We know that this is the best country on Gods footstool. and. naturally. if they have any sense at all they want to come here. but that is no reason why we should let them come. Therefore. I believe in just as much restriction for immigration as does the gentleman from Texas and the gentleman from Washington . provided it Is not discriminatory. I maintain that the bill we have before us is absolutely discrimninatory against certain classes. certain races that have come to our shores and have made good citizens. You can not say that the Hebrew race has not provided good American citizens. nor can you say that the Italian race has not provided good American citizens. There are also many excellent Polish citizens on the farms of western Massachusetts. So let us look the matter squarely in the face and see why the 1890 census has been selected. It is purely to benefit the northern European immigrants rather than the southern European immigrants.
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