We can not afford. no party can affordand I speak now from no party standpoint whateverno party can afford to ignore or treat with silent contempt. or pass by such protests as these. That was tried in the days of slavery. It failed. and if public sentiment ever awakens upon this subject we shall not then attempt by these devices and tricks of legislation to accomplish that indirectly which we would not dare to attempt directly. Opposed as I am to Chinese immigration. wishing to see this evil remedied. let me call attention to another fact. What is this Mongolian horde that will overrun this country like the hordes of Ghengis Khan? The United States has 65.000.000 people. How many Chinese are there in the United States?
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Chinese immigrants are a 'Mongolian horde' that will overrun the country.