In conclusion. there arises in the career of every public man. and it comes upon him sometimes when he least expects it. a time when he must choose whether he will follow a policy which he has advocated for years. and vhich he believes to be right. or whether. for a *temporary emergency or to please special interests. he will relax and violate the principle which has been the cornerstone of his whole public career. I That time has come to me. From the day I entered public life until this hour I have been opposed to unrestricted immigration. and I here and now. shall adhere to and sustain my views upon this subject. I do not premise or place my opposition to immigration upon any prejudice against any particular foreign country or against any particular race. because every man in this Chamber knows how constantly we have drawn upon the other races of the world for our own culture. Name our language. it is only 60 per cent English. Our election laws and ballot come from Australia. and the decimal money system from Holland. Name anything of our culture that is of particular value. and it will be found that we drew the germ of its truth and beauty from some foreign country. Therefore it would ill become any Senator to entertain any prejudice against any country. I do not oppose immigration into the United States because of any opposition to or ill feeling against any country. I have no prejudice against the people of the British Isles. They gave us the stately language of Shakespeare and Milton. of Burns. and of Moore and of Byron.
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