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after tho groat campaign Of 1910, wlioh roaultod
IN tho elooton Of Gon. 1InrriBon 10 tho prasl-

uohcy.
T1ttB CAMPAIGN FULLY Satisfied HIM
t1at 10 no man could hope to roprosont oithor
unloan ho iIfat bowed llia kneo to s1ayery, md
acknowledged foa1ty to Its declared advocates or
representatives.
IL tho yoar 1e4t, having recovered from tho
prostration Of health which Ind followed bin
long, continued public labora In behalf Of oduca-
ton IN Ohio, llo began to p1oal for tho froodO1n
OF lilo hondman and IRON this time novor
sworvod from llin position. No ovort,lroa could
tho old pnrtlos, no nubtio compromise on tl,oir
nart hal any woiKlt to Induce him to botrny III
tho loaat tho cauHe ho Ind cHpouaod. IIiH
hostility to Hlayery waH open, straightforward,
AID uncon'promelnR.
public for lhorty, for notion iu tn behalf
at tho. lmllot-box, md doolarcd bis do
termination to yoto for no man ho1,ooforth' who
oia not show AiinHolf favorable to tho abolition
Of snyory.
Hitherto Ills lilo lind boon Without ropronct,
just previous to thiB tho Goyornorship OF Ohio
lad boon offorod him by tho loadnrH OF yio-
torious pnrsy: Tho goldou opnions ho Ind won
pnblto morality aud educnslon aoonosl to asalro
him of unusual ropu1arity, mud 10 opon before
him tho way to tho moAt ointment political pusi-
lions. Nov ho idon!itipd lilnsot with hi unpol1-
.ar cause % again, tho most unpopular ono aver
expogt to be snaorotl at by politicians NJ = faslut-
10 aild hlalnant rocofye tho cold shoulder from
thoao with whom l!e lind long boon ausoclatod GU
l1loudly tormB, and to trontod with obloquy, ro-
proaci. and hostility. Ho countod tho coat. and
inado nn opcn onllHttnout for iifo among tho
toos Of s'nvery, nn enlistment TINT cost far moro
than any Afterwards mado among tho armod
soldlery Of tho Republic.
MIA POSITION.
With tho arguments Of tint tlay ho y;nlIcstod
Ills cause. Before Il religious A1lsi-Saayory Com
vontion III Cincinnati, IN October, 1911, llo
closed . speech III which ho declared hiB
own, position md TINT OF others with such
motto q tho truo Christian poltioian il, any W
aage:: "somoo aro afraid of being callod Aboli-
tlonlstB, for foar Of losing their influence! What
should q man havo influence for? Certainly not
for himself, but for Immunity. Whenever uso
then lot ME bo branded with the blacklist name |;
but If havo my influence, lot 1t bo oxortou for
tho good Of humanity mid for tho glory OF
Cod" Thoso words aro o lit index Of tho moral
character Of ran who, during btu entiro
condnce to his private interests or his personal
popn1a1ity, but whnt WIS best for the welfare
Of othors.
~, Whom tho Liberty party Maa fully orgauizod in
OHIO, ~ Decomber, 1ell, Mr. Lewis WIS chosen
to preside. This lod to
RENEWED ATTACKS,
among which was ono from tho Republican Of
Cincinnati, which pnpor charged him with being
q "diaAppointod asplrant Tor public oiaoo." HIS
old friends who arc still living know how utter
ly dovoid OF truth WAS charge like this agninBt
man vino had euccessiyeiy declined Tic two
most important oflcoa Ia the gift of the people
Of Ohio, thoso Of Governor and secrotary Of
State.
When, howevor, he could represent tic for
lorn horo " Of liberty, he did not doclno. In
1s42, the Liberty party Of Hamilton County
nominated him for the Stnto Senate.
In tho summer Of 1913 lo experienced The trinl
Of the first mob at Gloves, Q. His hrmneas and
modest determination prevailed over the mob,
and resulted in tho political conversion Of over
forty, on tho spot.
In August. Of tho same year, ho was nomina-
tod for Congress; Of colrsa without any hope
Of SUCCESS. Indeed, llo WAS rosoluto III declining
Buch nominations whenever M electton was liko-
when personal sncridco might benofit an unpopu-
lar cause, and when few could ba found who
wore willing 10 bo candidates unloss Hulo or an
election.
ANNEXATION.
In 1914 lie fenrlosBly opposed the annexation
tho boldest atopH Of the e]aye-powor toward full
supremacy In tho nntion- l quote RoHolusion 7
III tho proceedings of q meeting hold In Ciucln-
nati Murch rs, l8i4:
Texas ought not to bo annexed to tho Uniod States,
j. 3. lBcatse in the present state OF public opn-
now proposed, must, wo know, prod,.ce sho most
deplorabs domestic diascnBlons, and trtt tie fear
Union.
The italicized worda In the last sentence wero
STRICKEN o,,t by motion Of Alr, Lewis, who con-
tendod that tho Constitution conferred upon
the people the right to rodresa grfov-
sges' tho IN Psss'''l At liter ins
Rod Of bis life ho admitted fear
Of civil wa1 md attempted dissolution Of the
Union, only declaring that 1t would come from
the supporters Of tho then wonkonod power OF
slavery, md maintaining that tho lovors of lib
erty must be rcady to defend the Republic in it's
entirety.
In 1915 ho published pamphlet untsr tho
tito Of "Tho Political RosponBlbl!ities Of tho
People Of tho Free statoa IN l|elaton to An,ori-
can Slnyery." This attained quito wide circu-
lation III Ohio. Ono curious result was IN at-
tack upon him BY somewhat noted minister of
tho nj. E. Church, who sinca then has been
quite a leador in Anti-Slayory action, md actu-
ally held Drigadior- Generals commission in
tho Union army.
Mr. Lewis, IN IN 1s9S, 1yn4M: roprosontea tho Lib.
er1ior. IN tho eight months canvass
ing, ho travelled oyor large portion OF the
SMieto. ana was very suceessf9l especially in tho
tho establishment Of Tho National Era at Wash
ii!n1gton City, towards which lie contributed aso
liberally In money. Whom mob attempted to
destroy tho oilico and press ho wrote to Dr.. Bai-
10y that in caao tho mob executed their throats,
he should draw on him for q certain amount Of
money, concluding " eau VICAR old clothes
aud SO buck to my old, faro Of bread aud wator
Dnt esnnot m ssn tho lust veHtgo of liberty do
LII 1878 he was aga,n nominated for Congress-
on tho ticket Of tho Froe-soll Of Free Domocrat-
10 party.
III 18as.9 ho was solicited to allow bis name