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Partisan Supremacy in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Partisan Supremacy in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates The Lincoln-Douglas debates were between a representative of the Democratic Party and a representative of the Republican Party. Stephen A. Douglas began his presentation in the first debate by declaring, “We are present here to-day for the purpose of having a joint discussion as the representatives of the two great political parties of the State and Union, upon the principles in issue between these parties and this vast concourse of people” (Lincoln 1953, 3:1). Lincoln stood before the voters as a representative of the Republican Party. He began his presentation in the second debate by stating, “I have supposed myself, since the organization of the Republican party at Bloomington, in May 1856, bound as a party man by the platforms of the party” (3:39). He continued, “if any one expects me—in the case of my elec[tion]—that I will do anything not signified by our Republican platform … , I tell you very frank that person will be deceived” (3:71–72). What the Republican and Democratic Parties stood for and which party was more faithful to the Constitution of the United States were the central issues in the Lincoln-Douglas debates.The Lincoln-Douglas debates in most of the contemporary secondary literature were between http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Political Thought University of Chicago Press

Partisan Supremacy in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Graber, Mark A.
American Political Thought , Volume 12 (2): 11 – Mar 1, 2023
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates were between a representative of the Democratic Party and a representative of the Republican Party. Stephen A. Douglas began his presentation in the first debate by declaring, “We are present here to-day for the purpose of having a joint discussion as the representatives of the two great political parties of the State and Union, upon the principles in issue between these parties and this vast concourse of people” (Lincoln 1953, 3:1). Lincoln stood before the voters as a representative of the Republican Party. He began his presentation in the second debate by stating, “I have supposed myself, since the organization of the Republican party at Bloomington, in May 1856, bound as a party man by the platforms of the party” (3:39). He continued, “if any one expects me—in the case of my elec[tion]—that I will do anything not signified by our Republican platform … , I tell you very frank that person will be deceived” (3:71–72). What the Republican and Democratic Parties stood for and which party was more faithful to the Constitution of the United States were the central issues in the Lincoln-Douglas debates.The Lincoln-Douglas debates in most of the contemporary secondary literature were between

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