Session #53 · 1893–95

Speech #530116880

We are not doing as much business as In 1892. no sale. Wages have been reduced 50 per cent in the past year. Our hands are living on what they saved during years of prosperity. Cost of living has decreased in past year 20 per cent. Present depression is due to the threat of tariff legislation. let the tariff alone. Oar raw materials are logs. Our goods are necessities. We pay the rate of 10 per cent on loans. Immigration stimulates building. Our labor is onethird skilled. Reduction of duty on goods must be met by shutting down and staying so.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MITCHELL
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
530116880
Paragraph
#3
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