State. and local. It happens that the president of the Trades Council in my home city is one of my warmest personal friends. He is of that fine strain of Irish immigrant stock which came to this country half a century ago.. He was formerly sergeant in the National Guard company of which I was captain. and he was a fine soldier. as he is now a useful. patriotic. respected citizen. Possibly he may prefer that I should vote for this bill. but I know he would not wish me to do so against my honest convictions. In closing let me say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that New Haven is more. however. than the home of the immigrant. It is the home of culture and refinement. as well as the home of honest business and civic progress. In all of which the immigrant is doing his share. It is the home of Yale University. whose motto is " Light and truth." and whose influence is felt throughout tile length and breadth of the land for education that shall mean service to mankind. It was the home of Noah Webster dnd the birthplace of his great dictionary. which has had a greater influence upon the English language in America than perhaps any other book. excepting only the English Bible. It is the home of the descendants of the Puritans and of the Pilgrims as well as of all the rest of the best blood of New England. Under the classic shades of its few remaining elms the sons of the blue bloods and the sons of the immigrants are dwelling and working together. No part of the citys life would be complete without all. Together they make up the heart and lifeblood of a great cosmopolitan city which in itself is a shining example of the true American melting pot in actual operation.
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