Daily Republican., 1884-04-02
letter from MP. Dean.
For the REPUBLICAN.

MEssRs. EDITORS IL have read your
editorial OF the 18th Of March, "Hunt
ing policy aud President" In ref
ersnce to the matter OF protection or free
trade discussion In Congress, 1t strikes
me that the Representatives Of the peo.
pie have right to discuss questions OF
Importance to the people at such times
and in such manneH a. best suits the
representatives themselves, and their
acts are always subjects Of honorable
and truthful criticisms, yet l am sur
prised that any man 10 we'll posted ~
you should be, occupying such favor
able position as you do TO acquire infor-
nation, should apparently seem to know
so little.
In reference to the Mormons, and a.
you say the moral pollution Of poly
gamy," this. is thing Of over score
Of years standing 1t is strange you
could not have eliscovered its bad effects
while the Republican party has been in
power, and bring 1t to their attention.
They in many instances had twOthird
ajority of both houses as we'll a. o
President of the same party, and might
have saved us the moral pollution. l
would ask when did this villainous
baud of robbers commence operations
on the poor defenseless indians =? Did
not the Republican party know Of the
operations Of this band of ROBBERS II
30, why did they not make an effort to
protect them while they had the power?
You say 1.-THE nations currency is being
impaired by cessation Of the issue of
notes and the coinage Of millions Of sill
yer dollars, while gold 10 in its flight TO
Europe and is already commanding a
premium in New York" Please tell
your readers when the Democrats stop
ped the issue of national notes or when
the time was that they had the
President and majority of both Houses
of Congress to authorize the coinage Of
silver dollars
If the things which you say are all
being neglected while "the Democrats
are hunting policy" why did not tie
Republican party, which has been in
power aud has been able for the last
quarter OF a century to have done any
thing they choose to do, why did they
not do those things which you are try
ing to make the people believe the
Democrats arepreventing Congress from
doing now? When was the date Of the
organization Of "thoss foreign syndi.
Gates that are buying up our public
lands? 2" Has their organization dated
since the election Of the present House
of Representatives? If so, give little
time they may yet do something in
that line before they adjourn. Did the
Republican President In his annual
message bring the matter to the atten-
tion Of Congress II not, why did he
allow such great wrong to go un-
noticed? II he did refer to 1t, why
do not some of our good Republican
Representatives bring the matter promi-
nently before both houses of Congress,
and show the people how willing they
are to legislate for the interests Of the
people, and are only held back by the
Democratic members of Congress op-
posing any legislation upon these sub
jects which you seem to think the people
are suffering from?
You say "a glance at the situation
IN ust convince every intelligent, OBJ
serving man that there has been no
chance since Congress assembled, nor
is there any chance now for even o
slightly modified tariff bill to pass and
secure the signature of the President.
If the Republican party has the power
TO prevent action, why need the people
become frightened that the Democrats
will do something 80 terribly bad as to
ruin the country?
II the last quotation from your article
has apy truth In il, then you might as
w eli have saved yourself the tronble of
writing that e.,itriai and devoted tho
IN rsa snacss in vonr columns N some
th;no that would hav. been NJ interest
70 ue,r rsaders Von sav. eva ra.
far G % 10 tbis to show that nolicv onlv for.
h;ds ~ tha ns,nncr,ts m from Gaming fuiIv
Wv. -. ~ 10 .,,,o IN 60 ,cr of oh.ol,,ta fra.
trada" @ " 7 rsrollect Mr. editor, when