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The Birth and Rise of the Republican Party 1854 Madison Speech
A Madison Wisconsin address marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Republican Party. It defends its origins against Democrats, recounts Civil War stewardship, debt repayment, and reforms, and urges continued loyalty to a party seen as advancing liberty, unity, and national strength led by Lincoln.
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