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{{cquote|...could only come of one born of poor white trash and educated in a slave state.|||Wade during the Civil War}}

{{cquote|...could only come of one born of poor white trash and educated in a slave state.|||Wade during the Civil War}}

Sen. Wade, with fellow Radical Republican [[Henry W. Davis]], introduced the [[Wade-Davis bill]] pertaining to a post-war plan which called for harsh restrictions on [[the South]] to safeguard the constitutional rights of blacks.<ref name=battlefieldtrust/><ref name=wadedavisbilloverview>[https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35103 The Wade–Davis Reconstruction Bill]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> Although it passed both houses of Congress, Lincoln, who favored a reconciliatory and considerably more lenient Reconstruction policy,<ref>[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wade-Davis_Bill?rec=2083 Wade-Davis Bill]. ''Ohio History Central''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> pocket-vetoed Wade-Davis, and it never became law.<ref>Masur, Louis P. (July 7, 2014). [https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/the-battle-over-reconstruction/?mtrref=opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com&gwh=1D7946B2F263F3503671C1FE0718A813&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL#more-153520 The Battle Over Reconstruction]. ''The New York Times''. Archived version available [https://archive.md/iPosG here]. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> Although Wade was outraged and harshly attacked Lincoln's action in an issued manifesto along with Davis, he nonetheless aided the president's re-election due to no acceptable alternative.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>

Sen. Wade, with fellow Radical Republican [[Henry W. Davis]], introduced the [[Wade-Davis bill]] pertaining to a post-war plan which called for harsh restrictions on [[the South]] to safeguard the constitutional rights of blacks.<ref name=battlefieldtrust/><ref name=wadedavisbilloverview>[https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35103 The Wade–Davis Reconstruction Bill]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> Although it passed both houses of Congress, Lincoln, who favored a reconciliatory and considerably more lenient Reconstruction policy,<ref>[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wade-Davis_Bill?rec=2083 Wade-Davis Bill]. ''Ohio History Central''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> pocket-vetoed Wade-Davis,<ref name=wadedavisbilloverview/> and it never became law.<ref>Masur, Louis P. (July 7, 2014). [https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/the-battle-over-reconstruction/?mtrref=opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com&gwh=1D7946B2F263F3503671C1FE0718A813&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL#more-153520 The Battle Over Reconstruction]. ''The New York Times''. Archived version available [https://archive.md/iPosG here]. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> Although Wade was outraged and harshly attacked Lincoln's action in an issued manifesto along with Davis, he nonetheless aided the president's re-election due to no acceptable alternative.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>

In ideological terms aside from racial issues, Wade's voting record was mixed. Overall a moderate conservative based off a calculation of [[roll call vote]]s spanning 1963–69, he backed railroad grants and opposed restricting rates, though also favored inflationary monetary policies that differed from many pro-[[gold standard]] Republicans.<ref>Fascinating Politics (March 17, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/03/17/aside-from-their-crusade-to-end-slavery-what-was-the-ideology-of-the-radical-republicans/ Aside From Their Push for Equal Rights, What Was the Ideology of the Radical Republicans?] ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>

In ideological terms aside from racial issues, Wade's voting record was mixed. Overall a moderate conservative based off a calculation of [[roll call vote]]s spanning 1963–69, he backed railroad grants and opposed restricting rates, though also favored inflationary monetary policies that differed from many pro-[[gold standard]] Republicans.<ref>Fascinating Politics (March 17, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/03/17/aside-from-their-crusade-to-end-slavery-what-was-the-ideology-of-the-radical-republicans/ Aside From Their Push for Equal Rights, What Was the Ideology of the Radical Republicans?] ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>