On the record
The result shows that neither the past good conduct of the Republican party nor the past bad conduct of the Democratic party has had much to do with the late election.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The result shows that neither the past good conduct of the Republican party nor the past bad conduct of the Democratic…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on how past actions of political parties did not influence the recent election results.
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