But this time, I'm going to fool somebody. I'm going to stay in this race. Although Stark loses the election, he wins the hearts of his constituents by fighting state government corruption. That's what good comes out of. Because you can't make it out of anything else.
Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption.
Although Jack has quit his newspaper job and joined Stark's entourage, he grows increasingly disillusioned by Stark's demagoguery and his sly turn toward greed and arrogance. As a charismatic governor, rising to the pinnacle of power, he establishes his own political machine and becomes as brutal, fascistic, fearsome, dishonest and corrupt as the crooks he's replaced. Charges of political corruption are brought against him and one of his men, and demands for impeachment are made, but Stark manages to escape the charges through ruthlessness, browbeating and inhumanity toward his political opponents. The disgraced Stanton commits suicide. Stark appears to be planning to move on to the White House, but his plans are rapidly short-circuited.