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[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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Another non-canonical cite:

"Buying up Pennsylvanians."
New York Daily Times (1851-1857); Sep 29, 1856; pg. 4 col 3.
"If they are to be bought up so cheaply they will not stay bought long
enough, we imagine, to do any good to their purchasers."

> Barry Popik has posted an entry on his site:
>
> http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/honest
> _politician_when_bought_stays_bought/
>
> He's got the 1866 cite as well as an earlier, though less
> canonical, example from the Times:
>
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> 5 December 1865, New York (NY) Times, pg. 4:
> FRIENDS IN NEED.-HECKER'S radical organs began to hedge
> yesterday. His morning organ, leaving HECKER out of account,
> proceeded to adjure the electors to vote for the man they
> thought most likely to render faithful service to the city.
> The evening Hecker organ occupied itself with a defence of
> Mr. ROBERTS against the aspersions cast on hischaracter by
> Copperheads, and closed with the announcement that "the best
> experts predict confidently the election of Roberts." This,
> we supposed, is what may be called backing one's friends. POOR HECKER!
> Doubtless, he pays enough for friendship. But the trouble
> apparently is that his friends wont stay bought. He will go
> to bed to-night a wiser, if not a happier man.
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>
>
> --Ben Zimmer
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