So the Senator from Colorado will see that the platform of 1876. which I have just remarked is substantially the same as the platform of 1880. almost in the same words. as interpreted by one of the most distinguished members of his party. is not in accord with the views which he expressed yesterday. or. in other words. that there is nothing in that platform which justifies the present bill and nothing even which justified the bill which we passed in 1882. I will let that answer the argument of the Senator upon that point. I showed some days ago in a short speech I made then that the bulk of the Republican party in the Senate voted in favor of striking out from the House bill in 1882 the clause which prohibited Chinese naturalization. I stated that fact. I think I was interrupted then by a suggestion or by a question that that was unnecessary. that the law already prohibited it. and that there was no such practice. It badbeen a good while since these matters came before me and I only had a dim recollection of them. and so statedat the time. butitwas stated in that debate that Chinese were actually being naturalized by State courts in the United States. Upon that subject I desire to read something from that debate. On the motion to strike out section 14. which is in the following words: That hereafterno State court or court of the United States shall admit Chinese to citizenship. and all laws In conflict with this actare hereby repealedMr.
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