Session #50 · 1887–89

Speech #500046033

I am opposed to importing. under contract. the pauper and demoralized labor of the Old World. and I am also opposed to importing. uuderlike contract. the manufactured product of that labor. The one is as bad as the other. I call the attention of the chairman of the Committee on Labor to the fact that it is proposed by this bill to flood this land from mountain to gulf. and ocean to ocean. with the products of tme cheap. pauper. convict. contract labor of the world. I trust that he and his able lieutenants. who so zealously and jealously guard the interest of labor on this floor. will ring the alarm and prevent it. He will find this side of the House supporting him unanimously.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about European labor being 'pauper and demoralized'.
Keywords matched
contract labor

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
NATHAN GOFF
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
500046033
Paragraph
#0
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