Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-08-15
very Truly yOuTS,
JOHN SHERMAN.

right of Mr.. L. E. Grisell, or any
other man, to vote as he pleases, but
when he takes the stump for the pur-
pose of deluding Republicans into
the camp of the Democracy, it be-
comes our duty, as editor ofthis Pa
per, to state facts, unpleasant as it
may be to US and offensive to him
The publicity of facts, which are
known to have caused his detection
from the Republican party, was rem
dered inevitable by his own course.
1t is task which we performed with
great reluctance, but so long as we
haYe control of this journal we are
in no manner ''inbecile" enough to
shrink from the discharge of our du-
ty, no matter how offensive, politi-
cally. it may be even to old and val
ued friends. We profoundly regret
that there should have existed any
necessity or occasion for the publi-
cation of anything at which Mr..
Grisell could take offence, but he
alone made the necessity imperative
He is now advocating the cause of a
party which to the hour of his re
moval from an office we did all in
our power to help him secure and re-
tain, he regarded with utter detesta-
ton. Surely he should not blameus Cor
exposing the falacy of his course.
The following from the Ke:ton
Republican, we are informed, was
written by Gen. J. S. Robinson:
AS Mr.. T. E. Grissell is now a
sorehead on account of having been
turned out of office for good cause,
and volunteers his advice TO the peo
pie OF this county in their duty as
voters, we propose to let our traders
know something of the manner in
which he discharged the duties of
high trust.
In this article we shall speak not
only of him, but of his son and give
our readers facts however unpleas
ant they may be to him or his
friends.
First, Mr.. Grissell is q raracious
office seeker; it seems 70 be his great
aim IN life to hoili office. He was
appointed Deputy collector of reve-
nue. for Wyandot county, by Shelby
Taylor, and was so good at keeping
the funds that he collected, that Mr..
Taylor was oblige to resort to the
courts of Wyandot county to compel
him to disgorge. After Gen. Grant
came iuto office he sought for and
obtained the position of Collector
for this district, composed then OF
seven counties, and paying very
comfortable income Of several thous-
and dollars per annum. Instead ot
giving his own time and attention tc
the oflics, he appointed his son dep
uty collector, and placed the office
in his hands. He appointed another
relative deputy in Allen county. II
was not long before complaints be-
gan to be made of the manner in
which the business of the Office was
done. Orders for stamps for cigaI
makers and beer brewers, were left
for weeks unanswered, and COM
plants were general all over the dis
tricts. His attention was called to
these matters, but he paid no heed
to them. The business mea of the
district were suffering loss and every
thing in his office was in confusion
His son in charge of the Office while
on official visits here was incapaci
tated from business by reason of in
toxication, as the landlord at the
Reese House very well knows, AM
similar complaints come from other
counties, and his conduct at home
was reported even worse His ac-
counts of moneys received from his
deputy here-Gen. Thompson-was
in utter confusion in the Office a
Upper SGudusky, and the settlement
was made by the books hero. and the
same reported as being the case in
other counties.
Finding that no heed was given
to the complaints, the revenue de
partmeut sent an agent over the dis
trict to report the facts and the re-
suit was, they were so well founded
that they could not he tolerated and
Mr.. Grisell was removed, for nc
other reason than his continued neg
lect of the duties he was paid to per
form and this is the whole secret o.
his now being Greeley shrieker.