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What were most of the members of the Republican Party supportive of?

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Most of the members of the Republican Party, guided by Abraham Lincoln, were supportive of abolishing slavery. On economic thought they supported conservatism and corporate freedom. Being pro-business, they supported the gold standard, railroad expansion and later, foreign policy expansion.

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