Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-28
America W. E..Sland.

| MARsHALLToN, lJel., Dec. 27.-ln your issu
OF the goth, Tread with both amusement ant
surprise, letter from MI. VIM. Dean, unde
the heading " Does Protection Pr0tect9"
nave not the pleasure of knowing Mr.. Dean
but believing him sincerely honest in his az
sertionst as he sees them), still he overlook
two very important facts When he maintain
tnat iarm hands or any other class Of labol
are as we'll OF In England as they are II
America. Natural pride on the part Of those
no says ne was amongst when there, served
70 create desire 10 present In its best Hight
their position, and secondly, 1t Is 80 easy fol
ono to force ourselves to believe o certain
thing when We start out with o full deter
mination to see things as 1t suits our purpose
and no other way.
In prssuming to set Mr.. Dean square on
his legs upon the subject he is evidently al
sea upon, bring ~ years residence In
England against transient visit on his
part.
To give you some idea how labor Is pald. ]
VIII give you my experience In few occupa-
lions held there: 3years On Metropolitan
Police Force, London, pay. $50 . week, l
suit OF clothes year, board and lodge my.
self; years - Warden In Convict Prison;
pay "a month, l suit Of clothes year,
Doard and lodge myself In each Of these
form each alternate day, Sunday included.
Railroad clerk IL weeks pay lss, or q. so q
week, desk, board and lodge myself II. M.
Lie Guards, pay @ cents day, board and
MI. Dean admits that tho working man
has no great variety. A mans bill Of fare
Sn,sn. %nsn IN constant employn ent is: Monday,
and cheese; supper, bread and cheese.
Tusscay, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Saturday, ditto. Sunday, meat and veye-
tables for dinner. 1t is the boast Of an
beef and plum pudding
The beef hangs in the store all the week TO
Ket tender by Saturday, when the lahoring
man gets his pittance; plum pudding he
may get oDca year ut Xmas.
Mr. Dean probably did not take notice that
every little while he could see men, women
and children standing in the streets beg
ging, nor that at crossings girls and boys
were sweeping, depending upon the charity
Df passers by. Neither does he say he found
me 'aboring man owning his cow, house or
Iot ike many DO here; strain his vision as
he would. that he could not see lid he ever
mink of searching the poor records to See
how many orders had been given parents for
'otiins to bury their dead child. havi ng no
means OF their own to do 80. How inconsis-
,ent 1t seeins TO argue that labor 10 az we'll of
mere, when sneh things exist; you cannot
The other error Mr. Dean has fallen into is |
simply laughable. His assertion that "now
the usual time for cutting wages, dead Of
winter, In the ron businsss.H 1t Is very evil
lent he has stepped out Of his Latitude and
inferred field be knows nothing about had |
10 said tinkering with the tariff question |
lad unsettled business, csusing iron pur |
hasers to hold back their orders, hoping to |
'e able to buy English iron at reduced |
'rice In the Spring, causing lack of work for |
Employees, with the consequent train OF suf- |
ering, 1t would have been more lust and |
learer to the truth. And for this state Of 1
hings those men. for whom he processes 90 \
reat a desire for their welfare, haye him and |
hose like him b. thank.
A SHEET IRON WORKER.