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The Rail Candidate Transcription
Black man
Speech bubble: "Dis Nigger strong and willin', but it's awful hard work to carry Old Massa Abe on nothing but dis ere rail!!"
Lincoln
Speech bubble: "It is true I have split Rails, but I begin to feel as if this Rail would split me. It's the hardest stick I ever straddled."
White man with Tribune
Speech bubble: "We can prove that you have split rails & that will ensure your election to this Presidency."
Rail
Reads: "Republican platform".
Notes
- ^ Meaning 'master', used to represent Southern Black speech - as shown on dictionary.com
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