The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-31
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT
Net Meeting with the Req uirements
of the Law WIN Fail OF
C0pfirmnttOtf

Public Pint5r Benedict will un.
doubtedly fail Of col firmatioD. Ire
law r. quires the mAn 10 be- practical
printer and TO have knowledge Of
book binding TO he eligible 10 the posi-
ton. It is asserted that Bene iict lover
learned more of the art tbaa the run
Of tne cases; that ia he learned tho
boxes ard how to pick up, slowly,
straight matter; that he never set q
piece of tabular W. rk or display Jon,
has no exptrien, in making up (, rms,
going to press and other work which
makes practical printer. l, Ia even
CHARGED that he hos forgotten the
boxes, and that he went t. New York
recently, shut, h mseif up in room,
and SET type ievaial days, to br ghten
up. i this 10 true, what ne has
l,arred by it will do him no good,
as tae law acquires him be a
practical printer ut the time OF
mis- appointment. While B n diet
was ab, ent in New York the seuae
Committee on Appropriations wss
COZ sideIing the u sncy deficiency bill,
which made largo appropriation for
ta1 Government Pr ming Offics. B n
ediCt WAS scot for, but being away
by design, it is believed--his brother,
who is said 10 be good printer, wenJ
tn the committee. When asked whv
the Pu 1lic Printer DID not represent
himssf the brother stared that he was
IN NV York on important priva,e
business" The comuitete concluded
that II ibe Pub ic Pr inter- Hould leave
his Office and 20 10 Nsw York IN pri-
vate business the Office surely did not
NEED any iDmsdia appropriation,
AID def, rred action. j. is stated that
Mr.. Beredlci will b. called before tne
Senate Committee on Printing TO
staId tx 4minstion as to hrs quail.
ticadoIs, before praeliCfl priBt-
err, and that he / working d0y ann
night to be prepared for il. He il aso
working himself np among the Re cub
licsn AZ well a. Democratic Senators
A number who have asked for ap-
poinuuents under the Pablo printer
have been surprised to reeeive during
the past month letter, stating that
30 and so have been appOint.d d, re-
appointed or returned t. the crs di, OF
tue Senator. Soue Of tbess letters
contained names Of sppointees whom
he never heard of. Whenever Rn ap-
plcaion WIS received from St IL
where SenStnr lived whose influence
was des rcd the Puolc Printer seems
to have jumped to make the appoint-
ment end charge il 10 the SeDatjr,
then notify him. It is sid by Dem.
oc'a's that r publican Senators, Just
az this time, have more inhusncr 1t
the Government Printing Office
than those in his party. Wh4n
the Publ Pfin'er frat went into his
office he did Mt { think of confirmation,
il ms. BE blunily announced that
the recommendation OF Senators, etc,
would do no 20 d that he was able
to dis barge or select employees with.
out sdvica. Ono ruan who is q nrO-
tege OF Senator Kenna, Of Wet Vir
GINA, upon bsiog reips'sted, was told:
l do not do this for Senator Kenrs;
l am not c)urting anybody; bur l do |
1t myeelf for you" Another person
applied with letter IRON Senator
Voorhees,. Toe Public PfiAter is
quoted IS eayipg: Il cannot k ep
You for Senator voorhees, or any ody
else. Besides, l want thess Dam
cats and Republicans to unde,stand
that they cannr influence ms in the
tlightesG degree" Whea it dawned
npnu B,nedicr that he was rot likely
to Re col filmed, he bsgsn TO maze
for seasto,s without