Speech #470033457

We expected to promulgate those principles ani go to the people and demand their suffrage. and we declared in our platform tor this kind of legislation and we pledged ourselves to work for this kind of legislation. Did the Senator from Massachusetts rise in his seat then and answer and say. "Why. this is contrary to the fundamental principles of the Declaration of Independence. this isa violation of the rights of humanity. and it ought not to be done ?" The honorable Senator from California called the attention of the Senate to that a few days ago. aud yet it has been ignored. The candidate nominated by that convention published to the world his letter of acceptance in which he not only accepted the doctrines laid down in the platform en Masse but proceeded to speak on this very question and to put himself on record in favor of the right of the Government. its legal right. its moral right. to restrict this class of immigration. and it does not come with a right good grace that the two Senators from Massachusetts shoul now assume all the virtue in the Republican party and accuse everybody else who differs with them on this subject of being moved by hate. as the honorable Senator who addressed the Senate yesterday declared we al were. But. Mr.