, 1865-09-23
r. GIVE THE SOLDIERS THE OFFICES.
RIroS, Wis, Sept. T., 1865.

EollQfa lQlcaEEo IE4DHues
As constant reader Of your journal take
an interest mi its prosperity. In order TO osuc-
coed thoroughly you must advance thc claims
Of the soldiers and officers disabled IN the late
conflict. As wrote you, you will hnre no
ticcd The action Of our late Convention. Par
ticnlarly would call your attention to the
resolution relntiye TO tho Administration con-
fer1ing public Offices upon disabled soldiers
when qualified. The resolution In question
was unanimously adopted, and will b. tlSidly
adhered 10, so far rs Ibis State Is concerned.
Cnirersal sufltaee is well enough, but to make
il even raIatable you must twin the masses" !"
Il, This Slate 1t will be decided Mt the next
election. The anldfens' vote will carry the
CAY. would be understood as saying, with
whom The soldiers join the victory belongs:
Should the Copperheads advocate soldiers
rights and soldiers privileges, advocate tic
bcstowal of Offices on soldiers, and our papers
remain silent upon the subject, the result is
easily foreseen.
Iam civilian, q friend to the soldier, aud
speak knowingly when I cay, were yon to
cast your mite for the soldier, advocate their
clainls through the columns Of your valuable
Journal, you would make friends to the cause,
patrons 10 your paper, and our success Is q
party certain.
Your closing remarks in the article entitled
stPtc6ilcnt Jol1nson's Mississippi Letter. nrc
as true ~ words can make them, only that the
Union party, in the minority, will be no where
To make The Union party Of the North large
IL In the ascendant. you must secura the yotc
Of the soldier these, together with the stay
at-hcmes like myself, and yourself perhaps,
will make party inyiucitle at tho coming
election.
To be euc, the s'aura ropskarts" has set IN
oRr favor thus FAR; let us attend to It that IT
> H. 4fp%h h1t1y+1
! nobody good" Hoping my suggestions are
not lll-tsmcd, and consequently out Of place,
nm, sir, respectfully. your OIL serS't,
=, JouS c. BoaARDUs.
REHARKs.-Tlc policy which our corrcs-
pondent advocates seems to have, been so
generally adopted By the Union party ms not
to require any Special urging by public jour-
rails. The States of iowa, Wisconsin, Iinnc-
sofa, Ohio, Eew York, and Pennsylvania
Lave placed soldiers in nomination at the
head Of their respective tickcts,: with most
liberal allowance Of the other offices to he
voted for. Illinois has soldier for, her Gov
crnor, mud throughout our State tho soldiers
a,c receiving from grateful people the de-
served tribute Of elevation to sr,ch minor OIL.
.ces ns are soon to he filled In this movement
The hearty sympathy If the Chicago TRIBUNE
Is enlisted. We trust that wherever a soldier,
especia1ly II be be wounded soldier, Is found
possessing the requisite qualifications for pub
lie Office, and desiring to fill sncl Office, hts
surc,;or claims 10 prcfezmcnt may be acknoT-
1edgsd Even wien this is done: but small
1.11s 1.. - =. ,,,e.,aea fo~ IL t,,,o tr,,,-,nr
because The number of offices to be filed Is u
baeatelle as compared with the number Of
,aro.s 1rbo h,ve returned to the atts of ueace.
Nc '>' ~ @---
KEEP UP THE ORGANIZATION. :"~
g.; >~-, cA1ao, Sep, II, 1865,
111.o.s n.aasn oa' macr ,a1r,d,,r NV b,tnh,o ca,
'faloon ue ~ n.4 uaS ~ "1n'.o se. 8.
upon yonr notice. a1o an earnest hepuph