The sad fact remains that considering this subject of immigration. about which the Senator has been lecturing the Senate. a very wise and important bill for which the Senator voted was kept from becoming a law by the veto of President Cleveland. The President undoubtedly. now that the Senator from South Carolina is through with him. is gone and dead indeed. but for his acts. such as they were. good or bad. the Democratic party was responsible. and not a solitary Republican I ever knew or heard of was responsible for one jot or tittle of his deeds. Now. Mr. President. if I can get the attention of the Senate to a point in connection with the Senators amendment. it is this: That when an iniigrant comes into this country. either a man alone. or a man and woman. or a man and wife with children. who go out on the prairies of the West or down into the now rapidly civilizing South to take a home there and to become a part of the communities to which they migrate. when they are admitted according to the existing laws upon our statute book to the blessings of our citizenship. the worst thing that we can do when they enter the gates of Castle Garden or Ellis Island is to take. $100 apiece from the pockets of each and every one of those immiIgrants. The very best thing we could do with $100 of Government money would be to give it to each and every one of those immigrants. with which they may go to the place which they intend to make their homes. and there use this money in building their little houses. in developing their little farms. and in. fitting themselves to enjoy the blessings and to perform the duties of American citizenship.
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