I think the language is sufficiently definite to satisfy even the Senator from Delaware that they desire it. The word "demand" was used to indicate that they did desire it. That is the same as when a railroad company comes here and demands a land grant or manufacturers come here and demand a tariff or a revision of the tariff. it has only that force of language. and is not of course imperative by any means. But when a few days ago I called the attention of these gentlemen to the fact that we needed affirmative legislation for relief. it was suggested that this. first and foremost. was demanded by the labor interest of the country. that they did not seem to care so much about the -rescue of the public domain and preserving it for actual settlers. that they did not care so much about foreign immigration coming here under contract. and within the shadow of the Capitol driving out American laboring men-
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