The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
In the debate on the Immigration
bill, Senator Morgan made the some
what surprising suggestion that immi.
grants he compelled to have a knowl
edge of the Ten Commandments. In
his speech on the question he said:
III is in no spirit of levity, that | in
troduec what | consider To he Very
much the most important feature of
education into this measure, Tor an
education ON the Christian basis of the
American Government Is something
which every man ought to have before
he acquires nj least the rights of citi=
Zcnship by adoption of this Govern.
ment. | need not enlarge upon that. |
only want to disabusc any impression
that possibly might arise in the minds
of the Senate of the country that i'll the
introduction of this feature of the ser
ious Intention OF making every man
who comes TO the test TO acquire AM
eriean citizenship to show before the
officer the Judge who admits him, that
he knows the foundations of the
Christian religion as they are taught
In the Ten Commandments. If he eau
read the Ten Commandments III his
own way, whether he pursucs them or
not. he is that far advanced toward
real civilization, and until he is al
vaneed that fnr toward real civiliza'
ton lie has never made one step i'll the
march In that direction. The man who
has not taken that step, the man
whose mind and conscience do not
recognize the supreme and divine au-
thorlty of the Ten Commandments rs
the hasls of all Jurisprudence and all
law. has no right or qualification under
the flag of the United States. That Is
not religious test by any means. 1t
Is n test that goes to the constitution
of society; it is test which relates
To that organism which pcrvadcs all
Christendom, and II Is II test which no
milton in this world and no people i'll
this world would dispense with or can
afford to dispense with without invok-
ing upon themselves the destruction of
the Almighty"
eenato. MelEan h,l'c,,',',,e,' ,1,o m9,
eight Democrats, five Republicans aud
three SilNeritos voted for it.
The Washington Post is the nuthef=
ity for good story on Senator Cullom
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