President. when this country was a very young Nation. when all the great West was yet undeveloped. when we needed people. Even in that early time the founder of the Democratic Party. Mr. Jefferson. was expressing himself about this important question. and he had the courage to express himself candidly and frankly on it. I think the big part of the whole immigration question is to be found in the candor and in the frankness with which we shall meet and face and solve our problems. When the Chinese exclusion laws of 40 years ago were passed there were liberal Americans who said. "You affront a. great people. You make for yourself trouble. You raise perplexing questions." Mr.
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