Session #53 · 1893–95

Speech #530024080

No. sir. that is what we are trying to avoid. but exactly what you Eastern people are trying to do. what you are voting for. for the Chinaman to stay and more to come. so that the thrifty German and sturdy Irishman must compete with them and live on rice to do it. In this respect all undesirable immigrants I would put on the same footing. no matter what their nationality. I put the man who was a worthless citizen in Germany. who was a dishonest man in Germany. who was a dissolute man in Germany or Ireland. practically on the same footing as any other undesirable citizen. This country can afford to welcome every desirable immigrant. whether he be German or Irish or any other nationality. But for Gods sake let us keep out the others. If a man was a good citizen in England we have reason to suppose that when he comes here he will be a good citizen of this country.
Identified stereotypes
Eastern people want Chinamen to stay and more to come, so that the thrifty German and sturdy Irishman must compete with them and live on rice to do it.
Keywords matched
immigrant undesirable immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Germans Irish
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM BOWERS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
530024080
Paragraph
#0
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