Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-16

ing the whole Of the last Congress he con,
tributed more to aid the rebellion than q
dozen of their best regiments and the trai-
| tor could better spare half dozen Stone
wall Jacksons.
Charged with Venomous treason, he de-
nOunced the military administration, preach
mutiny and resistance was tried for mill
tary crime by military court, and condemn
ed. The trial and condemnation were re-
viewed by the highest national tribunal in
this State; and solemnIy pronounced legal
just and Constitutional and he who had
earned halter, was ignominiously kicked
from the loyal and true, to herd with the
murderers and ravishers Of his country's life
and honor.
For myself, said Mr.. Riddle, the only re-
gret I have for this banishment, is it pre-
vents my keeping the pledge given on tho
floor of Congress, in response to a challenge
there made, to meet this man in this cam
paign, but I notify his lieuteuants and min
ions, that I will accept any or all Of them
as his substitute.
Thousands upon thousands, it is said, of
the citizens Of this State, in utter maduess
and blindness-the unthinking, unseeing,
unknOwing and unearing-the weak, the
wicked, the eorrupt-the originally disloyal,
the naturally bad, educated t. total depraV-
ALy-Au0H HHO uOu DGlleFe IL ooAg HAu "AS
do believe in slayery--thousands made up of
all of these but now rushed frantieally to-
gether, and like the Jews demanded that
convicted fslon should be released to them.
They clutehed this Barrabas from the prison
house Of just Judgment, and declare he shall
be Governor of the proudly loyal State of
Ohio, and this they sWare in the name of
Democracy.
This is no time for half measures and half
men. Tired men will willingly get out of
the way. Weak half-men must be thrust
out. Men who call themselves democrats,
and who now hesitate whetherthey will take
this last step with the party to the devil di
rect, must be kicked out. Every true man
must come TO his feet, he is wanted now.
The best man in the State must be Govern or.
Sort them around, and shuttle and turh them
about, the best full grown, full blown speci-
men and nothing less will do. Don't talk
of services, and claims, and rewards, and ap-
prevails.
have seen one of the sbIest, purest, and
most devoted of 0hie's executives thrust by,
without +" God blsss yOu," and when I
thought too he could best serve the public
interest. That was in the commencement of
troubles now full grown.
The present Governor is we'll ennuRh-de-
serves Well-what of that? We must have
the best. Mix him in with the rest, and
take the tallest of the lot.
I think too he should be one once known
as Democrat, so I must give up cherished
preferences.
In 1888 a man entered the Ohio Legisla-
ture, then scarcely of the required age, and
who from that day was recognized is one of
the ablest men of the State. The next year
he was elected State Auditor, and was
doubtless the ablest officer that ever filed
that place, while there he proposed the
scheme of State taxation, that the Wings
had the sense to adopt in 1915. His name
was John BrOugh. He was a Democrat Of
moderate party notiOns, but of the broadest,
most elevated, and comprehensive views,
He Was man pure, noble and just; and
the Sam Medarys, and McNeelties, and
ByingtOns, that bowling host of Basl, drove
him-nOt from the party-he would be a dem
Oerat, but to retirement end exile.
So far as public life is concerned he went
his way, awaiting the time when none but
a true and noble man could serve the turn.
That time has come and he is on hand.
A democrat indeed, and nObly loyal, as a
democrat must be. He splits no hairs. He
has not planted himself on that miserable
distinction between the Government and the
administration of it. He don't swear allie
glance to the Constitution and the laws, in
the dead abstract and then thrusting them
by, strike hands with the devil, for the des-
truction Of the country, on the plea that he
is only opposing the administration.
His nomination now would be equal to the
taking of Vicksburg.
Mr.. Riddle was frequently interrupted
in the course of his remarks with ap-
plause.
The meeting was then adjourned.