The West is the only region to which each of those longing to lead a rural life upon his own freehold can look with any degree of hope. Will you blast this hope or will you grapple with the situation. and by your votEs say to these ambitious home lovers and home builders. behold. we have stayed the flood waters of the mountain streams that the desert may become covered with verdure. that you and your posterity may own and till. holding the same as an eternal heritage? It is also necessary to provide some means of relieving the North Atlantic States from the great influx of foreign immigrants. The number of immigrants who have arrived in the United States within the four months ended April 30. 1902. is nearly double that of either of the two preceding years. that is to say. the number of immigrants who arrived in the United States during the first four months of 1900 is 149.994. for the same period in 1901. 154.042. and for the same months in 1902. 233.087. This last rate continued throughout the year would make a total increase for the year of 699.261. This immense increase annually will sorely tax the assimilative powers of the United States to their very utmost extent. for these people must find employment in the East or South. or go West and enter the agricultural arena and begin the fight for existence. or. failing in these. turn tramp and become a menace to the lives and property of the people.
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