Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
TIE LEGISLATURE.
DUNCAN OR MCINTYRE.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OPENED BY SHARP
SHOOTING BY THE LEADERS.


ed in the LEDGER, N. Y. Duncan
opened the campaign in Audrain
county with a very pointed and inter
esting speech on topics that have in
terest for the people Of Audrain coun-
ty. We give Il bIief synopsis of his
speech, as correctly as possible.
Mr.. Duncan has been a resident OF
this county for twenty-four years. In
1856 he was elected Circuit Clerk.
IN 1861 he was forced to resign til
Office, not being willing to take the
lron-c,ad oath. Since that time, on
tue sole tation Of friends he has been
a candi late for State Senator and
Circuit Judge, each time being beaten
10y n small rn"iorifs All this TIM
lac has been in the Democratic party
in war and in peace, i'll prosperity
and in trouble he has stood with the
party he was born a Democrat and
woulG die a Democrat, and was so
proud to see that the Democratic ar
~ was coming out bright and stron9
after its adversely. he was very car
nest il stating that it was tn" duty OF
the Democrats of to-day to make the
party rs strong and as pure rs t. wa,
before tho wal, and in order to do
that we must work, and that c%ontinu-
ally and faithfully. lie then stated
that he was a candidate for the Lcgis
lature. and was ready and willing 10
work in the cause Of Dc-Iocracy, not
for money Or honor, but to serve tic
party, and if he could do anything
to forward the interests Of the Darll
lie would have accomplished the enc
he had IN view.
He then proceeded to take the last
Legislature to task about their heinz
IN session over one hundred days
and for hot revising the statute laws
which they were required to do, an,
spending in this way thousand of dol
lars without bcncitting the State.
| e also spoke of tie law passed il
regard to the cIccting of a lawyer L
tlkc the place Of a Judge who wa
objected to, instead Of taking
change OF venue lie stated that no
every lawyer was fit to sit on tI'
bench and cited cases Of this kind
He stated that on the whole the las
Legislature was n very big mountain
to oring forth such n little mouse Ii
regard to finance, Mr.. Duncan STATED
that he as pleased with the Jefferson
City piatlorm,anG that lie had Away;
been opposed to contraction. He wa
in favor of a non-interest bcarin.
currency i'll the place Of bones; ant
ii elected he would always work 10
the principles his constituents desire,
and would vote as they wished for l.
S. Senator. ....f.t
He also stated that he was In fiavo
of reducing the legal rate Of jnteres
from 10 per cent. to 6; he thought !:
high rate of interest was the curse 0
this comfy. applause
ID IL. MCINTYRE .4
then made his appearance on the ros
trum, and in n few well taken remark.
addressed the audience.
lie stated that in nearly every par
ticular he conceded with Mr.. Duncan
and heartily endorsed what he hac
said. He said he liked the party til,
more he Leard Mr.. Duncan praise it
in fact, to-day he felt stonger towar,
4 the party than ever before; he like
y its platform and its. principles better
\ He stated that the reason they die
not revise the statutes at the last Ley
islature, was OH account of want o
time they had an immense amornl
OF other work. to do; had to work
under new regime of rules and reg.
ulatious, and it was impossible to re.
wise the statutes till hex session.
He stated that the law about ap.
pointing judge was good; he
Thought it would prove so; it woule
obyiate the necessity of a change q
venue, and thus say thousands OF dol.
! lars in criminal cases; time woult
Allow that this was a good law.
He DISC stated that he too was i,