The evening times., 1899-06-13
OF making his standards conform to those
of an uncultivated public.
Csla,sn, Loxo.tics, and whitelaw.

COrh4n, kO9Ontices ana ~ 0nNeAoW.
We congratulate the Administration upon
its ability to come to terms with White
law Reid, and in one short day to trans
form the New York Tribune" from a
truth telling. War Department exposing
publication into a giorifer Of that institu-
tion and the official who composes most OF
1t under the Algerian regime.
Yesterday the Tribune" printed an elab-
crate attack upon the department. aiming
| to show that it is extravagantly conducted
that it has more than twice as many civil
ian employees as 1t had during the Civil
many times larger than the maximum OF
the Spanish war; that appointments to botn
military and civil positions have been made
| through political motives and favoritism'
and, in cases, in direct violation OF law,
and that the general condition of affairs
in the department is one which might cas-
lily account for and descend to the level OF
Carterism.
Today the Tribune" prints another and
different front page story. 1t takes up
Corbin and makes him a little higher than
the angels, lauding his grand logostics'
and his Spartan determination not to allow
any volunteers to be called out, because,
although their organization, equipment,
and instruction could be all completed in
side of sixty days. under his perfect sys-
TEN of miraculous mouth organ mobiliza-
tion. it would take three or four months to
get them over to Otis on account OF a
shortage of transportation. So the "Trib-
une' is lost in admiration Of Corbin. the
grand logosticker who finds solution of
the transportation problem in not provid-
ing any.
We are inclined to suspect that neither
Corbin nor the organ will succeed in pleas
ing their superiors in this transportation
matter. All the secondhand yachts. tramp
steamers. and ferryboats in the world
were not bought up when Alger provided
for the carriage of our army to the West
Indies. Hecker Hopkins, and Kirby still
live and move and have their positions and
pull las good fish are in the sea as ever
came out of it." But, even. If this were
not so, it will be widely believed that some
of the vessels still on hand might be hur-
ried around to the Pacific. II all nave
been condemned and sold. that is only an
other argument for buying them back
again at a higher price than ever. We do
not refer in any way to the Secretary S
ocean liner yacht, which will be in active
demand now that the municipal franchise
season is about to open in Porto Rico. but
to other bottoms of less renown and luxu-
riousness.
1t is very evident that Corbin has fully
impressed the Tribune" with his superia-
tive frankness. veracity. and ability, and
that Whitelaw Reid has all the confidence
in him that he himself might repose in
Alger The Republican jubilee organ is
therefore convinced, when Corbin declares
that.GeneraI Otis has had every soldier he
ever asked for that that is the rock-bot-
tom truth, and we are not disposed to deny
it ourselves. We are well satisfied. how
ever, that Otis was distinctly ordered not
to embarrass his pastors and masters by
asking for any more than a number which
could be furnished without resort to the
expedient - dangerous to Alger.s SIN - OF
calling out the volunteers