Session #57 · 1901–03

Speech #570044551

And if those elements are in the Cuban people. they ought to be. and would be. the last people on earth to come cringing to another nation asking its money. asking its laws. asking its help to give them the power to govern themselves. It strikes me that if I were a patriotic Cuban. hoping and trusting to establish a stable government in my land and my country. the last thing on earth I would do would be to go to a foreign nation and place myself under obligations to it in order to establish some of my fellowcitizens in a private business by such a measure as this. and I would repudiate unquestionably the interference of that foreign country in the character of the laws my country should establish for its selfgovernment. How do we know what may be best for Cuba as to its naturalization. as to its immigration. as to its labor laws? Why not do the thing itself that would be reasonable and allow Cuba to become a part of us if we have to supply her citizens with the money to carry on their business? What kind of a stable business do you propose to establish under such conditions as that?
Keywords matched
immigration naturalization

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
60%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ALSTON DAYTON
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
570044551
Paragraph
#0
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