New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-01

All others. I7O7 lSPrague, F"soH. .l2,29o
Pepob mai....... 1851 All sorts mai. ..... li46O
These figures tell their own story. OF course,
there was Republican hostility to PadeliOrd last
Spring, and all manner Of false issues and delu-
sye clamor; but the real issue was between
Manhood and Money and Money for once trl-
umphed. That was humiliation for Rhode
Island: its repetition would be Der eternal dls-
grace. As Rhode Islander well said, there
was no Election last Spring-merely an Auction;
and State connot afford to be knocked down
too often, even though the bids run high. The
enormous vote poled last Aprl-tbrse hOpsond
higher than at any other election ever held In
the State. even that for President last November
was called out simply and markedly by gigantic,
systematic bribery.
Mr.. Sprague is running again, ia spite of the
hardness of the times, and of course means to be
elected We know that money will go great
way with the hungry and desperate, yet it does
not seem possible that The State should be bought
again. And why should any vote for him but
those who are paid for it ? lie does not pretend
to be DemOcrat-neyer did vote the Demo.
cratic ticLet-dd not even vote tue Fusion ticket
last Fall-does not profess to stand on any dis
tinctiye principle whatever A letter in his in
terest to The ". L. Times says;
THUS then, the matter stands:
Wi,rn sprague the present Governor is the nominee Of
tho wing Of the Republican Party and Of the Dem
oeacy He has done well during his present tenn has dis
chArgod his duct faithfully and deemtnodto be reelected a.
any cost Of meohTesoved to the extent OF hs power to
convince all sections Of the country that Rhode Island desires
,rJ tberiv Mr. SprsRue il
manufacturer in the United Sses and prompted naturally by
thu Instinct Of sefpesestion look st the trouble,
istirK from commercial stand point from which
men are apt things rcy Hoi 9 and there il no
probability that he viii have occasion therefore chsns bis
views after the election"
Messrs Dorrites of Rhode Island YOU note the
determination aforesaid and will doubtless take
care 10 have the money in your closed hands
| before you vote for the Agerinc- Wing, who is
Just such Democrat as the Emperor Of Austria
is, and well you know 1t. IL yOu ,cW sell your
votes 10 him, don't make beasts of yourselves for
nothing Hold yourselves at least equal in value
10 oxen, and don't market yourselves at the prices
of sheep. JObbed and hawked about as you
have been Of late years, you ought to have
some shadow of selfrespect left. Remember that
even Judas had his thirty pieces, and don't you
take cent less than fifty The value of money
has greatly deprecated since his day.
OF course, the corruptiOnsts pretend that the
Republicans are buying likewise, but the figures
above tel their own story. There is no need of
buying on our side, unless TO couuteract buy
ing--all we ask is that money be put wholly out
OF the question, and we have the State by at
least Three thousand majority. Everybody
knows this--knows that bribery is the only hope
of the Fusionists But for their reliance on it,
they would not be in the field st all. Yet the
articles they work into our sort o and sort o
not Republican papers in this City prove that
they are in earnest, aud that the above quoted
announcement that "Sprsgue is determined to
" be reelected at any cost OF time or mespS" is
according to the programme.
When the American and British forces were
nearing each other for the Battle Of Bennington,
tai John STARK, of New Hampshire, rode ont in
front Of his gTsy-coated militia and harangucd
them substantially as follows:
" Boy, you see them lIcssans Hirg George bss
bought and paid for 'em-thiIty dOilas head, hard
money. Do yoU think yon are worth more than that
Ii you do, Pfoye II for il you dom lick ein Ike -
Molly STARK sleels widow tonight
II was not great sPtech-not at all such as
Cicero would have made-bul the boys understood
il and went in. How they came ont, History
tells. Republicans of Rhode Island may you
emulate their spirit and parallel their victory
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