Session #43 · 1873–75

Speech #430106402

But when the gentleman from Michigan. a protectionist. has used up his clothes he has an equal amount of fragmeuts aud rags to leave to the paperiuaker. but in addition to that he has left to the American people the amount of the cost of his garments to go into the circulating medium of the country. The one gives away the lifeblood of American commerce to be used by the subjects of Her Majesty Queen Victoria sri leaves his country poorer therefor. the other keeps that lifeblood in the country to be used at home by its citizens to assist in the domestic exchanges and to encourage and vivify American industry. The one encourages the pauper labor of foreigners in 1cr Majcstys dominloris. the other gives effectual aid in their labors to the citizens of the Union. the subjects of our good old Uncle Samuel. The ctions of my two friends form a practical exhibition of the difference in value to the country between the principles of free trade and protection. (Here the hammer fell.]
Identified stereotypes
Foreign labor is described as 'pauper labor' that harms American citizens.
Keywords matched
pauper labor

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WASHINGTON TOWNSEND
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
430106402
Paragraph
#0
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