while a Cabinet minister of the Hayes..administrationI under his responsibility. made a report to the first session of the Fortysixth Congress. in which he said: There is something in the Republic which gives an individuality to the peopie of the United States posscssed by no other people to such a degree.. Out inventive genius in mechanical appliances is original. and at least twentyfive years ahead of Europe. Our people accept innovation . are prepared for it by anticipation. Europeans do not. One workman in tile United States. as will be seen from the foregoing extracts. does rs tmeh as two workmen in most of the countries of Europe. even: the immigrant from Europe attains this progress ive spirit by a few years association with American workmen. We have no oppressed and stupid peasantry. little more intelligent than the tools they hantile. All are selfthinking. selfacting. antidselfsupporting.
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European immigrants quickly adopt the progressive spirit of American workers and become self-sufficient.