Speech #590004533

I desire to say this. in reply to the gentlemnan from Massachusetts: In the first place. I do believe the great prosperity in the Northern States today and the development of the great Northwest is due to the immigration that came to this country before 1880. I call my friends attention to the fact that the immigration that came here up to 18S0 was of the Teutonie and Celtic people. It was immigration from northern Furope. They went out. as stated. intothese western plains. cleared the land and developed farms. built railroads. and made markets for us. and in a large measure our prosperity is due to them. but the immigration coming today is not from northern Europe. it is from southern Europe. the same class of people that settled South America. as I explained a few moments ago. We do not want South American civilization in the Southern States. In place of that Aie want the Teutonic. and Celtic. and white civilization of the North. Now. if you would give us today the immigration from northern Europe. if you would give us the Irish. the English. the French. the German. the Scotch. and the Scandinavian. we will welcome him with both arno. open. and are ready for him in the South and want him in the South.