That is because they would be excluded from this country. and being excluded from this country on the literacy test. if a man can not read. let him go to his friends and neighbors and secure affidavits from them satisfactory to the United States officials. who will certify. there in the land from which he comes. that although a man can not read or write. nevertheless he will make a good citizen of the United States. And all we are asked to do is to let the man in on a certificate of our own officers after a certain investigation. And I hope the amendment will pass.
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