The republican party was created to free the working man from the abuse of the greedy land owners.

I say again. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FREED ONLY THE SLAVES THAT WERE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CONFEDERACY. It was a ploy by Lincoln to try to get the slaves in the south to rise up and create another front to threaten the rebels. He had absolutly NO control or authority over the slaves he "freed". It was a complete failure. If you know as much as you seem to think you do, you will note that the proclamation did NOT apply to the slaves in the border states at all.

I'm sure you can read, but your argument indicates that you have never read the proclamation. I suggest you do.

And again I say, the republican party has never done one da,mn thing for the benefit of the working man. Their idea of helping the working man is their silly "trickle down" theory. That means, if you wish to feed the birds, you need only feed the horses.