Show I DEFIANCE 10 PARASITES One of the oldest and most radical Republican organs in the United States is the New York Tribune Its editor and proprietor Whitelaw Reid was a candidate for the vice presidency with Benjamin Harrison in his second race He has filled with entire satisfaction to his party several Important diplomatic diplo-matic positions and was one of the peace commissioners appointed by President McKInley to conclude negotiations nego-tiations with Spain Mr Reid thinks the Republican party ought to be able to extract much glory and gain some advantage from the war with Spain But he fears this glory and advantage will be obscured somewhat some-what by the attitude of the president m trying to cover up the scandals of the departments to palliate the infamies in-famies of subordinates and whitewash culprits upon whom the responsibility for grave wrong has been firmly fixed Therefore the New York Tribune takes a stand which reflects credit upon its proprietor and may serve as an I example for many a weakkneed organ of Democracy In a recent Issue I said saidWhile While the country was at war we re frained for obvious reasons from comment com-ment which could only embarrass those charged with the conduct of the war and do no practical good The war is over now however peace has been declared eOr tsP I I as W and there exists no good reason why the shortcomings of the war department as developed in the course of the struggle should not be pointed out or made the subject of a fair and honest inquiry What would have been untimely and even unpatriotic yesterday has today become be-come one of the duties of the hour Commenting on the achievements of I American arms the opportunities for which according to the partisan came 1 during the administration of President McKinley But it is a different thing adds our New York contemporary to say that because of such a record we must close our eyes to all defects in the administrative adminis-trative machinery of a department and abandon any effort to remedy them Are we to stand still and invite decay simply because our refusal to do so 1 may disturb the slumber of the dodos of an antiquated system Must we remain re-main silent because the brooding Budd I has of a blatant bureaucracy I live under the delusion that they have attained official Nirvana Is a demand for reform to be construed as a want of loyalty on the say of General Eagans friends Well hardly With these few remarks it begs its hostile and disgruntled critics to believe be-lieve in the continuance of It most distinguished consideration I shows its loyalty to the party by paintmc Alger and the whole batch of incompe tents who were responsible for such a large death roH In Cuba and the camps a black as the evidence before two investigating In-vestigating boards has shown them to be |