They are vexing and perplexing every social. economic. and political question. They are incapable of selfgovernment. Why do not we restrict this undesirable immigration? Because we are a lot of votecatching trimmers. and we are just now engaged in juggling the cards for an advantage in the November election. This Congressthis progressive Congressweeping and idolizing at the feet of Roosevelt. CLAN.1. or Wilson. is crying progress in a loud voice. and preparing to smother legislation to keep out of the United States illiterate foreigners who can neither read nor write in any language. Strange it is. passing strange. that men crying that the people should have more power. that government should be brought nearer the people. should either actively onspire for or supinely submit to the strangling of this immigration measure. Do you suppose the people of Italy or Russia are capable of free government? You know they are not. because if they were capable they would have free government.
Identified stereotypes
The speaker generalizes that immigrants are incapable of self-government and undesirable.