Session #51 · 1889–91

Speech #510092882

Well. there is one. and you will see to it that fifty or one hundred menmercenaries. spies on the courts of justice. to watch over your naturalizations and control your elections. shall be furnished by Federal authority to put the law in operation in your district! I do not envy the gentleman. Who else of the three hundred and thirty members desires that this law of espionage upon your courts of justice in proceedings of naturalization. this bill which ignores your people and their local authorities. this measure which gives control of local affairs to a power not emanating from the people. shall regulate and control the affairs of his district? But one--one gentlemanf. "solitary and alone. " of all the three hundred and thirty members of this Houseannounces that this measure of federalism and knownothingism ought to be made applicable to his Congressional district. I do not envy the gentleman his position.
Keywords matched
naturalizations naturalization

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM HOLMAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IN
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
510092882
Paragraph
#0
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