New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-31

SOME PfLPABLE MISTiKES.
Precisely WHY Colonel George Bliss deemed II
:, importnnf 10 prevent John l.. Miih""'''"
from enrolling himself as member oil 'n'
XIth District Republican Association Il !'l' ~
10, AGO has never been explained by the 'ol"h1
r any, If his licutcuaniS II certainly WAS h"'
,oc,usn thore WAS any doubt Of Mr.. Milh"l
,,rs Rnnublcaulsm for his record for ar'lN'
energetic and constant scrvlc" IN ann '"' Nv
n,riv from the day i've WAS mai" V"''r N'N
uulisputed The flimSy pr"i'nc" tNA' HIS '''"
NJ residence IN fine district was n"' inl'F w ~
,h. rcuulr,mcits i mere pc'tf'GHug I''''''
or,,nlz,tions having for thcir "bJ'ct INC IL"
,ros, ~ = nlr;v's numerical Strength 90 H"'
go r,corouslv enforce the minu'ia" 81 comm
,ons ~ membership Their" WAS. "' ''n'S'
COM, reason for Colonel Bliss acii"n. ana we
o,,i.., (which the Republican Association "' '"'
xI,h District took under his dir'cl'"h WIS it
NC, ho feared MllhollandS INFLUENCE III Inc
f,t,s I, l. hardly credible that ms VET
or,, ,,,lltlcian who bad bold ih' "rSah|'"'"
H. 49,, b,rl.,,y If his hand 50 many years con-
trailing MI Us machinery. noWinAIhS '" "'
,,,,,.s and rcpr,~rn,lu. It In his own per
. Ill, aud absolutely ON MI occasions. hdd
.. ,.,r NJ bning supplnnicl or disturbed u
,,,i i,,. ,his one Young Republican, mere
49, .. ,,h.r r,,snn ~ course. FOR colonel
,,,... ,,,lip., ~ The door ~ h'~ poll i'll "N'"
,.,,..., with q club ~ drive away lniruhr' ih
s..,d ~ holding ont IN Invitation To- '''"'''f
,-,.,. -c,eon d,unrr.s. was his doslr" T." "-~''r'
49, r,l. md exhibit h's power - "h"SS. I've
did # IN n very offensive way Ana WIS
clearly mistake.
vh., There came up after thc AL u Ion "'
1eo2 from The Republican masses u" '"e'
ord INDIGNANT protest against ihr n'th"'S "".
,,,. r,onoecfncnt 81 The "l!o>s'~' IN c'h'V' q.
,hc rariy. and Il demand FOR rcorE'hI '..'" wv,
,r,, II WAS not strange that Mt. M"'"'''"'
:, ,t,..l, ,.~s,u,l interest I'm the movement
:. .,.,,,,l have been passing strange II h' mn
,.,. f,r If all the Republicans VINO WE'RE "'
ID, g., ourrly against The Iron ihl' anu
,,,,,u methods ~ he Hoses u"
- -, ,,.h r..,snu for anger AMI r','h'ln'''
~ n. He had felt II In ILL., own p''~"" W.
c,,,.l George Bliss had refused MN """''NN','"
- q Hruublicau association aud WIN ''>"'''
driven him from rs doors. VINO Sh""'" ~, "
an unrlsluc against that sort 81 i''NN''''
mn, I,hu T. Milhoand! To ia ci'"" ~ III
sturdy Kcpublicnnl~m. his persistent INV -
and stubborn VIII H. was III very '"''''
and without waiting FOR anybpdy else u" '"' w.
himself took the laboring oar ana pr"'''"'" ~
orconlzr H. when TIE County 'oi"''''''' -
obedience to clamor they could h'' l~"''' ""'
demands they could not tnrn asih' NJ ~ ,',
sid.r thr question ~ reorganization VAT. -".'.''
land WIS present, asking 10 DE- h'''"' "'''
harm would II have done 10 give MN II 'P'
ful hearing? Why. In ihc name h'' "''''H
marty harmony Int OF ordinary ''"''H "'"
common dcccncy. was he not pcrIll''w u" -!
a word I'm that mcciinSF Simply "''l"> WV
mol George Bliss controlled ne '"'''''l' "''
,hc very Mon whose management MA "''"N''
dnf.ot and disgrace sat th"r' ara WIN '"''"iN
and misses and hooting ana "'h'r "'S"''''H
Demonstrations drove Milholand from ID" room
J Very clearly mistake
Even after Colonel Bliss and his h'u''"'"'S
had hy their dcspotic use Of power III th''c NV"
| instances manifested not merely "iNI''''''"''""
"a rcforln their own machine. but i "''I'"''''
nuruosc 10 silence MI opposition 'o 81" '''"',
| a herring 10 Republicans VINO c"inp1lH" VI
their Intolerance ana inlusirc, IL WAS l'"S>'"''
| fnr thcu tn make AT least show "I S'''l"'
I'm thnlr reform professions by taking pa'h f'''S
| themselves and committing To the hahdN "' 'Ss
| conspicuous Republicans of known Integrity ""'
conacltv The task Of a thorough anu '''"'''
| REORGANIZATION This they rrS"urN r'luS'" y"
do The consequence was ;lat VIM" '"'H'"
| cr,bl, number Of prominent K'pnhlicahS' WIZ
| had and deserved The confidence ol III" P''N
| and the community w"r" called III 10 ''h" pan
| in The work Of reOrsn 1Iltl IN, NE on "'"'''
| retained control, AID. WHAT WIS ni"''' "'l
| locomotives In evidence And rs If thiS In Itself
| were not sufficient anl they w'r' '"nN''''
| Min orxictv 10 furnish the young Republicans
md I'm
| ,,or ~ tho old machine with nmplcr jusilfica-
tion for their enterprise ana iidi1ohiu '''S"nS
Cor confirming u-ihey began & bitter personal
| warfare against Mllhoilahh and his associates
and = war Of determination AGAINST their organ
izotion. This they had kept Mp through the
nowspapcrs which 10 ihcr bidding for months,
| emitting nothing that coIi'l cnbl't"r anIih"'F'
food resentment and prejudice AMI when The
existing breach. and meyer permitting th'hl-
solves TO utter Il single word t'.at hold on th"
nronisc Of cancellation in the hop" Of harmony.
In all this there has appeared he continuing
spIrt Of dcspotic d,mlnilon, ihc pcrsiStr:i' de-
| termination to stamp ont opposition, the policy
OF rule or ruin against which the Milholland
organization was in It's inception protest and
! In It's development revolt. IT was quite I'M
| necessary and clearly n mistake.
And now these men are GcmLnIing tllat the
! Republican party Of the State bv il state Com
| mttcc should formally declare that Colonel Bliss
| was absolutely right In refusing to permit an
undoubtcd Republican to enroll In thc associa
| ton which he controlled; that he WIS right in
| insisting that the County Comlnltce should re-
| fuse a hearing TO Republican who protested
| against his autocratic methods; that he was
| right In SO managing what was meant 10 lie o