New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02
COLONEL BLISSS JICIUOf.

considered the moving spirit of the Committee
Of Thirty will sail for Europe in few weeks
T., mo gone 4 wear" He will be very much
missed There is always consolation III the
thought that what is our loss is Europe gam
but we have besides the comforting aSsurihcc
that he will not depart until the committee oi
Thirty has completed It's functions. IL Is W.
leyed" SAYS The SUM- that Coloncl Bliss
may be permitted 10 leave Ncw-iork vi!
shortly after May l." In our Judgment he
will be permitted. For we do not believe 'h''
anv considerable number of our ci'Zehs WHO
have either witnessed Colonel BLISS recent a'-
,iyity or read descriptions OF II III the evening
newspapers would feel justified i'll WITHHOLDING
permission for his taking very long Journc!
and Il much-necdcd rest. Never was VACATION
more fairly earned. Nor, II is only Just 10 say
more checrfully granted. The general puohc'
II called 10 express an opinion, would uh-
doubicdly say with one voice we po'"
need rest Let us have a fair understand
ing: either You go abroad and we VIII stay
here. or we will go abroad and YOU may stay
here" II is probably better that the Coloh'
should 90 and the rest Of us remain. II - h'SN
extensive for on" thing: for another. we are
NOT feeling particularly we'll disposed toward
Europn lust now on account Of IN" unpleasant
ncrsons she has been sending ~ 10y shpoads
Colonel Bliss visit will be opportune. Ih'y
need to be- Informed over there that there -
n, sort II transaction in which We cannot CIV"
them large odds and beat them.
But he will be sorcly missed by his Com
ni,ter Of Thirty. even though he concludes lis
functions and ties up all lis tangled "ndS De
fare he leaves For he has been everything
., the Committee The sun" * very far
within the truth when it says be has been
considered the moving spirit OF III" Commit
fee" Ry large numbers of IN" readers Of the
evening paprrs he has been, AMI j. now con
sidercJ H. Indeed We cannot ourselves call
:, mind ANYTHING done by the Committee OF
Thirty for which Colonel Bliss has not freely.
unou tlic slightest pressure. confessed himself
solely and personally responsible. Nothing
could he more admirable than the ColoneIs
c,ndor ON This subject. He will be- very mulch
missed TOO bv the evening papers, 10 who's"
CONSERVATIVES he has shown an accessibility
and coniousucss not exceeded by the late /. ].
K,r,um I'm those moments Of cXaltaton when
fin. Greatest Show on Earth was about to take
the road If is not unlikely that the space
writers on the evening papers. 10 whom he
has been an inspiration and encouragement.
hoou = potlsend and Il gold mine. Will gather
N thc pier and offer him some testimonial OF
their gratitude ere he departs. Possibly long
distance telephone He will be missed. too. by
the members Of his own profession. who will
only refrain from IN organized dcmons'ra-
tiou Of grief at his departure because con
vinced that were he consulted regarding II his
innate modcsty would find expression in the
Laurcates lines:
"And may there be no moaning or the Bar
When | put out to sea"
Rut he will be most missed by the Rcpubll-
can party at large especially IN this city. where
thc select character OF the primaries for Sev-
eral wears has been largely due to his asSid-
uous care and the rigid scrutiny 10 which he
has subjected the enrolment lists. If at any
time persons have succeeded in enrolling them
selves who were so puffed up with conccit as
to set up their own Judgment against that of
the recognized leaders, 1t has been through no
fault Of the Colonels The rule that 1t Is bet
fer TO lose twenty-five Republican votes ut
the polls than take the risk of admitting one
man TO the primaries who might disturb the
harmony he has steadfasly followed This
indeed. has been his chief service. 1t is re-
membcrcd with gratitude that when Mr. John
f. Milholland undertook, II year or two ago,
enroll himself in the Republican District Asso-
citation which enjoyed in an especial manner
Colonel Bliss watchfulcarc, the Colonel defeated
the revolutionary attempt We do not at pres
ent recall the precise peril which was avertcd
by this action; indeed, there may have been
none but the Colonel was. no doubt, convinced
that Milhoand was liable not to act always
in harmony with himself, aud made up his mind
accordingly that he was an extremely danger
Gus person. His consccntousness in the mat
ter Is no more to be doubted than his solicl-
tude for the welfare OF the party.
And 1t Is probably due TO this action Of
Colonel Bliss that we have this year the
largest enrolment Of Republicans ever known.
For we presume that Mr.. Milholland. having
somehow got 1t into his head from the treat
ment he had received that Colonel Bliss
n Republican Boss" proceeded to act upon
that supposition when the agitation against
"Bossism" began few months ago and the
cry arose for n reorganization OF the party.
We are not prepared 10 say that his conclusion
was hasty or illogical. At any rate, he started
in at once without waiting for slow processes
or the formalities OF regular procedure and be-
gan Il new enrolment. 1t seems that several
thousand young and enthusiastic Republicans
had sufficient faith in him and confidence in
his leadership To follow him. The results Of
the activity thus engendered have been seen,
as stated, In the two enroments which far cX-
coed that Of any previous year. These results
are indirectly due. as we have pointed out. TO
Colonel Bliss and cheerfuy award him
credit therefor. 1t has been remarked that