Lincoln led the moderates in Reconstruction policy and was opposed by the Radicals, under Rep. Thaddeus Stevens, Sen. Charles Sumner and Sen. Benjamin Wade, who otherwise remained Lincoln's allies.
lˈɪŋkən lˈɛd ðə mˈɑːdɚɹəts ɪn ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən pˈɑːlɪsi ænd wʌz əpˈoʊzd baɪ ðə ɹˈædɪkəlz, ˌʌndɚ ɹˈɛp. θˈædɪəs stˈiːvənz, sˈɛn. tʃˈɑːɹlz sˈʌmnɚ ænd sˈɛn. bˈɛndʒəmɪn wˈeɪd, hˌuː ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd lˈɪŋkənz ˈælaɪz.