But they are nevertheless an artloving. peaceful race. a race which has given the world some of its greatest actors. authors. and composers. What I mainly object to in this connection is legislation. by indirection. If it is true. what some of my friends on this floor contend for. that we need no more immigrants. let us honestly say so. If "the land of the free and the home of the brave" is hereafter to be forbidden ground for any nations or races. such as the Hebrews. let us vote on a direct proposition of this kind. In the last campaign we heard a good deal about national honor and uprightness.
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