Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-09-13
The New York Custom House,

MEssRs. TRUMBULL, Schurz, and their
followers have had and are having more
tilts against the "Knights of the General
Order than they scrape up with any other
enemies. The New York Custom House,
according to the said Senators and their
following, is the very darkest spot in
the general administration blotch, and
Leet and Stocking, Knights of the Gen
eral Order as aforesaid, are the blacklist
portion of that darkest spot. They are
the darkness visible" in short, of the
Administrations gloom and miscelane.
Gus shadiness, shabbiness, and so forth.
We submit that if Trumbull, Schurz,
Tammany & Co., have not made point,
or cannot make one, against President
Grants Administration on the New York
Custom House, Leet and Stocking inclu.
sive, they have not made point on any
thing, and cannot possibly do so. That
Custom House has been investigated till
you can't rest. Not less than three com
mittees-one from the Treasury Depart
ment, and two by authority of Congress-
have investigated the celebrated estab-
lishment, and it has been talked about
and written about so much and so reck-
lessly that there has come to be quite
general opinion that it is a monstrously
corrupt and outrageous concern.
We are gratified to know, therefore,
that the Republican Committee at the
National Capital mas had published a
document upon the subject-the state
ments, statistics, and facts of which are
taken directly from the books of the
Treasury Department, and from the au-
thentic reports of committees; with the
evident object, too, of presenting the whole
case to the people candidly and honestly.
We doubt whether a more readable or
valuable document has been published
during the campaign.
1t appears, hence, that there is very
much more business done at the New
York Custom House than at all the other
ports of the United States combined. 1t
also is shown that the business is much
more cheaply done there than anywhere
else, Furthermore, this cheapness has
been constantly increasing, through re-
forms instituted and successfully carried
into practical effect by President Grants
Administration, during the first three
years. These reforms, it will be seen by
those who examine into the facts, have
permeated every branch of the Custom
House-the carriage business, warehOus-
ing, the appraisers department, the care
of general order goods, the salaries of
officers, smuggling, etc, ETC. More re-
forms have actually been made during
the past three years, than were made for
quarter of a century before. These facts,
thus generally stated, are fully demon
strated by the pamphlet in question,
which will do much to disabuse the pub
lie mind of many erroneous impressions,
and to vindicate the integrity and efli-
cheney of the Administration
1t will be recollected that one of the
grave charges made against President
Grant in connection with the New York
Custom House, was that his private sec.
retaries were in partnership with Leet g.
Stocking in the warehousing of general
order goods, This charge is completely
rofuted. There was no testimony what
ever which would have been received in
any court of justice to sustain It, and the
only two witnesses who testified to "be.
lief"-one of whom was Horace Greeley
were completely answered by the positive
testimony OF such men as Generals Bah,