Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1914 — Give It the Horse Laugh. [ARTICLE]

Give It the Horse Laugh.

The Republican is now having one of its periodical attacks of shedding crocodile tears, which is not an unusual stunt for that organ when it is seemingly too late to do anything to head off a proposed hold-up. This time it is over the proposed increase in telephone rates. An opportunity to secure better service at the same old rates for years to come was presented a few years ago, but then it fought the proposition tooth and nail. It looks 'now as though the people would have to take the medicine the Republican and other “disinterested” parties mixed for them at that time.