New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-26

question gentlemen after fourteen long months expert
officials and these appraisers would recommend any
,nporung hrm to show either backbone or pluck. Zap
w'us.l 81 mink the best thing that any firm do
when these polite individuals walk the store is to
unu them over your cash-boK and tell them TO help
ness firm to pursue this course than 20 stand up and re-
m0nstrate against the proceeding.
incIc are many large ufms whose names could
peat to you here aud whose names are quite familiar TO
YOU within the last two years have ceased 10 keep
astoek of goods in this country They have transferred
their books and their papers Great Britain. and in
pace OF occupying stores and paying rents ana keeping
SIMPLY represent the business by few samples and de
liver their goods direct from the ship their customers
erty being seized and confscated some imagl-
airy charge or clerical error have had
some 20 years experience IN this city importer and
think the merchants present will all agree with me
when say that in an importing business there is OF
necessity great number of details We frequently
receive invoice by the same steamer which brings
our goods. There is generally great hurry In making
ter 10 be responsible To EXAMINE every little detail
that goes into the manifold figures and calculations
making M an entry OF merchandise. tAppausel You
can see, gentleman, In the employment OF number Of
clerks what an Immense temptation it Is to young
man when he il offered large bribe iDformer TO
get up special little irreguarty clerical error
ploys him with these revenue officers tApplause.l
do not know that ] need say anything TO you about
the law That matter has been rnost clearly laid down
to You 10y my Trend on The right but there is one law
that understand we'll lawyer and that IL the
law OF right and wrong-lchecrsl stand think if law
exists to-day which permits these revenue officers to
march into our contingencies and take
ana stare such law square in the face the better
lApPlause The sooner we come and stand shoulder To
shoulder in the defense Of rights will we
be safe lApplause.l should like TO know under the
present system what safety banker in London in
Paris, in Frankfort have making advances in
shipment OF goods to tins country lchecrslwbe the
whole shipment which he makes these advances
be seized and cOnUscated for little technical
o clerical error. With experience estab-
fishing manufacturing interest here should like 10
ask what inducements be held foreign
capitalists TO invest in developing the industries OF this
country. lApplause.l There IL thing that
chants honor ami prize above their money their
books, their papers and their property allLdc gem
tlemen to their good and reputation. Long
tinued applause.l From the first moment that charge
of defraudng the United states is made against d
specialize firm the rumOr seems TO pervade the whole
atmosphere 1t Is sent from city city by the rivals OF
the firm charged ana any little links that want
ing IN the chain are very supplied by these
gentlemen who are so anxious to forward the news.
lAppausel Thus the reputation OF life time that
legacy which merchant may wish To band down 70 pos
may have contributed so much 10 uphold and sustain.
lCheers.l
The Charman-We shall now have the pleasure OF lis.
tening TO the Chairman OF the Committee, Mr. schultz.
whose courage, whose ability and whose determination
has created the widespread feeling when pervades
the whole community against these frauds Applause
His mind is perfectly saturated with the subject, and
his ability portray it In its true light introduce
Mr. Jackson :. schultz. Three cheers given for
Mi. schultz.