Daily Republican., 1884-08-07

Mr.. William Dean has thought our
editorial comment on his letter of last
week Of sufficient important e to answer
immediately, and that answer we pub
lish in another column. We regret
that Mr.. Deans usual good nature for.
sock him as he drew near the close of
his communication, and that he has re-
sorted to language and comparisons not
IN general use amongst gentlemen Of
intelligence and good culture, but we
cannot help that, as il is his deliberate
choice to use such language, and if it re-
hects hard upon him, he and not we
have it to bear. So far as we are con-
cerned we prefer to be gentlemanly in
our language and to have a due consd-
GRAFTON for the feelings of other-though
we do not wish to be understood as
having our feelings the least ruffled
by anything Mr.. Dean may say. Cen
lily we decline publishing scurrilous
articles, but MIR. Dean being an anomaly
in political ethics and furthermore hav-
ing been leading lawmaker of our
state, having occupied many places of
trust and honor, and having become "A
wealthy manufacturer, thanks to the
protective genius of our country, we
give him the entire benefit of his
letter, from end TO end and whatever
of good, bad or indifferent it contains.
After all that Mr.. Dean says, we can
only CLEAN from his letter confirmation
OF the fact that since the tariff reduc-
ton two years ago, the Dean Wooden
Company, of which he is President, has
lost some $34, coo. There is no attempt
to deny that if Mr.. Dean tells the
truth,and we have generally found him
apparently truthful though at times ter
ribly mistaken.
While Mr.. Dean does not deny this
fact he gives away the whole question,
for did he or the company of which he
he is the head not make money until
the tariff was reduced ? He
thinks he made made more money in
proportion to the capital invested be-
tween the years of 1Si7 and 1866 than
IN any other period of his lifetime. If
MIR. Dean wishes TO convey the impress
sion that he made motley then because
there was lower tariff, then the cues
tlon would confront him, why did he
not make money instead of losing il
within two years past with lower tar
III ? Now then if reduction in the
duties OF seven cents per yard in Ger
man cloth, and OF Ger reductions in pro-
portion, causes the Dean Wooden Com
pany TO lose 1000 i'll two years or sine,
that reduction, bow much would the
same company lose if there was no pro.
lection, that is no tariff on imported
goods?
We know as well as Mr.. Dean that
there Is no such ii thing as absolute fire.,
trade between this country and othe
manufacturing countries in everything
out we do not think Mr. Dean will den,
that there is free trade in some articles
OF merchandiz-;i here are some article
that cannot be manufactured in thi
country, and the materials of which
they are made do not exist here are a,l
United free OF duty. Blu on everythin,
which existed here in the raw mate ria
and could be manufactured here ther
tas always been more or less impos
duties charged. But Mr.. Dean inform
us imperatively and with considerabl
degree of feeling that the tariff has moth
ing to do with the loss the Deau Woo
Ell Company has sustained during ia
last two years. 1t il production, We,
over production. There are too man
manufactured goods in this country
meet the demand, and on account of tn
tariff we have no foreign market. w
mast either sell at home or not sell 2
All. III the tariff was removed we coul
enter into competition with Enqlan
ami Germany in the manufacture {
goods; American shirtings and wOolel
goods would crowd the markets Of Lol
don and Amsterdam. Mr. Dean di
no. say all this, but the germ is in h
Argument.
Now, here comes the very pith
his Tree trade theories and fallacies. II
wants larger market. No pent-u
America must contract the power
free trade. That is his motto. Let dow
every restrictive bar of insolent andoJ
iressive protection ami let us into u
markets OF Europe. That is the ide
This can be very easily done. NJ
Dean and all other free traders ha,
been trying To 30 this ever since IL
grand old Republican party thre
around American Industries the stroI
arm OF protection, and if Mr.. Dea
and the party to which he is attach.
succeeds to power by the will of II
people at the next election we have 1
doubt the European market will
opened up. That hated thing prote
tlon will be removed and free trade,
Mr.. Dean desires it, will be establishe
But to accomplish this what must
done? That is evident. Men like NJ
Dean know the consequences. Th,
are booked up and far reaching in the
views. They know that this cannot
done without degrading labor down il
to tine very dust of slavery and degr
dation. This process has already col
menced under the late reduction of d
tariff.
1t is not necessary for us to tell Nj
Deans workmen that their wages hs
been cut down ten per cent. Mr.. De;
tells US himself that manufactures a
stopping all over the country. Why
course they are. How could IL
otherwise? Since the reduction of d
tariff English and German manufa
tnred goods owd American market
Reduce the tariff lower and the markt
will he more crowded. In En- gland al
Germany labor is paid O. a week; in t
United States twice that, skilled lab
in proportion. With wages at that ia
the manufacturers Of the United Stat
cannot compete with foreign countri'
Mr.. Dean understands the situation
wages must come down. When wag
are reduced down to level with t