Session #59 · 1905–07

Speech #590059668

Thanks to the wisdom and foresight of the nations guides of those early days they were admitted to our midst. and not only were they completely assimilated. but the blood of our body politic enriched and its physical and mental strength increased till it assumed the stature of a giant among the nations of the world. In spite of this. there are thoseand the proponents of this measure are among themwho ignore the lesson of the past and lend willing ears to the advice of the busy few who advocate this doubtful policy that our worthy predecessors ever repudiated. Come these immigrants will. for a natural law. which is far stronger than social and economic laws. attracts them. and legislation can not be devised which will prove successful in keeping them from the land they have dreamed of reaching. Welcome them In the proper spirit. not with laws that proscribe. There is ample room and abundant work to be done.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Cultural enrichment

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN KELIHER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
590059668
Paragraph
#5
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