Douglas emphasized his Freeport Doctrine, in which he said local settlers were free to choose whether to allow slavery within their territory, and accused Lincoln of having joined the abolitionists.
dˈʌɡləz ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪzd hɪz fɹˈiːpoːɹt dˈɑːktɹɪn, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɛd lˈoʊkəl sˈɛtlɚz wɜː fɹˈiː tə tʃˈuːz wˈɛðɚ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ slˈeɪvɚɹi wɪðˌɪn ðɛɹ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, ænd ɐkjˈuːzd lˈɪŋkən ʌv hˌævɪŋ dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪsts.