While opposition to the expansion of slavery was the most consequential founding principal of the party, like the Whig party it replaced, Republicans also called for economic and social modernization.
Pamene kutsutsana ndi kufalikira kwa ukapolo chinali chifukwa chachikulu choyambitsira chipanichi, ngati chipani cha Whig chomwe anachichotsa, ma Republic anamemeza kuchita mwamakono nkhani za chuma ndi kutukula anthu