Session #50 · 1887–89

Speech #500108082

He said: I have noticed. Mr. President. that most of those who are in favor of the largest liberty being extended to the Chinese immigrant to this country are also in favor of a tariffa tariff which has been urged as necessary to protect the American laborer from the degradation of competition with the pauper labor of Europe. as it isusually termed. In reality. if we may judge of their motives by the action of the men who are now advocating a tariff. it was not the American laborer they wished to protect. against the pauper labor of Europe. but it was the American capitalist. the lordly manufacturer. that they wished to protect against the free competition of the capitalist of Europe. Our capitalist manufacturer wanted a larger interest on his money than the capitalist of Europs was willing to accept. and lie was given the benefit of a tariff. Let us see how that tariff works.
Keywords matched
pauper labor immigrant

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
European
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
Chamber
State
Gender
Date
Speech ID
500108082
Paragraph
#7
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