The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-09-18
I do not besita te to affirm that ]

uO uOI neStGaG " auIrtu t0at
know M. Duhsrh's innermost con
victions upon ihe G. eat poIi.ical
problems that have CO acei ned the
people for } cas- pes:, and which
yet appeal with luc 'eased force
to the pubic judgement for wise
so'u ION. Irse The woE d cohvic,ioa
to s;an;y the s;acery Y and e7,,es.
ncss that have dis. ;ag. isbed IBIS
mans pubhc CT eef 90 IA. ii ,:ra.
| He has becn Rad ia i1o,ousb
sudent of pol.tics' science, as de-
veiopsd by sta is;ics ano ,"e ex
Iperience of Ibis and othe. coi.a ,ps
| He is Dos c"ly studeo, g; books
hnt O.; mel. upon the busy sceaes Of
dairy lie. These faoi.g iodg-
meai in his large. cool. ano ac' We
b.ain. have gsvea iema kao'e
s.. eng,a and tenaciiv % eve 90
liiical i6,e ofhis na,n.e.
Long before september 1873, the
beginning Of the money panic that
closed Wall stleet, The banks. mile
and fac.ores, aud sudae"'y tcrned
two millions OF men and women out
of employment. NJ DUNCAN and
othe,s had so clearly invoiced the
then existing conditions. that the
panic, and financial c.icis weie no
surprise TO him. his speeches aod
articles for the press Of lhai time
show this.
He bad studied and verified the
nature of money and lis relations
to Industrial and social Interests.
10 public spe eches and Otherwise
he had placed himself on .ecord as
to The effect of the gold bill Of Mas.
1869. by which the greater part Of
the war debt whicn before that had
been payable in greea b'cks. was
made p payable IN coin; tie subse-
quent demoue i.e,ion OF silver. and
the funoiag o: thirteen hundred
millions OF lawful paper money
that had been used to pay the a. my.
into interest bearing bonds. |,
From June 80, 1865 10 Jure 30.
1873, there was an actual cont,ac ,
ton from two thousand and fifty
millions, 10 seven hundred and sixty I
eight million. Between September 9
1873 end January lSs4tt pr,ce Of |
pig non dropped from s45 to s15. i
What followed Is too well known 10 c
be repeated. Z
During the financial anarchy p
that ensued, Mr.. DUNCAN was elect r
ed to the State Senate. While
serving in that capacity, he made
! public record upon the main uo- '
ieslying questions, which then as
now, concerned TIE g.eat body of
The people. His votes will be found
in the printed volumes I
r the Sfate Journal in favor of the i
following propositions, nearly all
If them being Of h,s own author !
hip: p
]. A reduction of the rate of in p'
crest to per cent. ~
2. To make silver . full tcpder u
n Ohio. (This was before its re- Z
noneiizat'on by Congress
3 To reduce the penalty upon e,
delinquent lands. ii
4. To give the right of redemp- u
ION of real estate sold at judicial q,
ale. !,
S. For moIe limited rest rictlGn =.
'pon the power o. individuals to /.
reate corporations. th
6. TO prohibit railroad compa- el
lies from discriminating between y
arsse and small shippers. h.
z. To provide more speedy meih- D,
ds tor The collection of judgments CO
ga'nst coTpolaiions. su
8. For Stale control of Ohio cor. ~
'orations by home directors and re- II
eivers. pl
8. For prohibiting the payment di
( wages in script or truck. W
10. For the arbitration of differ. ue
noes between employers and Ia 70
0rers. NJ
II. For The reduction and limi. N
alton of salaries of public Offices, ~
= constitutional amendment. ~
IL. To cheaper the cost of school at
00ks. pr
Such is the character of the leg on
,lative record made by Mr.. Dun pu
an. 1: is bis own and his rights
, any benefits arising from il, is as
bsoiute as his right to breathe the =
ir and walk upon the earth. se,
This confederacy of incorporated to
ca 'th and talent appears to have es,
ltj"ga;ed the agricultural and in &c.
lstrial classes and cut society into yl w
20 clearly ma. ked classes, namely, cIf
lose whose labor produces all and di,
ives them only an uncertain and ha
anty subsistence, and those who 20
ave COTTON all through craft 20 20
I'd wealth by the subordination of t,o
" making bodies and Judicial tri co,
ina ls to their selfish uses. wi
With S3.1 .OOO, 900 of morte ages ca.