New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
.uE AND TIE COMMITTEE"

me AND THE COMMITTEE"
The frequency and prevalence OF o"iohe'
George Bliss ut the meeting OF his County Com
mittee on Monday night, together win 'he
manifest sense OF responsibility with which he
set the stage, placed the speakers prolhp'eu
This one and directed that, made motions, put
questions and personally superntended the u'-
tails Of business. set at rest any doubt That may
have fingered in the public nina as 10 the
Colonols relation TO the committee and the
order in which the two should be named ne
Is clearly entitled to the precedence in which
he placed himself in his letter to Inc lrlouhe
Of April . in which he corrected with some
asperity the report published first by The New
York sun" that he contemplated European
trim. In that communication he said, with just
. lingo of emotion: Like most that 1t pleascs
You TO say about me and the committee ol
Thirty It has no basis Of truth" 1t struck us
at the time that the order in which he placed
himself and the committee was too Significant
70 he accidental. We had observed good deal
~ .rNe and the Committee" business in the
movement engineered by the Colonel. and the
order in which he named them. though quite
| unusual with writer's Of correct English, seeiheh
to nrcseut their mutual relations rs understood
mort Of the Monday evening meeting OF the
| committee confirms our view. 1t i s"" Wv
and the Committee.
And this leads 10 remark that II was pre-
ciscly this state OF affairs. which We DeneVeu
| could be easily forcsccn from the inception al
| the movement. that excited The Tribune ais
| trust Ostcnsiby it was TO rcorganlZc the part!
rnon . bosrs thai would take it out OF the con
1 tfft.fH
uismanoremen, # had lost influence. prestige
| and power and come 10 be merely pawn III
| ,be ron. to be- plaved according 10 the VIII OF
J corrupt. selfsceking politicians IL gre" ""' ~
the general dissatisfaction Of the party with
Bosses and "Bosssm," and was intended -
4 protest and revolt against them. tn" IT'D
unc very early pointed out The danger OF com
hitting the work Of rcorganizng and reforming
the party 10 the very men against whom the
reorganization and reform were directed. II
did not seem 10 Us reasonable proposition
that tbe shrcw,l professional politicians, against
whose domination the rank and hle OF me parry
had risen I'D in such earnest protest that the
politicians themselves were forced TO give II
heed would enter with any honest purpose INTO
. movement 10 turn themselves down and put
othcr mon I'm their places And Colonel Bliss.
| ness. will pardon our candor In saying ihat' III
| our Judgment. The prominent part when lie
himself assumed iu the prclinlnaries was not
| calculated 10 rcassurc Republicans who knew
| ANYTHING Of his political career. For colonel
bliss is himself. and long has been. polltlcai
"Boss" Of no mean capacity. and his relations
with the other "R0sscs' more specifically named
were not such as 10 give the assurance OF a
very determined effort on his part Tor their
overthrow.
| We reiolced that one result Of the movement
,hen snt an foot was To create discussion and in
citc activity and bring about, even though IL
came through friction and apparent dissen'lon'
the largest Republican enrolment ever khowh'
And while We could not but be- amused at the
effort Of some Of Colonel Bliss subordnateS Ia
swell his enrolment by padding and other de-
v,cns we did not conceal our satisfaction thai it
contained SO large number OF honest and sin
| cor. Rnnubllcans who had shown by their action
tbcir interest in the party and their Willingness
IA work for It's success 1t is not their fault
that the movement from which they hoped 50
much ended In shuttle preparatory 10 new
dcal instead Of the thorough reorganization
they desired and that the end of it all Is Colonel
Rli,s's Me and the Commlttcc." The old lead
crs outgencrallcd them; that was all there was
Of IT, Recent developments have opened the
eyes Of many OF them, who are asking now
how II Is that the discrcditcd leaders agains
whom the movement was directed are In con
. troll of the rcorganZcd committee. These things
will right themselves to considerable cXteh
during the next few months aud November
will see Il larger. stronger and more harmonious
Republican party In this town than ever be-
fore.
Meantime we observe In some Of the news
paprrs which have heretofore expressed grea
confidence In Colonel Bsss enterprise signs o
: dissatisfaction well on account Of his pre-
tcrnatural activity in the committee rs Of tn
report that having fixed things 10 his liking, h
proposes To set sail for Europe for Il long al
. scncc The similar report which gained clrcn
latlon last month was denounced by the Colone
-. rs having mo basis Of truth" as he had III
idea Of going abroad this spring" Possibly IL
has changed his mind. Should that be III
case we take this occasion ID renew 10 him on
good wishes for a prosperous journey and SAT-
return.
II INLAND WAIERWIYS.