The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08
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DEBATE RECALLED.
Mckinley Addresses Meeting
to Commemorate Il.
TRIBUTE TO DOUGLASS.
Other Speeches kade st Different
Points Along the Line.
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GALEsBCR0. H.. Oct. lon the
campus of the historic knox college, where
forty-ons years ago Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen H. Douglas mot IN . memorable
series OF Debates 10 detsrmine which
should occupy = seat In the United states
senate. President Mckinley and Post
master General Smith this morning dsliy.
cred stirring addresses In commemora;ion
Of the contest between the two great lead.
ers Of former days. The citizens OF GsIss-
burg turned out en- masss 10 honor the
president and the members Of his cabinet,
Col Carr presiding over the exercises. and
the invocation sas delivered by Ds. Mash.
president Of Lombard university.
Congressman Prince welcomed the pres.
Asaf TO the Tenth congressional district.
ana the Greeiin9 on behalf Of the psopis
g Illinois was spoken by senator cuiiom.
9hs brief speech Of the President Was
listened 10 with the elossr attention. and
punctusfsd throughout 10 delivery with
sotbussts Of sepIaoss.
The Pssse1ssVs spsssh.
The psssidsnt spoke - follows:
mr.. Chairman ana Ny yellow citisens:
The time end place make this meeting
memorable. voTty.ons yssrf ago, 0A this
spot. two mighty heroes rsprsssnt1no OPP
posing iAsas censew1sd for msstsry -
seaAaa waSsa history VIII not Esel tsnU
cord, ssd soms ass yet living % tell of
III jntefeettng and thrilling story. IAN
eeSn and Douglas are in~epArsbiy ron.
ascfcd IN the public mind, Thsir asso.
eistion began IN cennfet and ended In CO.
operation. They we're IN anfa9onism for
more than a generation over the intefprs.
sation % the constitution, and WIRE Unit.
81 ~ last whom the constitution Itself was
assstied,
They might differ. ss they aid, over the
meaning of some Of i's pfovisions. bit
when the crisis came they stood together
for ffs invioiabiiity and for the insepsfs-
biilsy of the Union ~ established The one
asserted ths right of slavery undaf eers
tain conditions 20 entss the territories
the other disputed that rtaft under any
conditions, bur bSth sSresd that fhs slave
power should not divide the Union. The
debate was national and historical II
esfnms ilHsd p9ofoana attention. n inter.
ssssh al sections. n was watched Win
deepest anslsty by the followers ~ both,
n was read and studied - no ether pub
lie discussion b-forseof since. ~ present.
81 fhs best ~ two conflicting schools 81
thought II touched the public conscience.
IL ibAuenesd public thought snd purpose.
IL made thu issus impossible % escape.
II could ~ no longer avoided or evsded,
n united the friends ~ itheftY "a veil ss
those ~ slavery, n fastened the IRE
prsssfbIe conflict ~ was not the begin.
niog Of the agitation, but ~ carried II into
the lives and homes of tho republic. and
po issue IL ever rightly settled until u IN
ssttfsd there n ~ no iittls source of
satisfaction that upon he great question
presented IN these debates. While Douglas
carried the legislature, Iincoin had ma.
fortty of the people The torch ~ liberty
vas not rehsea here. but it nsmsd forth
~t,h a broader. brighter. bofser iiGhs. az
n wss lighted 40 by the strong arm OF
Abraham Lincoln.
Dossias' rstvsosssw.
Three years intsyvsnef and the sehs's
vas removed from the arena OF the peace
III slsrnsston 20 that 81 war and carnage.
Ara then Lincoln snd Douglas stood no
fonser DIVIDED. Sumter was fred IN Arrii
~ 1851 on the iTfh ~ that month tdns
eein leu.d nIs call for 1870 troops. The
position os Douglas ~ this critical juno
iure wa. thas ~ patriot. without halt
irx or hexifafinx he aligned himself upon
threw the force of his great personality
In support OF the exe~islvs Upon the oc-
sss,on os his msmoysbie vidt 20 rAncoln
Immediately after tho frvt call for volvn.
tssrs ne dictated 30 fse Representative 81
the Associated Pres . tispssen IN these
words:
April 10. 1881
's@rstsr Douglas called sn ,ns ps-y'-
ters ana has 40 Interesting eqrvsfssf on
an the rrss~nt csrslsion os tns country.
The substance ~ ~ vas, on tha. part q
M Douglas tha. vhiis Ne was unA'tsf-
sbly opposed 20 tho administration In ar
80 political issues. h@ vas prepared 20 fBi,y
sustain TIE rs~sssns IN fhs ~rs,cls~ - all
MS constitutional functions % .tOsrvs
,as rn.cn. maintain the xov.rnn - asf
defend the reiesai esrs'sl a s-n policy
and prompt acsinr was necessary Ths
capital ras IN danger and mis-, ~ defend
es at all hAzar1s sns at any sspnnss os
men ana money He spoke Of the rYee.ns
and future without Any reference 20 ths
pnss.
N. no longer cons,8sres party HTS
sois coaeeY- wss for his country. Hs vas
for fss Sag ans ss~ 10 cause sms fhs
brave NOR Who carrie. II bad his blessing
ara prayers
His patriotic course was q mighty fac
tor IN noldsrs r,cn sentiment ard In
uniting the patriotism ~ the country,
and should serve ~ Ar example % good
citizenship and an Inspiration 20 duty
Though ponr'as espoused 4 essse dcou~f
20 defeat vet Als name wss che-fsh@s
b. patriots ever - here because when
shs sss. came he wax found supporting
she movement ard advising his followers
TO uphold constituted authority.
1t - The cause which lives. and y y