Evening journal., 1888-07-09
General poIlaIcal Nexys.

Prominent among Republicans who
voted the third party ticket four years ago,
but who have declared their intention OF
voting for Harrison this year. is James A
Bradley, the original proprietor OF Ashury
Park. He regards Gen. Harrison "a a
whole temperance plank in himself Ed.
s. Stafford, Henry Winsor and Professor
Raulston, of the Republican club Of Nep-
tune county, and James Bradley have
been over TO Long Branch to confer with
Gen. Fremont in regard TO political mass
meeting to be held In the Park. Gen. Ere
mont has agreed to make a speech for the
club this summer.
Nearly all candidates for the Presidency
have had nicknames Of some sort applied
to them. Andrew jackson was called "Old
Hickory Van Buren, rejoIced In "The
Little Magician and Harrison In "Old
Tip General Taylor was Familiarity known
as "Old Zach, p Scott as "Old Chapultepec,' ,
and Fremont as "The Path Finder Lin
coin had the title OF Honest Old Abe. =
and Stephen A. Douglas as 1.-THE Little
Giant.n Lincoln's opponent for his second
term went under ths pseudonym Of Little
Mac y and johnson was known as "The
Tennessee Tailor, his opponent, Psndletop,
being announced as "Gentlsman George
Tilden will 20 down into history rs "Ths
Sage of Greystone, Blaine as "Ths
Plumed Knight and Logan as "Blach
jack
The comments OF the English press or
the tariff issue in this country cause JOY
among this Republican managers here, anc
corresponding dismay among the Demo
Gratis. Indeed the former are thinking o.
printing the comments Of the LondoE
Times and Daily News. published In thi
New York World Yesterday, as a campaigI
document, and Of giving them the wides
possible circulation. While Presideu
Cleveland, Ia his letter 10 Tammany Hall
aud Speaker Carlisle. Governor Hill an,
Chairman Mills, in their recent speeches 4
this city, insisted that the Democratic pre-
gram il not free trade, and denounce
the Republicans for calling them "fre
traders, here Is the London Times, th
leading newspaper OF the leading free trad
! -ossntiy or ll.- -soriu. declaring Ia an Ell
. torial referring TO President Cleveland
} Tammany Hall letter, that 'sit woul
/ hardly be possible TO put the free trad
case more clearly or more strongly" an
/ that "ths arguments which Presider
8 Cleveland urges are those which Cobde
I used to employ 45 years ago, and whic
! any English free trader would emplc
9 now" Il ia not surprising that the Rspu
lican Tribune OF this city places the
5 English comments on its editorial pas
: to-day, with the observation that IN
, Cleveland 3 British friends can afford
tell the truth. but Mr.. Cleveland
) supporters here cannot afford to tell tt
truth, and 80 they resort to the falsehoo,
} which disgust his EaRlish admirers ]
} their eagerness to champion the cause
free trade, the English papers are doing Il
] greatest possible injury to the Democrat
! party in this state. A Republican sal
to-day that II it is true. as claimed by Con
I missioner Crocker, that Chairman Mills
! Fourth OF July speech would add l0.0C
I votes to the Democratic party in this cit,
J then the London Times's editorial is wort
an equal number OF votes to the Repnblica
, party. "If the Democrats hope to win
he added, they must muzzle the Euglis
; press" New York correspondent OF Il
, Philadelphia Ledger