That withhostile men may come today. or tomorrow. or at any time. and no man can foresee its. end. In the one contest I apprehend that our generals would prefer good red blood corpuscles in the rank and file to bulging brows and shrunken limbs. and our statesmen would be wise if in the other contest they recognize the importance of virile manhood in the effort to subdue nature to wise and orderly government. I am aware that there is a clamor from certain quarters for a restriction of immigration on general grounds. It is thought that our population is already overcrowded and that the stress of competition lessens the rewards of labor. Members and Senators are importuned by portions of their constituents to adopt any expedient which will cure the supposed evil.
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