New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-16

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUyE.1
Washington, April l5-It appears that the old
adage relative TO putting a beggar on horseback is
pretty generally honored by the officials Of this Re
form" Administration and yet the cases Of the late
Commissioner, Lord Ludlow" and the Physical
Wreck" nothing compared TO the sort of whole
sale livery-stable business at the expense of the
United States Government into which Printer Ben
edct has branched out. II is said that when Ben
edlct first here he very cautiously well
coined by his Republican predecessor, the late S. p
Rounds, who had very fine carriage, his own per
sOnal property, which he brought with him from
Chicago. This he kindly placed at Mr.. Benedct's
disposal but that distinguished man In exceedingly
brusque manner declined the plohered kindness, SEN
entioGsy observing that the street cars were good
This was ", probably tho only only earrlags;
weather when he used the Government vehicle But
since Mr.. Benedict has thoroughly acclmaed himself
less than five Government Carriages for the of him
self and HIS brother, the chief clerk, which with the
horses and two drivers kept and paid for by the
Government. OF these the Public Printer himself
sports carriage, spring bar wagon, coupe and
II is further alleged that welLknown firm of car
ragc builders IN this city had the contract for paint
Ing all tho Government vehicles; but that Benedict
brought alleged" carriage painter with him from
New-York TO make for whom he " bounced L.
r. Jewett, Republican ex-soldler, who ala general
painting about the building. The Public Printer gave
his the JOB OF painting his own carriage, 10
do which he took eleven weeks For thIs , worK e ne
paid at the ratio of SD 90, day, ana received
double pay for Sundays and holidays OF which theie
happened TO be In eleven weeks the one car
race costing to repaint, the modest sum OF S21o Iho
lucky Democrat. 1t said, did lots OF other work az
these &" "eXpediteds rates.
1t was loudly trumpeted abroad recently that The
present Public Printer had made some $1,000 more
profit the sale of the we5e paper OF bis bureau
Than Mr. Rounds, his Republcan predecessor, had
done. Although this statement Is apparently some some
what upon worthy and unusually aple onlcai
who has RECENTLY joined the great majority The truth
Of the ale CATION must be admitted
II IS gravely charged against this great ana good
reformer" who runs tho Public Printing once
that when the upper floors of that building we're con
demned as unsafe last summer by tho Inspector, no
leased another building and stored In 10 largo guam
titv of what Is known reserve work" ThS WORK
tOgcth her with that portion OF IL which was stored IN
the old Globe" Office amounted 10 hundreds OF IONS
II appears that this reserve wOrks7 socaled con-
sisted of printed material which had already been
proved up" revised, stercotypcd and mace rrady
for the binder, in fact II IS contended that soule
of it had been already stitched. This work had cost
the United states Government thousands upon thou
sands Of dollars indeed most OF u consisted or the re-
ports and public documents which Congress vainly
demanded for four months. -.
The ingenious rcformcr" Benedict, however, sod
all these vast accumulated results Of time, labor ana
costly materials to the firm Of J9ssnP q Moore @ OF
Philade phla, waste paper and thar amia0ic Du,
enterprsing firm Will turn still another = honSsu
penny By working up this waste paper, which they
purchased at the rate of sOme one and hall OF Two
cents pound and selling II back aga to The Govern
ment as new paper at another good round proht