Lowell. do you think your Republic will last as such?" To which Lowell is reported to have said. "Just so long. sire. as the sons shall be faithful to the ideals of the fathers." Having some regard. Mr. President. to this creed. I hesitate to adopt a policy that shall remove the sons from obedience to these ideals. I recognize. Mr. President. that there may be questions that require some careful study and the application of some wisdom to a future condition that can arise and may apply to this country. What. therefore. is the object of the bill? I gather that the object of the bill is to place some barrier on immigration. Why? Upon the ground. you say. that It invites ignorant and unlettered human beings into the Government.
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Immigrants are described as ignorant and unlettered.