But he learned soon after. and he saw to it. poor. hardworking man though he was. that his children also learned to read and write. and they received the benefit of a commonschool education. the best his means afforded. If this bill had been a law half a century ago a great portion of the best citizenship of the United States would not be in evidence today. The gentleman from Alabama says he is in favor of Americans "creating their own immigration." It is a good thing the perpetuity of the Republic does not depend solely upon American propagationAmerican in the sense the advocates of this bill talk. The genial gentleman from Alabama. who defends this bill with its literacy test. has one child. there are seven children in the Reilly family.
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