Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-02
. RtJolnder.
[CoMMUNICATED. I

Your lssue Of Saturday, 20th inst,
CONTAINS oontEAdic of the state
ments made by me 70 your represents
tive and says that deViate from the
truth in such statement. 1 wish thai
gentleman to understand that II have,
that IL certainly WAS not Intentional,
nor In any manner for politicAl puF-
poses, as vote according to my own
way OF thinking and wish everyone else
to do the same, and would ask your
correspondent TO make o nttle inquiry
~ to my standing for truth and respec-
tibility in this neiRhborhood. / was
asked my opinion As 10 the working
classes In England as compared with
the United States. gave answers rs
inteIlisently ~ could, and Am sorry
to say thAt l think their chAnoss 10
England are not nearly SO good As In
this country. am aware thatbs q rule
they are better paid than they were %
years ago, both mechanics and labo:srs
l IrefeEred to the poorest paid class
net only not being able to save anything
hue had to use the utmost economg to
% AXE both euds meet. As to tue food
Of the children being even better than
their parents, In some instances, on Ac-
count Of dyspepsia and other ailments
that the American people have, on &C
count Of so many iuEurles, that they
are not guarding the health of their
children As they ought, is evident
Was told 1t was to the contrary 10 many
instances, and know rs o matter Of
fact that auch was the case some years
ago. WAS told that o decent house
could be got far from 10 to Is pounds
per year, and that some OF them had TO
pay rates that thought would reach
about Ave dollRrs, not pounds, and
while some do think the percentage Of
men owning their own houses will be
found small As compared with this
county. As TO the investment OF
money, said that common invest
ment would bring about 4 or D Per cent.
an glad lndeed that SCORES OF work.
ingmen own from $4,000 to SIS, 600
worth Of property, and am much AfIAid
that suoh 10 not the cate 10 any great
extent in this country, and think am
NOT far out Of the way when sAy that
for the last twenty years, with the ex.
caption OF lbcut three years OF dull
timeH Some years ago, that there never
WAS such an opportunity In this country
or anywhere else for the mechanics and
laboTtr5 TO get something for them
selves.
Your correspondent seems to think
BY the tone OF his letter that 1 had
overdrAWn the picture. 1 would be
sorry indeed to do any such thing, ss
have many iriends in England that
wish 1t were better with them than II
ie. vas In many parts Of the country
and found many people complain 0
great deal. II the English are suoh q
happy and prosper GUS people, how doel
1t olme that so many Of them come e
the shores Of AmerloA2 Surely they d.
NOT oome to hnd q more congeplAl oil
mate Surely Thousands do not CONT
here TO dnd q country In . higher stat
Of cultivation, bat 1 should think be
cause they are persuaded that by thrift
and industry there is bett r chance ii
a few years TO gain house Of their owp
and have many things that is out o
: their reach Bt home, was miBunder
, stood, not inten ntiorslly, however
think, In some statements that / get th
credit Of, and wiEh to be understood
, ttuthfuily. Trusting you will hnd spAo
in an earlyisBue OF your paper, 81
respectfully yours, HENRY CHARLES
Wilmington, Oct 1, 1888.