Speech #710152151

If we have busied ourselves to pass a law to protect these. will we overlook and neglect the offspring of the American home. the hope of the Republic in the years to come? Will we? Thomas Jefferson. the Sage of Monticello. the author of the Declaration of Independence and the father of the Democratic Party. said. "While you are building your armies and your navies to protect the country against a foreign foe. guard well your gates against a silent army of immigrants !" Mr. President. in my service here I have seen the Congress restrict immigration from the time when a million a year came in until we cut them down to 150.000 a year. as we have them now. and they are not yet restricted to my satisfaction. I want to see them shut out entirely for five years. until we can take stock and find who is who in America. If the Government would take these precautionary steps to exclude foreigners. many of whom bring their devilish ideas in here. sowing dragons teeth in the path of the Republic. teachina all sorts nf "isms." assailing the American home and free government in our country. will we not take some step to keep their devilish literature from going into the homes/of the American people? 0.