I read the Republican Party was founded to prevent slaves from entering into U.S. territories and competing with free white labor.
It would be nice if you stuck to a consistent argument. This wild goose chase stuff is tiresome. I have to wonder if that's your intention.
“Now your contention is that the original Republican Party platform is the only acceptable resource for understanding the reasons behind the GOP’s founding.”
Do you have a better source?
If the first published Republican Party platform was a pretext for something that could not be publicly acknowledged, it wouldn’t be the first time people have used a false flag to advance their own economic and political best self interests.
What have you heard?