Session #52 · 1891–93

Speech #520078655

The easiest thing in the world is to argue that the tariff is a tax. and how flippant a man can be when he says. "How can a man tax himself rich?" And if your constituents are sufficiently ignorant to take that for an argument. go on talking. for doubtless you are talking to them. Still. what I say is true and you know it. I believe in the doctrine of protection for these reasons. for the reason. in addition. that our laborers are more prosperous than the laborers of any other country in the world. more prosperous than the laborers of that favored country from which my friend from Iowa emigrated. more prosperous than the laborers of England or any other place. coming from all parts of the world to be sureand I never object to their coming. a man who comes here with a strong arm and a strong heart is welcome. so far as I am concerned. and I do not wish to tax his coming. I did not leave Prussia and come to America eid get rich under a protective doctrine. and th.n suggest that those who come from my country following me should be taxed for their coming. and no Republican ever did make such a suggestion. It belongs only to Democrats.
Keywords matched
emigrated

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
EZRA TAYLOR
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
OH
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
520078655
Paragraph
#0
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