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Everybody is nervous to drink a coffee and a smoker, walk up and down all night to worry, and a mama mere you should have seen is like the whole country is having a baby. I remember when I'm a first to come here two years ago in 1948, all over I'm here to talk about the general election. Coming a vote in a general election. I'm heard so much about a general election, I'm a thought for sure, was between a general Eisenhower and a general MacArthur. But a wonderful thing about election a mama mere is that the votes mean the people. An election a day is when the little they become a big because when they win that the little people's a boot nobody can tell them what to do. Here is a privacy to vote a mama mere. You walk into a little boot which is like a telephone a boot. Only difference is that when are you waiting for a woman to come out of vote in a boot you got a chance to go in. But if you're waiting for a woman to come out of telephone a boot you should have to go home but because of she's a never come out. And the last time I remember a woman who didn't even come out of vote in a boot. She's a voted then it's a took a two-man half a day to pull it out. So it's a nice time to go to my night school so I write the more later mama mere. I can hardly wait for the day when I'm making a vote. America I love you. You like a papa to me from ocean to ocean. Right Oscar. How do you prove the story? Next Tuesday. Next Tuesday you mean a selection already sure that you're going to vote. Yeah I'm voting for tomatoes to come down to the kid last time but but I think you've got time to look over the ticket. Personally I'd rather spend the day in bed. Are you making a joke. I bet that you're going to be the first to one on the line the next to Thursday. Oh sure sure that that's all I got to do. I can just see what happens if I'm not there to count the votes and suddenly a congressman yells hey white fellas hold everything Sam Ostrow's vote is missing so let's hold the election all over again. I'm going to understand how you're going to make a fun of a such important thing after all you're making fun it's a matter of dollars and cents Luigi. When I go to vote right away I lose two hours away from the fruit store. My wife takes over by the counter and what happens she hands out change like she was the Marshall plan. Sure I'll help give a guy a job in Washington if he'll help out once in a while with my fruit stand. Oh well is it getting late. Yeah I got to close what a day three in the morning down in the market close at eight. Why didn't I take that job at the steel mill. I don't know I'm a good boy. Oh hello Mr. Peregrino how's the twins. They're starting to look different. No. Mr. Peregrino who are you going to vote for next week. We've got a vote again. Sure. What's the matter with that president at Rome and he can't hold us a job. That is not for the president Mr. Peregrino. Then I'm not going to vote. I only elect the president. Yeah but Mr. Peregrino is important. You should vote every year. And who's going to watch him at the wins at the army. Well I don't know. I miss Peregrino. Maybe I will watch you the twins for you. Oh that's a nice. Maybe I'm going to say impossible. Has to go and miss Mr. Peregrino. They both worked so hard to get the purpose. Oh Mr. basketball. Oh Mr. Mathe has the insurance of business. Better say isn't the time we had that little chat Mr. basketball. You know I don't think you're carrying quite enough insurance. That's the difference that I'm a died the money you'll give me isn't going to make me happy. Well still Mr. basketball. Excuse me Mr. Mathe I'm going to something more important to ask you. What are you doing election today. Not a thing I'll be glad to talk insurance with you then. And you're going to vote. Well if I get a chance to yes but I think I'll be very busy. It's the election day is a rare occasion when I find most people home business first you know. Mr. Mathe you was a born in America you got to vote. Got to. Mr. basketball is a free country. I don't have to do anything. I mean it looks like the next Tuesday only ones that they're going to vote as the fellows who want to be elected. All right class attention since we're a little late I'll dispense with the roll call today. No. You've got to call the roll. Well why. Otherwise we might not all be here. You call on somebody to answer a question and find out you're talking to yourself. Thank you fellow. Never mind Mr. Schultz. Now class since next Tuesday's election day I asked you to study the chapter on public elections in your civic book. Are there any questions now before we begin our discussion. I'm a spoiler. Yes Mr. basketball. What's to happen if everybody's a too busy next Tuesday and nobody wants him Luigi that will be a catastrophe with the stock with the same people we got in office today. Mr. Schultz that's a terrible answer. We're not stuck with anybody. Some people were voting to retain and I'd rather let someone in the class answer. And it's falling if you don't mind it would give me the great displeasure to supply some necessary points to declare. Well please do Mr. Olsen with pleasure. Now first of all Luigi they would be impossible for all not to vote but the importance of voting is manifold. Voting is the biggest civic duty of the citizens with voting we keep the good people in office and we keep the fakers out in that way we meet our justice. Yes go on. Also we are one of the few countries left in the world where real democracy exists and then we vote on election day they are setting an example for the rest of the world and if we don't go out and vote that is being unpatriotic. Himmel how can a man be so right and sound so wrong. Please Mr. Schultz please. Hey Olsen are you going to vote on a Tuesday. Oh certainly if they don't rain. Mr. Olsen you're not serious. Mr. Schultz I spoke too fast. Hey Mr. Schultz everybody's a laugh that's how everybody is. They don't realize what they're saying or what they're doing. Luigi you hit an important point in difference even Olsen who believed me because I know him for years is a poor big citizen who would get bored about rain and that's the way it goes all over. Are you right the Horowitz. Like Gully anybody who doesn't vote on election day should lose his citizenship papers. If I had my way people who don't vote would be put in jail. Yeah in the 1952 we'd have a warden in the White House. Well we needn't resort to such drastic measures Mr. Horowitz but it certainly isn't a laughing matter getting the vote out has become a serious national problem. If I remember correctly Schultz you didn't vote in the last election. Yeah I have bronchitis I had bronchitis. That's funny Schultz. I don't remember you with bronchitis. Well it wasn't exactly me it was my wife Frieda. Frieda isn't that the year she was with her mama in Florida. All of a sudden everybody is an FBI man. Frieda it was my smallest baby that had bronchitis. Here for a shoot your baby is not even at two years old. All right so I fell asleep in the movies. I didn't vote I'm a Benedict Arnold shoot me. I don't know years ago if you voted they said you was a crook you got two dollars. Today if you don't vote you're no good either you can't win. That's just it Mr. Schultz today your vote means more than it ever did. You mean it counts twice. No and listen please all the world looks to America for its lesson in democracy and America looks to its people to practice that lesson. It's like asking us to do ourselves a favor. Exactly. Hey Schultz are you gonna vote on a Tuesday. Well to be honest with Tuesday off we get a four-day weekend and I promise to visit my sister in Milwaukee. Oh that's just ridiculous. You're but Schultz supposing everyone in Chicago followed your example and did what you are doing. But that's impossible. My sister's only got two bedrolls. What do you. Good night. Good night. Miss Budding. Yes Mr. Basko. Miss Budding. Why do people like that. Well I don't know Mr. Basko but here's a fact that'll shock you. In 1948 45 million eligible voters failed to cast their vote. 45 a million is an awesome possible. Well it's a fact we take voting so much for granted we abuse the privilege. And that's a big fact about people Miss Budding. Is it not until we cut off our noses that we realize how much you will smell. Miss Budding maybe maybe I'm gonna say right. But you know what I mean. I'm very much worried. How am I with the school tonight I speak to three people. Same thing. Well there's no use worrying about it Mr. Basko. There's not much you can do. Yes sure that is it. Must be something I can do. I know what it feels like not to be able to vote. I'm gonna tell it to everybody else and that's what I'm gonna do. Make it a money standard they gotta vote. You're gonna be like Paul Revere. Go through the neighborhood and warn them of impending disaster. Well I know but I'm gonna warn them they gotta vote. That's what I'm gonna do. Just like a Paul Revere. Two items two items elections are to come. Well I better make a note of my appointment book. Let's see. Tuesday November 7th shopping beauty parlor lunch appointment. One of these has to go be sure to vote. Before we return to life with Luigi we'd like to mention one of the reasons millions of people all over the country chew wriggly spearmint gum every day. 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And the first one I'm going to do is in my country, Monopascuale. Luigi, my friend. Hello Luigi, hello, hello. Hello Pascuale. Pascuale is something I'm going to ask you. Sure little banana nose. Anything I can do for you, I'm glad to oblige. As long as it's under two dollars. Pascuale, you know what the day is next to Tuesday? What day is the next to Tuesday? It's a Tuesday. What do you think I am? A maroon? No, no Pascuale. Every year. What's happening on the first of Tuesday after the first Monday, Monday and in November? Oh yes, the eclipse of the sun. No, you're not going to have to Pascuale. Thanksgiving today? No. Luigi, don't tell me the president pushed Christmas eight weeks back. But Samara, are you hinting for something? No, I'm hinting for nothing. Next week is election day. Election day? Well, why didn't you say so? How am I supposed to know? Am I running for governor or something? All right, don't worry Pascuale, don't get excited. I'm just going to be sure of one thing. Don't forget to vote. Sure, I'm going to forget to vote. That's a matter of coverage, of course. You running for city dog catcher? No Pascuale, I'm just doing what I think is a my duty to remind the people to vote. Means a lot to me. Well, sure Luigi, if it's a mean a lot to you, I'm a vote. Oh, thank you. Thank you Pascuale. Are you my very good friend? Now I'm going to do you a little favor and you do me a little favor. My little favor? Well, sure Pascuale, that's your favor. You vote too. I can't. You know I'm not the full citizen, I'm not going to write the two votes. Maybe not for the Democrats or the Republicans, but you're going to vote for certain other parties. Sir, who are other parties? My daughter Rosa. That's why you're crazy. Rosa's not running for anything. She is, of course. She's running for the job of Mrs. Luigi Bascuale. She's never going to get elected. Then I ain't to vote today. But, Mr. Pascuale, you like America, no? Yes. You're happier here than in the other country, no? Yes. Then why don't you be a good citizen and help your new country keep its freedom? Why don't you promise it to vote? I tell you why, because I forgot to register this year. Oh Pascuale, that's terrible. No way, until 1952 I voted twice. Pascuale, I see there's no use of it to you. I'm going to go now and do something for the other people in the neighborhood. Luigi, take my advice. You're asking for trouble. Pascuale, trouble with you is that you ain't to got the American spirit. What are you talking about? I got a more American spirit in my head than that colonial jugger you got, and you have Deaconstall. That's right, Pascuale. You got the biggest jugger head I know. Guba. That's a funny thing. When I'm a sailor, it's a come out of different. Paper. Thank you, Sandy. What's the matter, Mr. Baskill? Sick or something? Sandy, promise me something. What? Soon as you're 21 years old, you got it right out in a vote. Well sure, but what brought that on? Well, everywhere I'm a go. People take the right to vote for granted. I may even have made some posters of myself. Vote to Tuesday. Sure, my friends, they put them in a store of windows, but they laugh at me. Mama, they don't know what they're doing. Well, if it was up to me, I would have voted three times a day after each meal. People mean well, Mr. Baskill. We're forgetful. Well, I'm going to like to do something that's to make them an old forget. You know, Sandy, if I'm more on the dozen rules of papers, I would have make the people who remember. Well, I know a place you can make your own newspapers. My honor. Sure, there's a place down on Adams. God prints up a novelty paper with your own headline for a dime. For a dime? Make any headlines I'm a wanton. Sure, looks just like the real thing, too. Mama, I'm here. I'm going to get an idea. Sandy, when I get it through with my idea, there's going to be so many people who vote in this neighborhood they're going to have enough of a vote to let go of the next election. Stroh, did you see this new paper? And how? Ain't it the worst look at that headline? Right, the vote that they can away. Somebody better call up a United Nations in a complaint. Hey, you do see... Oh, you've got a paper, too. Who could do such a thing? Who's in a charge in a Washington? The neighborhoods, up in arms. Calm down the block, there's a meeting on the court. What's everybody running about? Look at this, the paper. Right to vote taken away. Himmler. Oh, wait till I get a hold of my congressman. I'm going to burn him at the base. Yes, sir. And we are going to march to the state capital and demand that we be allowed to vote. Hey, I came to America without a... Here's Shokes. What do you say, Shokes? Himmler's the best audience I've ever had, and I can't think of a thing to say. What's the name? My friends. And I promise, if I'm elected, there's no time for joking. And we're going to stand around here and do not... Plants are going on in here. Oh, but the Flannigan, just look at this. Right to vote taken away. Right to vote taken away. Oh, sir, you're stirred up like the rest of the jokes. Can't you see this paper's a fake? Who would publish that daily bombshell? You're all so busy getting excited you can't even see how silly this is. Ma'am, who put it out? Well, I tracked it down to the novelty store and it was all perpetrated by your old bosom pal. As in mine, too, I'm sorry to say. Luigi Basco. Luigi? Himmler's the one he was talking before. I knew he was dead for Himmler's. I knew it. Where is he now? Where do you expect he is? I had to haul him in. And he's cooling his heels right now, waiting for the judge. Well, just sit there quietly, you two. Your case comes up next. Thank you, Mr. Police. But while he's in my care, I guarantee he's not going to escape. Asqually, what am I going to do? That's the worst of trouble I've ever been in in my life. I'm afraid it's too late, Luigi. After the bomb door is a stole, you want to help her from the horse. Luigi, you've done something no trade has ever done before in America. Oh, after what? Length can have spent the years to get everybody the right to vote. In a one hour, Luigi Basco comes along, he takes it away. You're going to be very lucky if the judge is only setting to you the five minutes. Five minutes? In the electric chair. But for Squally, I was only trying to... I know, Luigi. I know. I know you was a tryer and believe me, you made a big impression out of me. Anyway, I'm trying to help you. I sent Rosa down to the store to round up everybody, come to the courtroom. I only hope that they come in time. Yeah, but, Squally, you think, you think I'm ever going to help? I don't know, Rosa's very mad at you. Why? You're going to make her a widow before she's even married. All right, quiet in the courtroom, please. X-Case, the state of Illinois versus Luigi Basco, Judge Clark presiding. Mr. Basco, take the stand. Yes, sir, you want to judge your clock? All right, sit down. Raise your right hand, repeat after me. I soundly swear don't do the whole truth, nothing but the truth of me. Do you want me sure to be honest with you? Well, of course, be honest. I'm going to understand the word the weather you said. Oh, Luigi, you're the only man in the state who's going to be hanged on a fly at the same time. Quiet, please. Well, they live, he has a case in point. These procedures are routine to us. This may be his first appearance in court. Mr. Basco, do you swear to tell the truth? Judge, you kind of believe me. I'm always a teller. I believe you. You're charged with printing up this newspaper with the apparent purpose of creating confusion among the citizenry and inciting mob demonstrations. Now, how do you plead? Judge, I'm a plead with the my heart. What? Judge, you are not always a teller. Tell me, Mr. Basco, how do you plead? Guilty or not guilty? Wait! The way it comes to my roast is with a whole neighborhood. A roast! Come on! Hello, Rocha. What does all this have to do with the case? You honor, all these people are exehebrikes in the case. Now, I would have liked it to call exehebri-a. Me, Papa? No, Rosa, you are the whole alphabet. I am a diva's aide. Exehebri-a, tell you story. Your honor, I was going to Milwaukee this weekend to visit my sister. Uh-huh. Your honor, I am exe-b-e. I was going to vote only if it didn't rain. I see. A judge, I'm not an exe-b-ish in a tomb. I was not going to vote unless the enemy was a mind of my twin. What? And I'm exe-b-e-t thee. Was too busy minding my throat-store, your honor. You are yet a lot of insurance business to attend to. That goes to the rest of them. What's this got to do with Mr. Basco, the defendant? Judge, all these people who weren't going to vote or didn't care one way or the other, they're going to vote for sure now. Really? Yes. What made them change their mind? Well, to tell the truth to judge, you wish it all to be ashamed. But that crazy paper Luigi put out, that's made us realize how lucky we are to be able to vote. Well, Mr. Basco, what have you got to say? Nothing, your honor. Only I'm a wish I had a 45 a million annulter papers. Well, Mr. Basco, while your newspaper was an excellent teaching method, I doubt that it is hardly feasible. The case is all very apparent to me now, and I must make a decision. In as much as the complaint has been large against you, I must pass a sentence. A sentence of hard labor. What? Yes. Until election day, seven days of hard labor. Teaching those who are more fortunate than you to exercise their right to vote. Right! Thank you, thank you, Judge. And just to make sure of the people here, I put you in their custody, and they'll report to me on how you make out. I want all of you to report to me next Tuesday. Next Tuesday? I just wanted to make sure you remembered it. We'll all meet at the polling booth in Mr. Basco's district, and that's where I'll get my report. Case dismissed. And it's all my money here. What they looked like was they're going to be the worst day of my life is it turned out to be pretty good. This year, everybody in my neighborhood is going to vote. And Pasquale, who's a forgot to register, he's made the Rosa promise him something. First of all, she's going to strict diet so that by next Tuesday she can fit into the booth. But even then, she's still not going to be the wife of your loving son, Luigi Basco, the immigrant. 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Carol Mash is starred as Luigi Basco with Alan Reed as Pasquale, Hans Connery to show, Jody Gilbert as Rosa, Mary Ship as Miss Balding, Joe Forte as Horowitz, Pam Peters as Old for Men, Sarah Burner as Mrs. Pellegrino. Music is under the direction of Rob Gropp. This is Bob Stevenson's speech. Look along the abroad gas-finkist.