Wichita (1955)

Walter Coy: McCoy

Quotes 

• Sam McCoy : Never forget that, folks, this is a cattle town! A cow man's town. Why, we'll be shippin' tens of thousands of cows from here. Hundreds of cowboys will be our guests. Well, that's our bread and butter! Yours. Mine. Wichita's!

• Sam McCoy : Wichita depends on these cattlemen for its livelihood. Men like Clint Wallace and his cowboys, they're important to us. Of course, they raise a little cain once in awhile; but, I think we have to make certain concessions.

  Wyatt Earp : I don't agree with you, Mr. McCoy - not when the result is destruction of property and loss of life.

  Sam McCoy : I didn't know anybody was killed last night. One of the townspeople?

  Wyatt Earp : Yes.

  Sam McCoy : Who?

  Wyatt Earp : Michael Jackson was his name.

• Mayor Andrew Hope : There's no point in fencing, Wyatt. This group, which is something of a town council,you might say, thinks your reforms have been a little too drastic.

  Wyatt Earp : I see. That refers to the ban on firearms I imagine.

  Doc Black : It certainly does. It's the silliest thing I ever heard of.

  Sam McCoy : And we know that men eventually will leave their guns at home as a matter of choice. But, that day hasn't come yet, Wyatt.

  Wyatt Earp : It has in Wichita, as long as I'm Marshall.

• Mayor Andrew Hope : You got seven or eight months until election time. You've plenty of time to choose another candidate to run against me.

  Sam McCoy : We'll hold a special election. I made you Mayor, I can...

  Mayor Andrew Hope : I was the only candidate running for office, Sam. I didn't even need a platform then. But, I've got one now: law and order.