Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-28
a HISTORIC EPISODE IN ILLINOIS POLITICS. :

necessary TO the other, In order to az
tain the result for which they were M
tended, which was TO make up ana 80
plainly define the Issues Of the calll-
ralgn that they would be cleer TO eV-
eryhody. with this end In view neither
lnterrogatury could be omitted. III was
In the quality Of mind that enabled hlm
10 marshal combine and make the most
of intcrrogatores, syll0glsms, melh-
phors anecdotes and, indeed every
kind and form Of reasoning ana NUS
tration, that Mr. Lincoln eXcelled son
ator Douglas This ls apparent thfouBn-
out all the debates from the llrst n;eet
ing at Ottawa to the last one ~ Alton
EXoNERATEs THE SENATOR
But all this Is irrelevant to the ques-
tlon under consideration. II 1t IL true
that Senator Douglas had In as public
manner. before thousands OF people
repeatedly long before the F'feeport de-
bate. declared himself az fully ana
freely and explicitly upon the question
under consideration as he ala at Free
port ana that Mr. Lincoln had heard
that declaration az II fell from the lips
OF the senator, and that all persons m
terested In the contest must nave
known his position, II Is cruel ana OUT
rageous 10 say that he was driven
into q corner at Freeport ana COM
PEELED TO proclaim the doctrine OF un-
friendly legislation -thLt ne was
forced to say yes or no'-that ne
had been driven 70 put his head INTO
a moose" ana could only hope to eN-
trIoate himself through his 'nimole
wit" etc.
There seems to be a disposition In
some quarters to belttle Senator DOUG
! las. There are those who seem 70 thlhk
| that by so doing they exalt MrI1ncoln,
by so doing they are really depreclatihs
Mr.. Lincoln
" LINCOLN's GRAND WORK.
II was because Mr. Lincoln manfully
met and according 20 the Judgment OF
the American people, overcame me
mightlest debater and orator IN puplic
life. the majesty Of whose forensic
power moved and controlled the United
States Senate and vast assemblages OF
people and great representative cohVen-
lions. and dictated the policy OF the
nation. II was because Mr. Lincoln
brnyely met and successfully eopeu
| with such a parsonage, llal hp N1'
held in such estimation as to be accord,
ed the highest honors the people coulu
bestow. v,,.
The character Of Abraham Lincoln
was so exalted that after we have free-
ly and generously given the full meea
of glory they earned to all those WIN
whom he came in contact or was asso.
clated whether adyersaries with Wh0hl
he contended or statesmen ne called ~
10 his cabinet, he still maJestlcallS
towers above them ALL The whole cW'
tlged world enshrInes him among tns
immortals Ills glory can neither "
ilhmined nor dimmed By anything W.
may nut forth or Withhold AS WIZ
devotion akin to worship we recall hl'
resplendent personality, sublime pc
nlgnant. considelate, let us not De un ,
mindful of what is due to those WIZ
whom he lived and moved ana 9cteu
Thero was no envy, nor hatred, no.
malice In his nature. lie was alWay'
inst. We can In no better way maui
Test our high appreciation OF nus re-
snlendent virtues than by doing lus'lG,'
~ his nlustrious adyersary.--Clarhe ~
carr. in Record Herald.