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I fully believe. to influence legislation on this side of the water in the interest of English. exporters. And I call the attention of gentlemen to the striking similarity between the utterances of members of the English Congress and those of the Democratic members of the American Congress upon this subject. I have the honor to represent an agricultural districtan agricultural State. that would not now be in existence if the retrogressive policy of the political party that is opposing this bill had prevaileda district containing a quarter of a million people. onehalf of whom would now be over the water. under the rule of kings. queens. and princes. had their coming to this country depended upon the success of the freetrade doctrine so earnestly and persistently advocated by the Democratic party. for not only would the incentive to immigration to the United States have been removed by the establishment here of the economic policy of the Democratic party. but millions of industrious foreignborn citizens. who fled from penury and want under free trade and came here to prosper under protection. would never have crossed the ocean. but would now be struggling for an existence in their native land by producing articles of manufacture and farm products for shipment to America. Free trade drove them to this country. protection and their allegiance to American institutions keep them here. About twelve millions of Germans.