On the record
But these gentlemen do, in effect, ask us to break down the power of the Republican party, when to do it is to put the Government in the hands of the Democratic party.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But these gentlemen do, in effect, ask us to break down the power of the Republican party, when to do it is to put the…”
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He warns that undermining the Republican party would empower the Democratic party, which he views unfavorably.
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