The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-05-20
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1896.
THE LATE ELECTION.


The late election, contrary to the expectations of
the friends of the Administration, has resulted IN
the triumph of the Bank Aristocracy and the rec
lection of n. II. Knight as Senator in Congress by
a majority of THREE votes. We did hope and we
had reason to hope for better things. We still be-
cyc that, if the canvassing of the proxies had been
thoroughly attended to, and all the Illegal votes re-
iectcd, our friends would have triumphed, and thus
prevented the disgrace which has fallen upon
State. But it is too late for complaint when the
battle is lost. We have one consolation however,
and we find it very cflicacious in comforting
bruises and sores Though we have failed in our
grand object of clectng staunch republican to the
Senate of the United States, who would give a
firm and decided support to patriotic President
against the combined assaults of Southern Nullifers
and Eastern Arstocrats, the fault is not ours, We
have done duty learlessly and honestly and
though Rhodc-Island thinks proper to join the lean
minority of the people in opposition to the admins
tration, though she may array herself with the Hart
ford Convention Tories of New England and the
reckless disorganscrs of the South in their efforts
70 overthrow the Union of the States and to subver
the liberties of the people, she will never have the
aid of the Democracy of the State for such unhal-
lowed purposes. No. we thank God, that although
beaten, we are not in the least dshearened. When
we look around us, and behold such States as New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio taking sides
with the people aud with the rights of the people
against the purse proud miuions, the fawnng syc-
ophans and the ignobc satellites of the Bank Aris
tocracy, we wait with Impotence for the return of
another election day to give another proof of at
tachment TO the principles of democracy. But what
let us ask our opponents is the great triumph about
which they make much noise What does it a.
mount to more than enabling them, (as they have
already done) to divide among their votaries the
loaycs and fishes of State patronage Let US tell
these gentry, they have sent \. II. Knight back to
the Senate only to find hmselfin the minority even
in that body They have sent him back only that
he may swallow iSsharo ofthe foul cructatons which
from time to time have been belchod from the call
umniating jaws of such uuprincpled co-adiutors as
Clay and PoindeNtcr; for no will accuse Knight
himself of capacity to utter any thing whether fair
or foul which is deemed worthy the least attention.
For such an honorable purpose let him go back to
} the Senate of the United States. But we have a
WI" " say vi 'uc hlon WHO h"s pun nun ulere'
+ The Hon. James D'Wof is the man To whom we
alludc. short time since this man was, or pre-
tended to be friend of the Administration. But
he happened to he stockholder in the United States
Bank to n great amount. and the President had de-
iermned that the people and not the Bank should
govern the country. This sufficient for the
Hen. James D'Wolf IL Nicholas Bddlc and nv
self with others of our Bank gentry who are walow-
ing in our millions are not permitted to rule the
country, 1t may go to the devil. Such from the
duct of this gentleman may he supposed to be the
language of his heart But this is not his only SIM
We charge him with dishonorable duplicity Oh elcc-
ton day. II is well known that he had the COM
mand of three vo,es-his colleagues his cashiers
and his own. II is also well known thar those three