Session #47 · 1881–83

Speech #470161631

There has been no increaseof wealth. no gain to show for two decades of persistent work with closeeat economy among the laboring classes. The small farmer. the mechanic. the factory operative. and the day worker. nine out of every ten. have just lived and made no advance except toward old age. It is hypocritical cant or downright dishonesty for any intelligent New Englander to pretend to manifest anxiety or fear from the pauper labor of Europe when right in their eyes Canada swarms its inhabitants by thousands into our manufacturing centers where they ore welcomed with hospitable hands. There is not a representative in Congress from New England but knows it. unless he is stupidly ignorant of a problem which is a common topic in almost every household. The pauper labor of Canada is a physical and moralparasite which deprives our own labor of just recompense and tends largely to demoralize and corrupt the community wherever it is employed. There is neither dissent nor 1771 warning voice in behalf of the American laborer or good morals as against this Canadian exodus. The pretense of protectionists is tootlin.
Identified stereotypes
The pauper labor of Canada is a physical and moral parasite which deprives our own labor of just recompense and tends largely to demoralize and corrupt the community wherever it is employed.
Keywords matched
pauper labor

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ZEBULON VANCE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NC
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
470161631
Paragraph
#2
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