Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-09
GRANTS BEEF-EATERs
Profession vs.. Practice.

The RspubicaO Convention Of 1860 re
solved that james Buchanan was guilty Of
reckless sItrAvGgance,' and that, under
his role, there was Systematic pluuder Of
the Public Treasury by favored partisaus.'
The Republican Couyeution of 1853 re-
solved IhA, eorrupyioaI had been shame.
fully nurssd and fostsred by AudrsW John.
sou, aud that its nominee must radically
reform" these abuses.
OF. NAREs, FLORIDA.
Ia the last year Of James Buchanan,
ls60-Gl, the G. istom House at St Marks,
Florids, With branches NJ Tampa aud CslN
Keys, coat 81 3sj 60. 10 the lSst year oi
Andrew Jobnion, 1865 50, the cost Of IA.
st. MARKS G aston House, without branches
was $32l4. la the last year but oae OF
Ulysses Grant, ls5l-72, the coss Of the same
was S7,6sL The revenue at 20 per cent
Of the ports was s3i5.6O. In considers
ton OF their votes for Gran, ten "bsei-
eaters received ell they collected, aud g..
S3s 40 besides.
BANGOR, MAINE.
The business Of Bangor, for which We
are compelled to keep a Custom House 10
that port, vas tor the twelve mouths from
the 3lH March, ISL, TO 3ls Maicl, 1872
Foreign porIs...-........ ............, &6i i2l
This AmouaI u AbouJ al average ship
msnI Of Messrs A. 7. Stewart 4 Co. 10
stsSmar. Ia Mes York il takes Soou. three
men, all told lsIs than single day TO pass
40 invoice Of sj7, 42I. But ia Bangor We
keep seven b,ei.eAtsrs, at a cost Of sl3,-
9340O = year, to do the business which
three men ough, to do.
KgSNEsUSK, MAINE.
Kennsbuok, in Maine, may be = very de-
ligh,iul, thriving, aud important seaport
town add district. Nevertheless it, foreign
commerce has been during the last four
years asI nothing at All-not . dollar :
worth Of anything imported or exported
And IN order 10 supsriutend this lucrative
busins.s four Of Grants bssfsAtsrs bAv.
been hep. thsrs al "a expease of 81 234.4j
10 1860. the corrupt Buchanan AdWIuisps-
too expended for the same purpose $739.l4
II 1t was q grievance uuder Buchanan, Why
vas the grievance not only not rsdrossed but
iner,a,sd $500 10 1917
BAEssrABLE, MASS.
BArnstAble 10 port of eutry iu GAssA.
cbusslts. 10 1868 We 6nd that its totaI
foreign oommercs was, imports s. 492, and
exports nil Since then BarnstAble has
gone down in the com mereial scale. Daring
the year ending 3lt March, 1872, the latest
period reported, us commerce. ua,:
Foroign Lmp1rts...... ...,.....--..-...,. HI
Forsign sEPOrS........ Nj
To suysriBtsnd the above foreigl com
msrce Of MI aud collect the co Isequsnt duty
Of no dollars and no cents, twelve If Grants
b@si..SterS we're required, At a salary Of
ss,6Ss 90, If Mr.. George William CARTS
and his C,vi Service Commission, appointed
By Grant, will consult the report Of the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury for 1871, page 35l,
they will God these facts, a. stated. Now
If any or all OF the above bsef-eAters know
history, geography, bookkeeping, grammar,
and the distance from the eArIhto the moon,
Mr.. CARTS is no doubt satisfied. And the
bsof-eaIsrs themselves are content il they
knoW the distance from their houses to the
Treasury and how TO manage eAuou.es.
Bos We believe she tA1-ps, log people will
demand something more Of them by way Of
compensation for the IS .6s8 paid out Of
the public purse for their support.
SEwPoRT, Ri
Newport 10 the Oldest port in the
NoE'h, and its foreign commerce is
in its dOtARe. The whole foreign
imports in 1912 we're 81 591 which
would yield 40 average revenue OF S5ls 30
ALTO per oent.-snd to collect this sum of
about i've hundred dollars Grant kept and
pad o0' of your money, eight men IS,
3l5 SO.
EASTERN MARYLAND.
Ihs Eastern Dr'uicJ Of MARYLAND il q
ouslom'house dntrict But oommerc. doe,
not exist-at lsAst the discover h.. mt ,s,
been made clear. II we believe the Official
returns We fad ,hA, daring the year ending
March, 1872, is' foreign imports we're moth.
lns' while it's exports during that year we're
e2,5OO
~ TACT II ia OusIOu.hOuss district mere.