Show CORNELIUS BLISS Cornelius Cornlius Bliss whose whoso death is just announced announced was as in the thin second rank of first class clas statesmen for forc ho he c had a great mind and ancl was wis was an honest man All his lis lifo life he ho would have been glad to have seen his try more exalted today than it was yesterday The Thc scandals that followed other leaders in New ew NewYork York rork never left a stain on Bliss miss lie He was of the very cry best school of New ew York politicians was was originally a merchant prince and he lie had nearly nn all 11 the requisites to become la a prince among states states- men He lie was in iii his prime when Tilden and Hill Hilland and nd Seward and Conkling and the rest of that chool school were were- vcr in full evidence in New York and he held his own among them He lie was a bigger man manthan manthan than lan Platt although not Dot so crafty ho lie was Avas a bi big big- gel ger cr man than lull Hill th thought though not so shrewd he was riot not ot nearly so great a man as Conkling but he had friends he lie not lOt nearly so great more noro was a man as I Samuel amuel J. J Tilden but he lie had infinitely less craft i Jone Noie Nope of them was so great as Seward but either cither lor of them could handle a n primary b better tt r than Seward They hey They wore wore a strong old ra race c and Bliss BUss is s about the thelast last ast of them i |