New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
INDIGNANT OYER BENEFITS ORDEh.
THE WARRIOR GLORIES IN HIS SHAME

SEEKING TO RELIEVE ENDIcorr OBI 'hD ''''
opoNs1R1rITy-fNDIGNANT SOLDIERS.
Washington. Sept. 90 speciaD.-The puoica.''" VI
Benet's confidential circular, issueu VIZ" w ~,
,,rov., ~ EndIcott and directing the discharge oi
- ard ~ soldiers orphans who might De sus
c,od ~ hereditary Republlcanism, has arouseo ero
,d,cration among old soldiers here, Irrespective VI
party Ono Of them said: ..,
That settles ! have voteu 'n0 I'm -, q,
,,chot since 1874 and cast vote for CleVoianu III
a doubtful state four years ago shaii 'o'o our
work against him this year, and wheh 'o'o III.
,or,ocratic ticket again, shall be pretty sure OF
my candidate beforehand was "ih"e ~ Az.
and forgive the rebel flag order on the ground 'n'
~ was Inconsideratey and hastily issued, Dut t"is
order TO discharge women and children simply because
be,r husbands fathers and brothers were hopuohca'
IS too much for me-" -. 80
Among Concressmen the feeling against Benet as
wei, as EndIcott is extremely bitter. man VINO was
q Gallant Union soldier during the war saiu'
IL can't think of an act by an army o'noor 'n"'
would be moro despicable. If Benet had possessed
on - Tho sn,rit which should animate an officer
~ tbe United States he would have fatty reiused 10
,ssuo such a circular II Army and Navy arc
70 be made simple political machines 10 "orA '"o
will OF thedominant party, no matter "ha' P@''.'
II will be a bad day for this country Inc PooPio
will not stand IT, This exposure conVlhces in0 VI
tbe tr,th of statement recently made that the army
o,rcors in charge of river and harbor improvements
for which very largo appropriation has Deeh "'duo'
have received confidential orders to SEQ mat INC co
tractors Give the preference to Democrats VINO ASK
Tor confinement In other words the Appropriation
NJ goo 600 900 or more IS to be uscn' as idr ~
rr,ctIcoble as a part Of the Democratic campaign
fund.- ,o.
General Benet, who seems to be man Vi hu'
80 u &c = brave warrior offers some additional
alan 10
rather ambitious to assume the respohsioln'S' "
said oo hod
Yes that circular was issued by mo. once hau
. corversation with Secretary Endico;t, In which ne
said that there had been great deal OF pressure
brought TO bear upon him by persons Oh ihnuoN'
asking places for Democratic friends III III 'aiiO"9
arsenaIs and armores of the Government, ana ihae
Ia ala not believe that politics should
be allowed to enter into the administration u '"'"
affairs He added that he thought 1t would DO @
GOOD plan to devise some means whereby, "heho'0'
there were any discharges or appointments Vi P.V
tIOns to be made In the arsenais, ire '"o i0i'
partlcs could be divided equally, EMERGENCY oo'n9
considered above any other considerations saw,
no, ,f bo would allow me- would fix it for him.
issued that circular Accordingly. or course IL was
ernposed that there would be found a preponderahce
~ RenublIcans among the employees, since the parry
was in power so long. In many places thIS 10 10
but there are others where the reverse Is 'ho oaso
One letter I remember in particular from al oii'o'
stated that at his post the Democrats were IN Ia-
iority so that If any changes had to be maze '"ey
would be the ones affected. The order however, VIII
operate there well as in all other piaces' iou
must understand that it IS only whom every o'her CON
dillon f equal that politics Is to be counted ana men
only wien change IS absolutely necessary, "o
not know Of the efect of the oider, a. .idt az, 20
r,a,er entirely in the hands Of the various on-i
WIat want understood Is that secretary Endlcot da
not order me to issue this circular. oQ ua' IL W.
/ l., W
tcndod purely as a strictly Civil Service measure
The promotion Of Bishop Obcrly leaves Nac4lcS
IN tbc hoard of Civil Service Commissioners Tor Wnch
: Y Benet seems to possess some superior puaunya
tons II he should be candidate me race o S
lin and Larry GOdkin would be close, ana Eugene
Higgins would be nowhere If the evenp should occur
before November O.