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SnecCh Of Dir, Riddle,
Trenton, Jan, 1919.

Speech Of Mr. Riddle,
Tie FREE Soil Member from Gcauga. upon The
"Balancr Of Pouer," in The House of Rep.
reseniatres, Feb. 9Th, l840.
This speech, from which we make large ex.
tracts in this mornings paper, we commend 10
the attentive perusal of our readers.
They are the words Of "lrulh and soberrcss'
from a Free Soior, who was governed by a
sense Of truth and JUSTICE" in exposing to the
public gnzo the corrupt "bargain aud sale, -
whereby public sentiment was outraged and
popular sovereignty violated. It is record.
diseracefu aud degrading to the parties impIi.
caed, and 10 The Legislative character Of the
STATE.
Mr.. Riddle sad-l hero distinctly announce,
that do no, propose 10 say one word upon the
real question that is alone the legitimate subject
Of dcbae-bul DO intend, if pcrnued to pro.
cecd, to remark somewhat upon n series of
most extraordinary evcnls thai have trunspred
here this winter, ard which alone cot ld Icrmi.
nale in the slarding daveopemenls that have 50
recently asloundcd us aud The people of the
STATE. | shall speuk of those things with per.
feet freedom; and while shall not impugn The
integrity ur motives of any, Iour many of my
ausious will not b. of the most naueriug kind
for am determined 10 BE- governedbyu senst
of truth aud Justice. Did consult my owr
feelings, | should remain silent altogher; but
shall be enquircd Of concerning these things
and it is more in accordance wllh that lrankncS:
which admire in others, that here, where these
things were enacted. should sund up in Iht
face Of the actors aud express my free opinions
and there leave them.
And here, sir, may as well state proposition
intend to establish. here charge that Ger
tain gentlemen Of the Free Sol parry. earl,
conveived the bold aud ambitious design of II,
king advantage of the unfortunate position q
parties To hold the balance Of power in thei
own hands, aud lhus dIcldlc the legislation q
the State, and the distribution Of It's patronage
with the ultimate design of uniting the FIRE.
Soil party with Locolocoism.
II is well known to this House that at the be
ginning of The session ancW parry was to occll
pya place in This General Assembly. That par
~ consisted of eight members of this body. an
three Of the Senate. Having grru aud some
what distinctive principles Of our own, us W
claimed, we deemed that in no way could "
render such rsScnlial service To the cause {
truth aud right as by II separate aud distinct pal
~ organization. Aud hence, with perfect UNI
nlnty, we perfected our organization, an
solemuly pledged whatever Of honor We po,
srsscd us men, 10 stand by not only our princ
pies but our organization, unll il should be MT
'ually dlssalved aud thus organized, we col
sIiIuled the Free Soil purv, aud nn man, whn
ever might be his profession, standing alo,
from it, has righl 10 be called IA Free SoiIer.
We proceeded to make nominations for II
officers of this House, aud selected the dsl
gulshed gentleman Of Lorain for Speaker, wi
proper candidates for Clerk aud Srrgeunt-u
Arms aud passed II resolution, oil concWrrjn
that We would support these nominees unllI
different course should be adopted by our par'
Well, sir, the three or four weeks which f
lowed, although they brought disturbing que
tons lnlO our llule bnnd, worked NO dissolutit
Of II, nor yet induced Il mnn to desert his pri
cl2les. And 80 Ear from abandoning our Il
nominations meeting of our members
longing 10 this House, with the exception of /
gentleman from Lomin, was held on the evt
ingpreceding tho election of Speaker. and III
were all sGlrmnly re.ulrmed, and the
pledge Of support renewed. need not co
menl upon the uclion Of this House IT ,ha, ii
upon The prima tacis right OF the members f.
ilamilIon--how disappointed, or how enraJ
the Democrats were, or what they swore II
would ar would moi do. Nor yet do enqu
whether they, in anywise, influenced the C
duct Of certain gentlemen of our parry in
election Of officers which followed. o
know, sir. thai on the next day, abou, noon,
but shOn time before we went INTO these el
lions thai The gentleman whom VIC had selec
for Ihe Speakership, aud by whom we had
sIood, Notwithstanding some unfortunate diff
ences g opinion and aclioR, and Ground VIII
we in cqpnciI generality rallied gentcm
noIw,,h anding he had solcmnIy placed hi
s,If in VI hands, and pledged himself to ab
with h.s riends, without ons word Of promo