Session #47 · 1881–83

Speech #470031200

She hangs like a portentous cloud over oar political horizon. Her people may swarm upon us like locusts. Their coming will unhinge labor. derange industry. demoralize the country. and by claiming antd receiving the ballot may upturn our system of government altogether. for tho most serious apprehension from the praentpsolicy of the General Goverument to enfranchise all inferior and servile races. ant to encourage their immigration to the United States. is that the ballot system may become despicable. This view alarms those who revere our institutions. and who believe that intelligence. virtue. and honor constitute the only safe basis of a free govormnent. I regard it. therefore. to be of the gravest consequence that the late treaty with China and the policy on which it is based receive our earnest and vigorous protest.
Identified stereotypes
The speaker generalizes that 'Her people may swarm upon us like locusts' and that their coming will 'demoralize the country'.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Cultural threat Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
LA GROVER
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
470031200
Paragraph
#4
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