The brilliant essayist did not comprehend the character of our fundamental law. the securities carefully devised to prevent facility in changing it. and the provisions which inhibit the subversion of individual freedom. the impairment of the obligation of contracts. and the confiscation of property. nor realize the practical operation of a governmental scheme intended to secure that sober second thought which alone constitutes public opinion in this country. and which makes of government by the people a government strong enough. in the language of the address. to "withstand the enterprises of faction. to confine each member of the society within the limits prescribed by the laws. and to maintain all in the secure and tranquil enjoyment of the rights ofperson and property." without which "liberty is little else than a name." Undoubtedly to this people. who from four have become seventy millions in the passage of their first century. to reach by the close of the second. perhaps. seven hundred millions. with resources which caxt feed and clothe and render happy more than twice that number. the solution of grave problems is committed. How shall the evils of municipal government. the poverty. the vice. engendered by the disproportionate growth of urban populations. be dealt with as that growth continues? How shall immigration be regulated so that precious institutions may not be threatened by too large an influx of those lacking in assimilative power and inclination? How shall the full measure of duty towards that race. to which in Gods providence this country has been so long a home. be discharged so that participation in common blessings and in the exercise of common rights may lead to and rest upon equal education and intelligence? How shall monopoly be checked. and the pressure of accumulation yield to that equitable distribution. which shall "undo excess. and each man have enough?" How shall the individual be held to the recognition of his responsibility for government. and to meet the demand of public obligations?
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Immigrants are lacking in assimilative power and inclination.