I do not consider that I have impugned the motives of any Senator upon the other side. I was particularly careful to disclaim any reflection upon the motives of any Senator upon the other side. I simply asserted that they were following the ingrained tendencies of Republican policies when they had permitted sentiment to be crystallized upon the other side in opposition to the enactment of this just and wise and wellconceived measure reported by the Committee on Immigration for the purpose of carrying out the policy of this country against Chinese exclusion. I said that the policy of the Republican party was the conservation of wealth rather than the protection of the common people of the land. and that whenever wealth appealed to the Republican party any just measure designed for the protection of the people went down when it had upon it the dollar mark of disapprobation.t I also called attention to the fact that since the bill had been reported here we hadbeen hearing from wealth upon the subject of the enactment of this measure. Their telegrams and petitions are presented here and laid upon the table every day. and some have even been presented this morning.
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