Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-19
LETTER FROM MIR. DEAN.
He Defen dis His Actions a. q Legis.
later With HIS Actions as . Citi'

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| NJ RssRs. EDITORS Il was as you say fol
four years a law maktr,and on both occasioni
| did Just what you say ! should do, and
no one, Messrs. Editors, better than yoursel
should. and no doubt II you were honest
enough TO see the truth, know that In the
year 1869, as Chairma Of the COMMITTEES OF
ways and Means, when our State bonds
were selling at 10 cents on the dollar. and
Governor salisbury, In his annual message
said provision must be made to pay the III
terCst on bonds, and to pay them At maturi'
| ty J, then in opposition TO the general 0pin.
| ion OF many members Of the Committee, used
to that Committee the same language which
used in the article which you refer to Ia
your editorial Of the 9th instant. l then
| showed that real estate was heavily taxed,
and that mills and machinery went Scott
free. and It was myself who proposed that
wooden nills,whch at that time were entirely
exempt, except the real estate part, from tax.
proposed in that committee to put down
wooden manufactures as article No. l OIL
which to raise tax to pay the interest on tho
State g Indebtedness. and it has stuck TO 1t
until this day, and many Of your Whining
tOnian manufacturers, who, most OF them are
Republicans, have ever since kept up howl
about the manufacturers being taxed almost
out OF existence, and there has not been Il
session of the Legislature from that day to
this that this same set Of hOwlers for the
workingmen have not tried TO have II taken
OFT, they never said one word about relieving
the wor. ingnen from taxation. And you,
Mr.. Edltor, II looks to me, was one who
would Join in with them TO get relief tor
themselves and forget the working men's
burthen. You was at that time reporter at
that Legislature, and l was your friend to
ly<n, hau 10
number Of your paper, which, at the time you
reported, was sent to the House, when Most
Of the members was opposed to them being
brought in. IL your memory has betrayed
you, mine has not. 1t is ungratetul to thus
20 back on a friend, who, although l was
opposed to you In politics. can always have
respect for an honorable opponent, but one
W no so soon forgots his friend, | shall be
chary of how oct with such people in the
future. Now, in regard to the great cry Of
injustice TO the Republican voters, ! had
nothing to do with It's enactment, II 1t Is an
injustice, but cannot see that It bears any
more heavily upon the Republicans than
what 1t does upon the Democrats. If every
person would attend to their own business
and pay their taxes the same as have to do,
there need not be any complaint OF the law,
but when lot Of mean, contemplate persons
try to cvade the payment Of their share OF
the expense of the Government by paying
only every other years taxes, and then get
left and lose their votes, have no sympa-
thy for such a mean, cOntemp lble set II
the Republican party want to use the negro
vote let them come square out aDd pay the
taxes due from them every year, and not try
to skulk out Of the work AS the have been
trying to every other year, and when they
get left. howl out as though they were being
drowned. Ii their votes are worth having, |
then pay 70 them for lift Is lett for the NO
tyras . hAp,S alu..u tn h.Ir nj
they are better at paving taxes than other
debts, they never will, not one 10 ten ofthem, |
v0ta. l think the Republican party are In |
duty bound to pay their taxes 81 that 1t can
be able to make an attempt to show that |
there is such thing as Republican rarity |
In Delaware, for without the cOlOred breth- |
rem the party would not scarcely be able to /
muster c0rpora's guard. Then, again. you |
say du'isg my last term | done nothing ~ |
have the great evil. complained Of by your.
SELF the injustice done to the Republican |
(negro) voters. did during the last session
OF which was member. ask 10 have the
matter OF assessment and collection OF taxes
rsfcrred to special committee which was
raised. ! was made Chairman and had the
meet. and got Geo V. Massey,
Esq, OF Dover, 10 IN ct with the committee
TO try and do something to relieve the Repub-
lean voters who are unable to caro- for them
selves. The nalority Of the committee reius-
ID to meet my views, and nothing was done.
thlIk the gentleman referred to Will bear
me out that was sincere and honest in my
'ttorts to get something done by way of a
'hange to relieve all those persons whonever
10 anything tor themselves. In the FIRST case
know you DID know thatl done something
to relieve the farms from taxation, and yet
you accuse me Of Inconsistency Whether it
was owing to your bad memory or to your
1esire tOI 60 me an injustice | know not,
al
about memo mater how bad 1t shall bel can
Jutlive all such imputatiOns II my Charac-
er Will not stand a thousand such futile at.
cmpts at backing as you have shown n
lesre to do, and come out better after all you
AN say or do, II Is not such character as |
are for, and the sooner II is shown up the
'etcr. So, MIR. Editor, crack your whip and
lrve on. AS to the Offices which hold they {
anne to me without seeking, and whileI pre-
end to hold them shall hereafter, as always
ave heretofore done. try to do my duty. MOL
natter II there may be hundred hOwiing
ND trk'ng puppies swapping at my heels
hey shall not detract my attention from
ry iGg to do right kespr"tmIly
WIN. DEAN.
mot only has MT Dean prutitcd twice
n the past by the unjust assessment laws, Il
ut he is even now filling II lest two TO-
pOnslble positions of trust-rnorc & trust, we
~ W IMAM % lac I
anne means We ara not in the least sur
rised that he does not attack the main cause .
I the growing inequality o. taxation. because {
G could not do So cODsstent!y, Lavug pro. ,
ted by that system OF fraud and inequality. =
'lthout ever having entered protest." Nov ,
pronounce the above a fihIicli. on cut of !
he whole cloth The frs, Zine vas elected
Re present law was not in eX stcnre, ard the
econd time did enter ny prutcst. ~ ! have ,
howp. II makes no diicre &c TO me when a |
ian prevaricat's WhCthrr la does it know ,
1gly of ignUrantiy, ne Nils the position !
an editor, and ~ trying to enlighten his
oadeis. he should know what he IL writing
bout, otherwise he. may hurt Himself or
'itn1. "FGols should never NEEDLE with
dye tools"