SS: The Democratic party has, during the whole
war, been in sympathy with the rebellion, while the Republican
party has supported the Government.

OLYMPIA BROWN: How is it now?

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: The Democratic party opposes impeachment, and
desires a white man's government.

OLYMPIA BROWN: What is the difference in _principle_ between the
position of the Democratic party opposing the enfranchisement of
2,000,000 negro men, and the Republican party opposing the
emancipation of 17,000,000 white women?

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: The Democratic party opposes suffrage to
both: but the Republican party is in favor of enfranchising the
negro, and is largely in favor of enfranchising woman. Where is
the Democrat who favors woman suffrage? (A voice in the audience,
"Train!") Yes, he hates the negro, and that is what stimulates
him to substitute the cry of emancipation for women. The negro
needs suffrage to protect his life and property, and to ensure
him respect and education. He needs it for the safety of
reconstruction and the salvation of the Union; for his own
elevation from the position of a drudge to that of an influential
member of society. If you want women to forget and forsake
frivolity, and the negro to take pride in becoming a useful and
respectable member of society, give them both the ballot.

OLYMPIA BROWN: Why did Republican Kansas vote down negro
suffrage?

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: Because of your ally, George Francis Train!

OLYMPIA BROWN: How about Minnesota without Train? The Republican
party is a party and cares for nothing but party! It has
repudiated both negro suffrage and woman suffrage.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: Minnesota lacked only 1,200 votes of carrying
negro suffrage. All the Democrats voted against it, while only a
small portion of the Republicans did so. And this was
substantially the same in Ohio and Connecticut. The Republican
party is about to bring ten States into the Union; and Thaddeus
Stevens has reported a bill to admit seven, all on the
fundamental basis of constitutions guaranteeing negro suffrage
forever.

OLYMPIA BROWN again insisted that the party was false, and that
now was the time for every true patriot to demand that no new
State should be admitted except on the basis of suffrage to women