I feel that this is one of the most Important measures ever enacted into law by -any Congress. and the Democratic Party is entitled to a great deal of credit for championing the cause of the tiller of the soil and making it .possible for the farmers of this country to borrow sums of money .at a low rate of interest on a long term of years. fIMrsIIRATtON. The Democratic Party. President Gompers. of the American -Federation of Labor. and practically every patriotic organization in the United States helieve in the protection of the rights of American citizens. and have advocated the passage of a literacy test in the immigration law. This law will keep the United States from becoming a dumping ground for those who come from foreign countries. especially southern Europe. One Member of Congress. speaking on this subject. used the following language: It embraces many who come from southern Europe. like the lawless .herd In the Lawrence strike. with :a torch in one hand -and a bomb In the other.
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Immigrants from southern Europe are described as a lawless herd with a torch in one hand and a bomb in the other.