The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-24
The Sponsors and Parents Quarrel Over
the Child.

Lne CnlIds
TUE Democratic sponsors of the Philadelphia
Convention are beginning to come into conflict
with the parents OF the child. 1t is a hard
matter tor OIL and water to MIX and it is Just as
hard for RAYMOND and THURLow WEED to be
fighting side by side with VALLANDIGHAM and
PENDLEToN. Consequently, the Times desires to
have some restrictive test apphed-.ome reaur
site that the members should be loyal or at
least not open traitors. II bas timidIy ventured
to make such suggestion but the sponsors
have crushed such an idea in the bud. The
god-parents, the New York Dairy NeuS and the
New York World, to-day take RAYMOND to task
or daring to give any suggestion, and plainly
Indicate that unless some steps be speedily
taken by him to retrace his path, he will be
excluded from that body all together. 1t must
be comforting threat to one who has left
friends and party, as RAYMOND has, in order to
fellow new gods.
The Neoos thus informs him that it and not
he is the head and ruler of the Convention:-
'Mr. RAYMOND endeavored to exclude these
from tue Convention by interpreting the call as
addressed only to conservative Republicans, and
TO such Southern UnlOnlsts as had renamed
loyal to the Federal Government throughout the
war. But the movement had already gained
such strength, that its managers perceived that
success was not dependent upon the support OF
Mr.. RAYMOND and the Times, or OF any other
nan or journal. Knowing this fact, the Times
again comes out in favor OF the Convention, but
true to its policy 1t s still trying to apply tests of
admission which are not mentioned In the call
and which the people, the conservative masses OF
the country, who have now taken control of the
Convention, Will not permit Mr.. RAYMOND or
any body else to apply. The Times no " proposes
to admit every Southern delecate who will state
that he did not voluntarily bear arms against
the National Government; or it Is willing to
admit those who have been pardoned by the
President; bit it still insists that no Northern
Representative shall be admitted who was not
loyal Union man during the war; The point
we make is that the Times has no right or DO wcr
to make any test whatever; and that it must
support the Convention under the call as it was
issued ana as it stands. The only thing which
gives us any anxiety is the apprehension that
MIR. RAYMOND will disturb the harmony of the
Convention, AZ ne shall get into a. by continuing
these mischievous, though truitless, efforts to
prevent its complete success"
The World also does not exhibit any mo desty
in the expression of its sentiments on this sub
ject:-
"The Philadelphia Convention is q no.party
convention. 1t cannot, therefore, make any
party tests the standard of admission. If IL
we're Democratic Convention, Mr.. FERNANDO
WooD would have to cool his heels outside
the door as he did at Chicago, as he has done
at Albany for many year. If it were a
DemOcratlC convention, DIT. bBhJAMIH WOOD,
who in the Ddaty NeaoS opposed the can
didates of the Democratic party in the last
national election, in the last State election, in
the last city election, and who is straightfor-
ward man as well as modest one, would
never think OF asking admission. IT IL were
a Republican Convention, we suppose that
to-day, no man who said, as Mr.. SEWARD did,
the Union cannot be maintained by force that
"a Union of force was depotism, that he did
not know what the Union would be worth if
saved by the use OF the sword coulG be ad-
mitted; but if that were pardoned, his prefer
ence (since he is hopeless now of the Presi-
dency) Tor the Premiership of two administra.
tons over fidelity to his party and the seclusion
of Auburn, would certainly exclude him. But
party tests do not apply to nO.party conven-
tion and if Mr.. FERNANDO WooD or Mr..
SEWARD present themselves at Philadelphia.
thus avowing their accordance with the
objects of the call, and are duly elected to
represent anybody, no test will exclude
them which will not empty the Convention. 1t
is, therefore, as much out of place for Mr.. WEED
to refuse to sit in the Convention alongside of
Mr.. PRNDLEToN for his Copperheadism, as it
would be for Mr.. PENDLRToN to refuse to sit
alongside Mr.. WEED because he always de-
nCunces radicals, and then votes with them, or
because, 'corrupting Legislatures, he makes all
good government impossible or because he is
six feet high, or for any other inappropriate
reason. Has he been duly elected to represent
any district? does he approve the call? II yea
then he must admitted; If nay. then he must be
excluded"