part of the film, the senators who wanted Smith out continued to throw malicious issues against him. Smith was still willing to defend himself but at the same time, he was feeling exhausted. Paine was already thinking of another issue to hurl on to Smith such as the telegrams and letters. But Smith continued to press on until people would take his side and believe him. Paine noticed the exhausted look on Smith’s face and asked the President if Smith would still be able to yield. Eventually, Smith fainted. Bothered by his conscience, Paine went back to the room and admitted that they were guilty and that Smith was innocent.
Source:
Hooker, James. 'Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939)'. Vimeo. Web. 6 Jun. 2014.
