Session #54 · 1895–97

Speech #540118148

Let us begin it here. This country is rich enough and great enough to support our own laboring people. Wages will regulatethemselves and keep pace in price with other things. but under this competition with the cheap pauper labor of Europe our laboring men and women are unable to obtain sufficient work and sufficient wages to secure the necessities of life. Thousands of foreigners come here every year. save their wages. and send them to their relatives and friends in their own country. It is estimated on. good authority that during each year from twentyfive to thirty millions of dollars are sent by Italiansin this country to Italy.
Identified stereotypes
Europeans are cheap pauper labor. Italians send money out of the country.
Keywords matched
pauper labor

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Italians
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM STONE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
540118148
Paragraph
#3
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