The daily gazette., 1878-02-28
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MIR. EpIToR:--From a studied and
laboriolis perusal Of Mr.. William Deans
poorly written and lily reconstructed letter
In the GAZETTE of the 18th inst, learn
that he considers himself "foully slander-
ed' by one of the statements in my
previous communicatonto your valuable
paper. I must say that Mr.. Wm. Dean
possesses more fully than any other per
together mass of meaningless words
and incoperuous sentences, 20 form what
he considers plain statements and clear,
forcible ideas. would respectfully sug-
gest to Mr.. VIM. Dean, when he next
desires to write letter for public perusal,
that he employ some good school boy TO
put down In plain words and concise
terms just exactly what he desires to say.
Then the readers will the more readily
learn what he In talking about, without
puzzling their minds to place the proper
construction upon his ambiguous utter
ances.
But as Mr.. VIM. Dean emphatically
denies the "soft impeachment" of shoddy
contracts, and desires retraction, and
to relieve you, Mr.. Editor, whom he
threatens, will give him one, full and
! fair. He says he never had "shoddy
contract" and will cheerfully accept
his word, and take back what wrote IN
that respect; especially since had no de-
| sire to injure Mr.. Dean, and, az he says,
the report is personal and may affect his
1 business; and as II might prevent him
from obtaining new government con-
tract, and some worthy persons in the
neighborhood of his mills from being
employed. ] merely wrote what had
been freely and openly asserted around
Newark, but a. Mr.. VIM. Dean positiv vely
denies the assertion, will accept his de-
NAL as the truth, and readily retract.
But the main point Of my previous
communication was to prove how
fallacious were Mr.. VIM. Deans asser-
tions that he had "affiliated with the
Democratic party for twenty years or
l more, and that his principles are Of the
/ clearly proved that only as far back a.
1862 he was so closely allied with the
Black Republican party as to act as a
Delegate from White Clay Creek Hum
dred In the Convention that nominated
William Cannon for Governor ond Geo.
Y. Fisher for Congress. made IL plain
to the people that at the time when 1t re-
,quired men of nerve and courage to
maintain the principles OF Democracy
and preserve the existence OF the Demo-
cratic party of this County, Mr.. William
Dean was to be found foremost in the
ranks Of the enemy, battling against the
very party that afterwards honored him
by efevating him to one of the most
trusted and important offices within ita
gift. But Mr.. VIM. Dean had no word
of denial, or extenuation, for this charge,
for its truthfulness was indeniable.
And now q word in regard TO Mr.. VIM
Deans ideas Of the relative responsible.
Ties of publishers and correspondents
1t IL a well-known fact that publishers oi
newspapers, in surrendering portion oi
4 their publications to the use of the pub
lie, disclaim all responsibility for the ut
iterances therein set forth. For a variety
of reasons, most men prefer using a non
) de plume as q signature TO their commu
Dications, but there is scarcely one Out
OF a thousand who is not willing to beal
the fun consequences of any and all ut
terances he may, through the indulgence
of the publisher, be permitted to make
public. But Mr.. VIM. Dean, while hi
affixes his full, rightful and royal sigma
ture 10 every letter he writes for tn.
: press, Is able to be as bold as lion in all
: his charges and assertions, whether true
or false, because, according TO his owI
admission he creeps under the mean
contemplate shelter of holding the pub
Usher RESPONSE BILE for the opinions of hi
correspondent. Such pitiful attempt tt
escape lust responsibility 1 never be
fore heard of, and if were the publisher
Of a newspaper not line from the pei
of Mr.. Win. Dean should find a place IL
its columns. 1t isjust such men rs enter
tai q these views who would, by virtu,
of their names and positions, entic,
newspaper publishers into printing theil
effusions, and then shirk the responsi
hility oftheir own statements, should OK
ceptions be taken thereto. Such mel
should receive the cold shoulder from al
J respectable Journals and their propensi
ty for "evil communications" etfectually
suppressed. OLD DEMOCRAT.
:, Newark, Feb. q, 1873.