Session #55 · 1897–99

Speech #550049969

Nor does it follow thnat every man who can read and write is intelligent and whoever can not is ignorant. MIany an intelligent youth of Irish. German. Scandinavian. or Italian birth is not able to read and write at 16 because of a lack of educational facilities at home or because arduous and incessanttoilfromtender years prevented. Admithim. he is a goodl citizen. He will help to augment our wealth. to build up our nation. to immigrant not a pauper. or inane. or diseased. or criminal should be turned away from our shores. Such are excluded by existing law. There is need in some States for a qualification on suffrage.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
DONELSON CAFFERY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
LA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
550049969
Paragraph
#5
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