On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It is needless to say that the success of such a party, on such a platform, with such a candidate, at such a time would have been a fatal calamity.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is needless to say that the success of such a party, on such a platform, with such a candidate, at such a time would…”
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Douglass expresses his strong opposition to the Democratic party's platform and candidate during the 1864 presidential election.
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