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The Grant PurtJ viii Mos' Probnbly Garry
the Stntc-Pricc OF Votes from $50 TO SIS.
Core spondcuce OF Tho sun.
CoyCoRD, Y. H., Feb. 2j.--As the day OF
election approaches the contest becomes moro
animated. Both parties arc stralnlug every
nerve and resurting To- all sorts Of expcdicnts.
From present iadica' ions the election will be
very close, and the result is doubtful. At the
last session Of the Legislature the Democrats
acted without sense Of discretion, and by their
folly rave the Republicans all the hope which
they now cherish. They are literally 1oodngthc
state with money, and rely upon It for success. 1t
is understood that s2j to $50 will be the common
price for votes, and much beyond that in the
closcto wns Take money out OF the canvass and
the Democrats would win overwhelmingly. The
Grant men can easily throw a hundfed thousand
dollars into the state, which will buy two thou
sand voters at $50 each and make difference Of
four thousand in tho result. The real issue TO
I've tried In New Hampshire is. therefore, whether
the people have become so utterly corrupt that
they will deliberately sell themselves to sustain
the Administration.
on former occasions the State has becn liter
ally bought up by the Grant men, when fair
election would have shown handsome Demo-
cratic majority. The people have got used to
bribery and corruption, and on the whole rather
enjoy IT, Fifteen years ago, bare suggestion OF
what ia now done openly would have destroyed
any political party. Now, illegtimate appliances
are regarded a matter Of course, and where
this thing Is to end mortal man cannot foretel
IL We gravitate downward IA rapidly for the next
ten years popular elections will come TO be moth
ing but farce and representative government
the hollowest kind Of n sham.
Senator Wilson made poor show In expound-
ing the doctrines Of the Administration, and de-
Tr., sol. ,I IL
pretentious manner and subtle oratory brought
to mind Jerry Blacks skill in descriptive cpl
thets. lie spoke Of Wilson, you will recollect rs
a man of imposing appearance and nabby intel
lect. His rhetoric Ia not OF the best, and his
logic ia limp and haltlng. A discontented Re
publican after listening to his regulation har-
| angue, suggested that Wilson would be serving
his party and country by remaining in Washing
| ton and voting for reform in the civil service,
| better than by roaming about New Hampshire
| promising for Grant what ho knew he did not
| intend to perform.
| Orders have been received from headquarters
| that a more plant tool OF the Administration
than Senator Patterson must be elected In his
place lie is a man Of integrity and fair repute
| but laboring under strange sort of hallucina-
| ton OF mind, he conceived the idea that an Ad-
minisiration could not be efficiently supported
by wlnking nt Official iniquty, and acting as
Chairman Of the committee appointed to look
| into alleged abuses in the New York Custom
| House, he refused TO whltewash Grants knavish
| cronies and supporters. This a grave Of
| fence, provoking the dcnunclation OF the Presl-
| dent and his adherents. Then he declined TO
| assist in the San Domingo swindle, and their
| rage was intensified But when he resisted
| Grants orders to degrade Mr.. Sumner from his
| place on the Foreign Relations Committee, he
fell from grace, utterly aud irrecoverably. Grant
would rather lose New Hampshire than have
| Patterson reelected.
The liberal democracy might secure the State
beyond peradycnturc 10y declaring In favor of
| Patterson's return to the Senate, and am not
| sure that this is not the best thing TO do. But
| there are several Democratic candidates for the
| place. whose friends will press their claims. Aud
then Il IL urged. with some plausibilty too. that
| inasmuch n Grant, never interfering In state
| matters without coming 10 grief himself and
confusing and distressing lis friends, a. In Ohio
| Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa. IL may he expect
| ed that lac will produce similar result In thii
| state.