Lincoln warned that Douglas' "Slave Power" was threatening the values of republicanism, and accused Douglas of distorting the Founding Fathers' premise that all men are created equal.
lˈɪŋkən wˈɔːɹnd ðæt dˈʌɡləz "slˈeɪv pˈaʊɚ" wʌz θɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ ðə vˈæljuːz ʌv ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənˌɪzəm, ænd ɐkjˈuːzd dˈʌɡləz ʌv dɪstˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɑːðɚz pɹˈɛmɪs ðæt ˈɔːl mˈɛn ɑːɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ˈiːkwəl.