The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
Hon. III. l.. Chapman Speaks

JACKSON, o. Oct. 20, 1890.
To the voters of the 18th. Congress.
al District of Ohio:
On account of the lies that have
been published in the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, Columbus
Journal and the Republican papers
throughout the District, and are
being circulated both publicly and
privately, concerning me and my
relations with Mr.. DUNCAN, the
Democratic candidate for Congress,
I deem it my duty to publish this
card, and in so doing shall be ex-
plicit and emphatic.
1st. The story about my saying
or being willing to spend 100000 or
any other sum to secure Mr.. Dun
gan's election, is false in every par
ticular.
2nd. That 1 ever said no miner
should be elected to Congress from
this District, and would spend
money to defeat him is equally
false. am and always have been
unalterably opposed to the use of
money in elections as laying the
foundation for and being in the end
the destruction of the rights and
liberties of the people.
3rd. Had Hon. n. r. Hysell re-
ceived the nomination at the Logan
convection jim the place of DUNCAN,
no man in the District would have
Supported him more earnestly than
would.
4th. When Hon. John Mcbride
was a candidate for Secretary of
State, no man voted and worked
for him more earnestly than l did,
and the returns in the second pre-
.cinct of Jackson where | reside,
and in Coal township, this county,
first precinct, where my mines are
located he ran ahead of his ticket.
9Th. AS to Mr.. DUNCAN been my
personal candidate, any more than
he is the personal candidate of any
other Democrat in the District, is
untrue.
9Th. AS to Mr.. DUNCAN or his law
firm being my regularly employed
attornies or of any firm or business
with which am connected is also
untrue. During the past five years
/ have paid Hon. James M. Trip
now Common Pleas Judge of this
Judicial District, and the firm of
Wilson & Harper all Republican
lawyers of our place, more than
1 have paid to Mr.. DUNCAN or
to his firm for legal services during
the same period.
18th. AS to my treatment of en-
ployees | have nothing to say, leav-
ing that entirely with the boys who
have worked for me years past in
Jackson county, and some of whom
are now in other parts of the Dis
trict. And as to my position on all
questions affecting the miners and
wage workers of this District and
the State, they know better than
all others that I have worked
bard with them in conventions for
years past to bring about in con-
ventions for years past to bring
and maintain the pleasant relations
thst now exist.
Sth. That 1 am a banker or have
been interested i'm any bank for the
past thirteen years is also lie.
In conclusion l desire to say that
all the statements of every kind
and description which have been
or may be published and circulated
concerning the matters referred to
in this card, are without foundation
and are false and malicious and
are so known and talked OF both by
Republicans as well as Democrats
i'm my own town and county. But
it is done solely for the purpose of
influencing votes against DUNCAN
by prejudice and misrepresenta-
tiOns, and 4 do not believe that the
object sought will or can be accom-
plished with the miners and wage
workers of the District who are
more intelligent and better inform
ed than the men publishing and
circulating such malicious lies.
ii. l.. CHAPMAN
Wisdom From the Phila-