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Editorial
February 1, 1872
The Home Journal
Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
The New York Sun editorial concludes that President Grant either knowingly participated in Custom House frauds or was foolishly deceived by associates, based on Senate committee revelations, leaving no third option.
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Custom House Frauds.
Under this head the New York Sun comes to the conclusion that—
1st. President Grant has from the first understood the great frauds and robberies committed by the Custom House Ring and its affiliations upon the commerce of New York, and has shared in the fruits of those robberies.
Or else,
2d. He has not understood anything, but has been deluded and imposed upon by his staff officers, cronies and camp followers, who alone have profited and been enriched by the large sums of money of which our merchants have thus been plundered.
If the first hypothesis be true, President Grant is a scoundrel;
If the second hypothesis be true, President Grant is a fool.
The editor then asks:
Is there any third conclusion which can possibly be drawn from the facts developed by the Senate Committee of Investigation and Retrenchment? If there is any such third explanation, will somebody mention it and state the reasons by which it is supported?
Under this head the New York Sun comes to the conclusion that—
1st. President Grant has from the first understood the great frauds and robberies committed by the Custom House Ring and its affiliations upon the commerce of New York, and has shared in the fruits of those robberies.
Or else,
2d. He has not understood anything, but has been deluded and imposed upon by his staff officers, cronies and camp followers, who alone have profited and been enriched by the large sums of money of which our merchants have thus been plundered.
If the first hypothesis be true, President Grant is a scoundrel;
If the second hypothesis be true, President Grant is a fool.
The editor then asks:
Is there any third conclusion which can possibly be drawn from the facts developed by the Senate Committee of Investigation and Retrenchment? If there is any such third explanation, will somebody mention it and state the reasons by which it is supported?
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Crime Or Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Custom House Frauds
President Grant
Political Corruption
Senate Investigation
New York Sun
What entities or persons were involved?
President Grant
New York Sun
Custom House Ring
Senate Committee Of Investigation And Retrenchment
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Custom House Frauds Implicating President Grant
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical Of President Grant
Key Figures
President Grant
New York Sun
Custom House Ring
Senate Committee Of Investigation And Retrenchment
Key Arguments
President Grant Has Understood And Shared In Custom House Frauds
President Grant Has Been Deluded By Associates Who Profited From The Frauds
If First True, Grant Is A Scoundrel; If Second, A Fool
No Third Conclusion Possible From Senate Findings