The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-06
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1866.
On which Side the Soldiers stand.


BEFORE we knew aught of the intentions
of the Soldiers Convention at Pittsburg,
we stated that whatever nigh. he the utter
ances of that body, they might be taken as
the views OF the great mass of the soldiers of the
republic. The gentlemen who assembled there
were the chosen delegates of all the honorably
discharged volunteers in our State, and any ex-
preston of opinion made by them was as em-
phatcally the endorsement of their constituents
as is the platform of the Democratic Nominating
Convention the views OF the Democracy. And
they have spoken in tones that cannot be mis-
understood. The men who have captured re-
doubts in the face of the enemy, who have
charged with the bayonet and stood under fire
without flinching, are not the men to equivocate
or utter doubtful phrases. They say what they
mean in good old Saxon words, which no one
can mistake. The declarations of the Conyen-
ion will sound like clarion note to inspire the
war element in our State, and will show to the
world exactly where the soldiers stand. Here.
after even Democratic impudence will hardly
dare to claim their suflrages for out Of five hun
dred present there was but one who favored the
claims of HESTER CLYMER.
The selection of General JOSHUA 7. OWEN as
the presiding officer is deserved recognition of
the services of a gallant commander, and an
appropriate compliment to the patriotism of
Philadelphia. The general officers present ap-
pear to have largely predominated yet they
passed resolution favoring the equalization of
bounties, and distinctly cutting their own pen
sions down to level with the common soldier.
Such is a worthy evidence of the ira ,ernity
cemented by war. -tsaJ
The platform resembles that adopted by the
Union Convention last march, covering all the
ground OF that document with the addition Of
yet more radical resolution, declaring that the
loyal majority in Congress deserves our graft
tude; that radical vices require radical RENE
dies and that the nation should take no step
backward in her march to the grand destiny
that surely awaits the unfaltering and persistent
adherence to the cause OF equal freedom.
While the adoption of such platform is sig
nifcant OF the feeling entertained, yet tAe man.
ner of its adoption is still more noticeable
If Democratic soldiers had prevailed in any
locality, they would have had Democratic
delegate and if we find no SUCH person we are
authorized in nterring that in no locality IN our
State does the political element OF the opposi.
ton preponderate. We lind but one voice
raised in opposition to the general vote, and that
came from resident OF BeIks county; and
"Can any good thing come out OF Nazareth ?'
The result is that all OF the soldiers OF State
sympathize with the Union party, favor its
nominee Tor Governor, and are opposed to
Democracy and CLYMER. TINS result is now not
only truth, but must be an acknowledged
one. We hope to see no more denunciation OF
GEARY coming from soldiers and appearing in
the journals of the opposition. If the influence
oT hola pnnl6 elnpt but
delegate to the Convention, we think that our
Democratic brethren had better abandon all pre-
tension to the possession of this clement. The
united and unanimous voices of the soldiers
have declared for their old leader, the united
voices of the soldiers have declared for radical
ism. And hencetorth let us see no more OF
"Soldiers' CLYMER Clubs" for such an associa-
ton would be wanton contradiction, and its
members would be open to the accusation
being only soldiers because they bought up and
.donned the uniform of blue.