I should certainly place a limitation that they should have been in the Territory at least oneyear. and my own judgment would be that they should not vote until they had become citizens of the United States. I think that would enable them to know the character of our institutions. to learn the duties of citizenship. to know how to exercise those duties in the best interest of the public. I hope very much that the chairman of the committee or some member of the committee will propose to amend this section so as to require some period of residence in the country after taking the preliminary steps for naturalization.
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