The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-15
TRIBUTE TO THEM PAID
IN THE SENATE BY MIR. MEL
son.
IT HAS ITS BRIGHT SIDE.
IMMIGRATION, ssR- NELSON THINKS,
is OFTEN TOO DARkLY PICT-
URED.
DUPONT CONTEST CASE TAKEN VI
Debate VIII Be Closed Today, but 1t
Is Probable a Decision Will
Be Deferred.

WAr9INGT0N, May 1.-THE Dupont case
involving the right Of Henry A. Dupont, to
seat In the senate from Delaware was
taken up in the senate today with view to
concluding the debate and taking a Anal vote
at 5 o'clock tomorrow. A brief tilt between
German and Mitchell developed that differ
ence of opinion existed to the character
of the vote tomorrow. When Mr.. German
spoke of the unaaimpus agreement to vote
tomorrow. Mr.. Mitchell admitted the cor
rectness of the statement, but added signif-
cantly that the character of the vote would be
determined when the vote was reached, which
was open to the meaning that the case would
be postponed until next session. Mr.. Platt
Rep., Conn., spoke in support Of Mr.. Du-
points claim.
Two speeches against the bill proposing
additional restrictions pm immigration by Mr..
Gibson, Dem, Md and Mr.. Nelson (Rep..
Mimi were made early in the day. Mr.. Glib
son severely arraigned the A. P. A., declaring
that it inspired this bin and that the or
ganization was seeking to invade politics.
Mr.. Gibson said the. power behind this
anti-immigration bill was the American
Protective association, q secret, oathbound
red-lettered, left handed dark lantern or
ganization The bill has for it's real purpose,
said the senator, hostility to the Catholic
church-a purpose Of envy, hatred and NAL
ice. This was the organization that was
seeking to enter American politics. There
was no branch of honest politics which sec
ret, oath-bound organization could serve. Mr..
Gibson added:
"The whole people are equally Interested in
the welfare of the country, and none should
be refused equal share with the rest in
every deliberation, and in all legislation af-
fecting it. All political clubs, societies and
associations start their career with pro-
fessions skillfully drawn, so as to make 1t
appear that their purposes are patriotic and
worthy OF support; but all of them, as soon
as they have obtained power, are used by
unpriIcipled men to do wrong. This Is the
history of all such societies, and this will
be the history of the A. P. A. unless It's
evil tendencies are prevented in time by the
American people, and IT'S dangerous career
stopped by their goodasense and Judgment.
l have faith without bounds or limits in the
American people; In their moderation, wis
dom, justice and courage do not believe
they will submit to the, dictation Of any such
organization as the A P. A., but they will
promptly and effectively stamp with the seal
of their condemnation this impudent and
dangerous interference with the interests of
this republic In replying Mr.. Nelson said
the A. P. A. did not enter into the question.
Mr.. Nelson said the darker4side of the i'm
migration question had been presented, and
he would endeavor to present the brighter
side of the problem 1t should be considerd
in its economic, political, social and ethnic
features. Our own experience he said,
should be scanned and studied for it will
furnish us much information and many val
liable lessons. We have been, to large
extent nation of immigrants, and large
share of our history is history of immi-
grafton. No nation of modern times has had
such varied and extended experience in
this field.
1.-The chief factors in our extraordinary
growth and development Lave been our free
system of government, our abundant supply
of cheap and fertile lands and the immense
immigration to our shores. The first two
have brought about, absorbed and utilized
the third. And the three combined have been
trio, in force and magnitude, such as no
other nation possessed. Ample space, ample
freedom, and ample numbers have given us
a force and momentum of growth unknown
and unheard of in any other nation, and the
evidences of 1t are palpable on all sides"
Mr.. Nelson then reviewed the statistics of
immi grafton to this country, and continued
"Only a small proportion of these people
have belonged to the learned professions or
have been skilled Iaberers. The great bulk
have been small farmers, small tradesmen,
and agricultural and other unskilled laborers.
Nearly all Of them have been from the ranks
of the common people-the toiling masses
of humanity. People of rank and of wealth
have little occasion or desire to emigrate,
nor, indeed, have they been desirable in a
country progressing under conditions such
as ours. We have needed men to dig our
canals. to build our railroads, to open and
exploit our mines, to clear our vast forests,
to open, develop and reduce to a state of
cultivation our vastsexpanse of untitled land;
in short, to perform the toll and drudgery,
and to bear the trials and misfortunes in
cident to the development of new and un-