CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 34 to Registration Statement No. 2-70423 on Form N-1A of our report dated
April 23, 2008, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of
Morgan Stanley Dividend Growth Securities Inc. (the "Fund") appearing in the
Annual Report on Form N-CSR of the Fund for the year ended February 29, 2008,
and to the references to us on the cover page of the Statement of Additional
Information and under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and
"Custodian and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Financial
Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such
Registration Statement.



Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
June 24, 2008