A citizenship like Falstaffs ragged regiment of "tattered prodigals. lately come from swine keeping. from eating draff and husks" in their own countries. to fix themselves in Hawaii. as a sure way of getting into the United States. These are to be the suffragists of our Pacific territorial archipelagoan embryonic State of the Federal Union. Eliminating the 61.000 Asiatics and discounting those Europeans whose patriotism will not permit their allegiance to another country. there will remain 31.000 natives. 3.000 Americans. and probably 1.500 Germansa total of 35.500 to be represented in the suffrage. The proportion of these who are males. over 21 years of age. was stated in the debate in the House of Representatives to benatives 8.000. Americans 1.000. and probably others above 21 years. a total of about 10.000 voters.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are described as 'tattered prodigals' and associated with low social status.