Mr. President. it is conceded that illiteracy in the United States is not upon the decrease. but is rather upon the increase. and I apprehend that when the figures come in of the census of 1890 it will be found that. instead of having gained upon this illiteracy. in the South and in many of the other States the illiteracy will have increased. In the South there arespecial and local reasons why the illiteracy doesnot diminish. and in the Northern States thereis a constant flood of immigration of persons who can not read and write. so that in the Northern States. by reason of this immigration. illiteracy on the whole is not diminishing.
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Immigration is causing illiteracy to increase in the Northern States.