Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-03
THE IDLER,
Notes and Gossip Picked Up on the
street.

In these latter days advertising has beer
made fine art, and of its apostles the most
eminent are those who have joined their for
tunes to the circuscs. The one whose noble
genius MIR. Forepaugh is fortunate enough tc
employ is easily first among them alias wit
ness this ingenious device Of which the Idler
heard yesterday. In the FREE Press of the
day after the circus was glowing account OF
that Pinkcrton detective who arrested during
The entertainment notorious pickpocket
VINO bore the cuplonious name of 'Oystei
jim. The article Furthermore told how, there
being no direct evidence against the bivalvulai
James, he was drummed out of the tent tC
the cheerful strains of the "Rogue's March, y
| All this was of course q first class advertise.
ment for the show and the detective. But now
ior the sequel. A poccman,tels the ldler that
when lie was at the railroad station watching
the loading OF the circus into the cars, he saw
among lhc employees man whose face seem
ca familiar. Approaching closer, he saw, to
his great surprise, that the man was no other
than the redoubtable "Oyster JIM" the mo
torious pickpocket." lie is, it seems, reg
ular employc of the circus, and one of his
regular duties is to be drummed out of the
tent every night for The glory of Forepaugh.
HIS real name is believed to be Mchacl Nc
Sorley.
From the circus TO politics is only short
step. Happening to meet Mr.. b. b. Small.
ley, the Vermont member of the Democratic
National committee, the Idlcr asked him
whai ne thought OF the charges made against
Nlr. 1Ilden by a certain Judge -" in
the Hartford Courant-thc gist of what was
That lilden did his level best to defeat Gen.
Hancock. "Oh," was the answer, chats
all bosh-all bosh Mr. Tilden never did OF
said the things this Judge--says he did lie
isn't an idiot by any means. Why, sir, Til
den's nearest friends worked harder in the
canvass than any one else. There were Will
liam Ii. Barnum and William L. Scott,
lhey were Tildcn's right hand men, united
WIN MN In business, political and social
NE; and those two men worked night and
day for Gen. Hancock's election. It's all
Gen. Hancock"
but, Mr.. Smaley how is it about these
localities where the returns prove, according
| 10 Judge, that the Democratic ticket was
knitted or traded oif-iu Clinton county and
Brooklyn 7"
"As to Clinton county," replied Mr.. Sinai
ley, 'no Democrat in the country worked
harder than Smith M...Weed. But we had
the protective tariff issue to contend against,
anu uuuer sucn circumstances what could we
90 In great iron-produclng region like Cin-
ton county, OF course we lost votes"
And as to Brooklyn Z"
I'm Brooklyn, the party was hurt, as IT
was in New York, by the nomination of a
very weak and unpopular municipal ticket.
That was all there was of it, In New York
MIR. Grace was heavy load for the party to
carry. Gus Schell was to have been the
nominee for Mayor, and ought to have been.
With him at the head of the municipal ticket
we would have swept the city by a tremen-
dous majority, with ease.'
DO you know who this mysterious Judge
.-'is, Mr.. Smalleyl"
u am satisfied in my own mind as
to his identity, but of course | have
no legal proof of it. lie is =, formerly OF
New York but now of Connecticut. Only q
few weeks ago met him and he went ovel
THIS whole story, substantially as he after
ward gave 1t to the COurant. He is n clever
fellow and all that, but the idea that MIR
Tilden ever told him what he says he did i,
perfectly absurd"
us Mr.. lildcn your choice for President
next year2"
MY choice is the nominee of the Demo
cratic National Convention and that man
whoever he may be, will be elected. Make Q
note oil that, young man."