Show CIVIL SERVICE SENSATION A Letter Said to Have Been Ordered by Secretary Endlcott WASHINGTON September 28Thc Post tomorrow will publish the following Perry S Heath correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal has delivered to Sentor Hale chairman of the select committee on reform in civil service aa copy of a confidential circular issued by General Benet chief of ordnance which the Senator says he will make the basis of a request for an official inquiry by the Senate The circular is as iollows ORDNANCE OFFI A AB DEPABTMENT YVAsniHGTOiv unary 4 1886 To the Commanding tyicers of the National Na-tional Armies at Springfield and Rock Island and of the United States Arsenal Arse-nal at New York West Troy New York Philadelphia Boston and Benicia While the arsenals and armories are not intended to be converted into political poli-tical machines two political parties in this country are recognized It is thorefore ordered that hereafter in employing or discharging employees of any and all grades otner things being equal and qualifications satisfactory Democrats will be favored the object being to divide the force into different grades gradually between Democrats and Republicans This rule will apply to women and children as well as to men an will be strictly enforced S V BENET Chief of Ordinance Heath informed Senator Halo that he had shown the circular to General Benet who acknowledged its genuineness genuine-ness and stated that he had been instructed in-structed to write it by Secretary 12ndi cott t 1 |