Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1896 — Something to think of. [ARTICLE]

Something to think of.

We clip |be following statement from the Ainerieau Economist. It is something for the people of Jasper county v to think over and make up their minds before depositing their ballot next fall: “Cider a protective "tariff the public debt was reduced over $75, (XX),000 anuaully for 28 ' year*, while under the Wilsou-Gorinau tariff bill Cleveland and Carlisle have increased the bonded debt about $80,000,000 a year. These figu.es clearly show the difference between protection and low’ tariff, but., unfortunately for the people, the effect of this latter policy has been far more disastrous to the industries of the country than it has been to the revenues of the government" And now come the Chinese, with their nsnal brag and blow, claiming that the X rays are on Dew discovery to them. They claim the X rays were known in <3hina centimes age.—Michigan

City ?yews.

Nay, brotfer, the Cbmese make no stich claim. There i#li brood of professional liars Neopnected with the daily papers, of close kin to the pestilent “telegraph liars’’ that correspond with them from country towns, and the invention of big lies about the wonderful things the Chiriese have done in the past, is a regular part of their business. No matter what wonderful and unheard of thing be discovered in science, nor what marvellous new machine be invented, thereis aTwayssomebody ready to start the Story that their “ancient records” show that the “Heathen Chinees” knew all about it centuries ago. The professional “Chinese liar” is a pernicious and brainless frauds i