Session #49 · 1885–87

Speech #490063234

It is time a stop had been put to this business. So much rascality is done in it that the Chinese suspect every offer of going abroad." The resolution was adopted. It will be observed that this resolution. reported by Senator Sumner from the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. declared that it was the duty of this Government to give expression to the moral sentiment of the nation through all its agencies. for what purpose ? "For the purpose of preventing the further introduction of coolies into this hemisphere or the adjacent islands. " That is the sum and substance of the whole business. Every man who comes here from China is a cooly. it is the cooly immigration that is the curse of this country.
Identified stereotypes
Every man who comes here from China is a cooly.
Keywords matched
immigration coolies

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MITCHELL
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
490063234
Paragraph
#2
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