New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-29
GENERAL ORDER NO. TWO.
DEMOCRATIC LAYMEN TO THE RESCUE.
BENEDICrs NAME WAS ONLY ATTACHED AS "A
GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH y - AND MAY
NARD's WASN'T DOWN AT ALI.

BENEpIcr's NAME WAS ONLY ATTACHED AS "a
GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH - AND MAY
NARD's WASN'T DOWN AT ALL. -
TELEGRAPH TRInIrSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2s.-Publc Printer Benedict
says that his nanc was attached TO the circular
to postmasters as guarantee of the good faith"
of the undertaking in which the committee
is engaged This indicates that he did not expect
that his name was necessary for publication
While the wording Of the circular to postmasteS
was not such as fully to disclose the political
nature of that document, ingenious and devoted
Mugwumps, perhaps, might have maintained that
the design was simply to call attention 10 an
educational effort of non-partisan dcscripeeh'
It, is rather unfortunate for that theory however
that another circular was Issued on inc sinc u'''0
February ! s, which reads as follows:
Dear Sir: copy of the enclosed letter has been
sent 10 each postmaster In your Town ~ y nS t
ina. the % %om pc1e call upon each post
master in your town, aud AID him IN pfonpIs, ma "a
nSo Up 1u seh snresons to US may
you with reference to tho m9sh eiccne ted
with your cooperation much good may be acroln
ro,iiical information upon tho subjects which arc
claiming the attention OF tho rc9p'ew pcrnctt scc,e
tary. No. 5I2 Eighrh-st., n. W. Washington, ID. CT
To the above circular was appended the names
Of "Th. Benedict and l. II. Maynard; Com
mIttec' From tue tcNt 10 il aIF'Itbl lH"t
D.mocratic Committeeman and other Democratic
workers who received it, are 20 aid the posi- masters
in the political canvass whch. NY ma ma TanI
instructed to make The puplicauon OF Uemet"
in Washington. and il is said that McssrS Bcncdlct
and Maynard have been taken TO task, not on
but because Of the bungling manner IN
which it has be,n thus far managed
MAYNARD RErUDIATEs THE CIRCULAR
Assistant Secretary Maynard was seen to-day In
regard to the political circular signed by himself
and Public Printer Benedict, which appeared IN
yesterdays 1EIBCNE. While traii' the matter
lightly the Secretary COM eyed the impression that
the circular was a Misrepresentation and on being
asked direct questions. he poStlVey fcPuuiateu
the circular and sad that he had not signed IT,.
As Mr.. Maynard stated, he viewed 1t rather IN the
light Of a dcN ice gotten up lOr political erect.
He WAS assured that there had been no desire 10
misrepfcscnt him and that the circular had becn
Published believing his signature was genuine.
The Secretary suggested, smiling, that II those
who were circulating the story thought they could
make any capital oat of It, they were welcome to
the reflection. lie had been called upon relative
to the matter yesterday. he said, by correspondents
of The New-Yorll World" and New York Times, y
and had expected TO sec himself set right IN Their
news columns, but their only references to the
circular were in the editorial columns, where the
puFpOrt Of the circular was repeated.
L" Are you to b. understood tlen,' nc was asked
as rcpudiati Ing your signature on the circular =
q" Yes: have not signed such circular. can
understand. however, how such mistake should
be made. There il an organization here formed
for the purpose OF distributing polite documents
and particularly the Presidents Message. | am
not an officer of the organization but am glad
TO see their earnest work. They intend, rs |
understand il, to circulate these documents by
securing names somewhat in the manner which
the circular published Indicates. That has been
done before, and L don't know anything against
it,"
BUT THE SIGNATURES WERE so MICH ALIKE.
1t is to he regretted that Judge Maynard has
seen fiji to deny, apparently, that his name was at
tached TO the circular published yesterday. Per
haps he will deny that0t was subscribed to the
circular printed above. lie will have the sym
patty of every rght-mnded man in his disap-
pointmcnt because the Washington correspond
-ents Of The New-Yorl World" and " The New
York Times did not set him right in their dis
patches last night. The trouble about Judge May
narsls Reputation Of his signature IS that tie
wicked man who gave it to NJ. Benefits Bureau
OF Political Information made IT so like the
Judges own autograph. lie certainly owes 1t 10
this reform Administration to pursue the villain
who wis guilty a. sdch "A forgery
General Order Number Two says: 1t is highly
important that the Information sought should he
furnished at once" This seems to make 1t more
evident than before that Mr.. Cleveland Is 70 be
the chief beneficiary of the novei enerpr!se III
which The T.. Benedict and !. III. Maynard, Com
utI