Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-24
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openly to their own friends and yet
whisper softly that Senator Douglas
Is the aptest instrument there is with
which to effect that object. They do
not tell us nor has he told us that he
wishes any such to be effected. They
wish US to infer all from the facts that
he nov has q little quarrel with the
present head Of the dynasty and that
he has regularly voted with us on a
single point upon which he and we
have never differed.
"They remind us tltlt he is a very
great man and that the largest of us
are very small ones. Let this be
granted. But "a living dog Is better
than a dead lion.' Judge Douglas, If
not a dead lion for this work, Is at
least a Gagged and to'thless one. How
ear he oppose the advances of slavery?
He don't care anything about 1t. His
avowed mission Is impressing the pub
lie heart to care nothing about 1t.
"a leading Douglas Democrat news
paper thinks Douglas superior talent
will be needed to resist the revival of
the African slave trade. Does Doug
las believe an effort to revive that
trade is approaching? He has not
said SO. Does he really think so? Bot
If 1t is, how can he resist it? For
years he has labored to prove it a
sacred right of white men to take ne
gro slaves into the new territories.
Can he possibly show that it is less a
sacred right to buy them where they
can be bought cheapest? And unques-
tionably they can be bought cheaper
In Africa than in Virginia.
HE has done all In his power to re-
duce the whole question of slavery to
n of a mere right of property, and
as such, how can he oppose the for
eign slave trade-how can he refuse
that trade in that property shall be
perfectly ~free'-unless he does it as a
protection to the home production?
And as the home producers will prob
ably not ask the protection he will be
wholly without a ground of opposition.
Senator Douglas holds, we know,
that a man may rightfully be wiser
today than he was yesterday; that he
may rfghtfully change when he finds
himself wrong. But a we for that
reason run ahead and infer that he
VIII make any particular change or
which he himself has given no intima-
ton? Can we safely base u action
upon any such vague differences?
Nov al ever, I wish not to misrep-
resent Judge Douglas position, ques-
ton his motives or do aught that can
be personally offensive to him. When
ever, II ever, he and we can come to-
gether on principle. SO that our great
cause may have assistance from his
great ability. l hope to have ~interposed
no adventurous obstacle.
"But clearly he is not now with US.
He does not preterSNto be. He does
not promise ever - be. Our cause,
then, must be intrusted to and conduct
ed by its own %undoubted friends, those
whose hands are free, whose hearts
are in the work, who do care for the
result.
1.-TWO years ago the Republicans of
the nation mustered over 1900 900
strong. We did this under the single
impulse of resistance to a common
danger, with every external circum-
stance against us. OF strange, dis
cordalt and even hostile elements we
gathered from the four winds and
formed and fought the battle through
under the constant hot fire of a dis
ciplined, proud and pampered enemy.
Did we brave all then to falter now
now. when that same enemy is wav-
! ering, discovered and belligerent?
"The result is not doubtful. We
shall not fail. If we stand firm, we
shall not fail. Wise counsels may ac-
celerate or mistakes delay it, but SOON
err or later the victory is sure to come"