The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-01
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY JUNE ls7e--TRIPL SHEET


States will fall into line with when they $50 how the
things gong"
"But what u you don't succeedr'
.well," said he .they used talk about the South
people that they'd rule ruin. Now won't say
that because We won't rum but you have my word we
intend To rule. aud this very greenback question:
Poor Bioss that he should die without seeing the
struggle in which he had SO intsrtwned his whole
heart
THE AUTHOR OF THE GgEExBAcK IDEA
Most people gave Pendieion the credit OF being the
author OF tue grcenback doctrine which has so strong
hold here in the West The TACT though. that Bioss
himself was the who first gave It utterance as
well as being the who has been It's most persistent
advocate. In the year 1867 he first enunciated as
political thesis that the circulating medium OF tho
United States should be gold silver but should
instead be paper currency made receivable Tor duties,
and thai all the debt OF tho government except that
which was made specially payable coin by the net
authorizing should be payable grcenbacks In that
Mr. Pendlcon espouscd the doctrine, but
II was until Bioss had given following with
his persistent articles In ITS favor Al the Demo
cratic Convention OF 0hlo-it happened on the Sth OF
January 1865, at Coumbus-Bloss present and
prepared and the resolutions by which Ohio
nominated Pendieton for the Presidency, anu later in
tho year he weht with pendlcton 10 the National
Convention ia New York and had the satisfaction of
seeing his candidate within two and half votes
OF becoming the nominee
OF other OHIO democrats did much and
more. perhaps, toward working the thing up, but u
3css who made the And he always thought
he narrowly escaped making President, too. Since
that time until to-day, when his Iiie was suddenly
snapped OIL he has given up the idea OF clectns
a President on that theory
srArsrIcAy
Mr. Bloss had acquired certain kind of national
fame during all the time OF and following the war,
when the republican party carried controlled nearly
every State In the Union lac gave up his faith
in the party his choice admitted that wouldn't
come out triumphant sooner or later. lie was always
able CIPHER democratic gains somewhere, and he
generally made his democratic defeats plausible and
explained them easily that the people OF that party
would wonder how they ever thought OF succeeding
II stunning defeat all the State he had
"A happy way of hunting up some other section where
they had made marked progress, and this he would
keep hammcring away at until all idea of defeat was
forgotten.
AS A HISTORIAN.
But this not all the genus that Boss possessed.
HI had figures at his command ill the ordinary mind
wcaried with figures would away disguised. As
historical student and writer he was happy
All kinds OF history--ancient and modern Freacn,
English, Roman, Greek, Persian and our own colonial
history-he had at his fingers ends, and there was
scarcely daily that he would point out
historic parallel TO, naming the time, the circum-
aud the characters who went 10 make II upwith
great accuracy as though u had only just occurred
In this he was more than remarkable he was wonder
iul. In nothing did he show the extraordinary habits
OF his mind more tnan in this one popularity.
PERSONAL TRAITS.
Twenty-Five years ago, SIR Bloss came CINCINNATI
Young lawyer seeking practice Though born in
Vermont he had been educat ted at Oswcgo New York,
and had studied law with Judge Allen, after
wards the Supreme Bench OF New York. He had
done little editorial work on paper IN Syracuse, but
that amateur, and not as regularly en-
ployed writer; that when he came hore took
the editorial chair in the Enquirer II practically
his first newspaper work In that twenty-five years oil
busy lie he left the paper that first gave him
employ ment and always occupied the position Of
editorial writer There was no climbing up in his
When he was first employed the Enquirer Aurat
Halscad the local editor, and he aud Bloss used
TO work together during the long days and nights and
the friendship that was begun those
days never died out. Mr. Bloss handwriting
was q terror to all compostors 1t probably the
most fantastic photography that ever found It's TO
a composing room, and no one, not even himself
would pretend to read IL after IL got dry. say
one, though there are tour or five men who are en-
ployed the Enquirer who can dccpher- IT. and Tor
possessing this accomplishment they are given the
always hummcd in sort Of singsong way, not in
words but in Tone and II he interrupted IN this
he would Immediately give up work, saying that he
must write and sing not do either.
He was true friend 10 those who enjoyed his friend
ship earnest supporter OF what ne believed to be
RICH t. and an honest man