Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650078861

These delinquencies. Investigated by the United States courtsthe open violation of the statutes. the fligrant and contemptuous disregard of the ordinary decencies of municipal life. the flagrant sale of liquor of all kinds. from what is called in that nelghborhood "3cent nigger gin." up to the higher forms of gentlemanly dissipation at $8 a bottlehave gone on undisturbed for years inside of the corporate limits of that city. There is also coming across the river. if the Senator will permit me further. an immigration from St. Louis. not of the desirable elements of the population but of the undesirable. Every time a pickpocket or some municipal tough. who can be dealt with by the police force of St.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
LAWRENCE SHERMAN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650078861
Paragraph
#0
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