Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1896 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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through bankruptcy whenever your creditiore want to put you through, under the monstrous republican bankruptcy act now pending. There is a deficit of sooo,ooo in the Ohio stat) treasury. Gov. Bushnell says that it is a legacy from Governor McKinley’s administration. At this rate of deficiency for one state, how much shortage would McKinley have in the national treasury if he should be elected president?

Senators Hale and Chandler, high protectionists, are kicking because the iron mills in this country are selling armor plate to the Russian government at a Jess price than they sell in this country. Thus does the operation of the high protection system now and then cause heart burnings among its own advocates. Clarkson, of the republican national committee, says theMcKin 4 * ley campaign thus far has been “emotional.” To which the Chicago Chronicle retorts: “There is where he is mistaken. There is neither emotion nor magnetism in the thing. It is just as hard Biid solid and businesslike a campaign as a lot of combine manufacturers and $250,000 can make it.

An exchange says: “During the four yearß of Harrison's administration the surplus revenues of the government were $128,000,000,” “This is a good example of the way republican papers instruct (?) theii readers-by telling half truths Here is the whole truth. During the four years of Cleveland’s first administration the surplus revenues amounted to $396,500,000* The surplus revenues for the four years of the Harrison administration were $272,000,000 less. The surplus of tLe first year of the Harrison administration was $85,000,000; of the second $27,000,000; $10,000,000 the third, and $2,300,000 the fourth. Then came the deficit|of s69,ooo,ooo|before the demcrats had passed any legislation a deficit sadc leu on the democratic administration by its repuclican predecessor. Under the first yea r of real democratic rule this deficit was reduced to $43,500,000, a d month by month it is so rapidly decreasing that it is not unlikely that by the end of the present year th= tevenues will equal the expenditures. Democratic legislation pro-