Session #48 · 1883–85

Speech #480078719

Mr. Speaker. I am in accord with the there drive hard bargains with pauper labor to come here in competi- general spirit of this bill and its objects. The gentleman from Penntion with our home laborers. sylvania has on several occasions described the condiWe are strong enough today to compete with the civilized world on tion of the laboring men in the manufacturing districts of his State. land or on water. We are not in a position which requires us to tax From his description during this debate we must infer that in some ourselves or to enact revenue laws to secure the importation of people of those districts men and women are herded together almost like from other countries.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about immigrants being 'pauper labor'.
Keywords matched
pauper labor

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
RICHARD BLAND
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MO
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
480078719
Paragraph
#1
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