Mr. President. we are warranted in sayinghow many crimes have been committed in the name of protection. The farmers have been fooled and the laboring classes have been deceived by this seductive word "protection." I have known aliens after becoming naturalized to immediately affiliate with the Republican Party. They had been taught in preparation for their -naturalization examination that this was a Republic. and they therefore felt that in order to evince their interest in this Government and to furnish convincing proof of their loyalty to the Republic they were compelled to join the Republican Party. So the Republican Party has reelved many accretions to its ranks because of its name rather than its principles. The naturalized -alien who did not have full opportunity to investigate the principles of the party and whose knowledge of the language was very imperfect was misled. and thus became a member of that organization. So there are many farmers and others who have been misled by the word "protection." It has seemed such -an honest -word. so suggestive of home and courage and fine qualities. that it has appealed to many voters. and they have followed this euphemistic word and have paid but scant attention to the party which was employing It or the principles upon which it. rested. It seems a pity that a word that is so significant -and so suggestive of splendid courage and manly things should be so perverted and .employed in defense .of policies and methods so injurious and -harmful.
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Aliens after becoming naturalized immediately affiliate with the Republican Party.