Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660022218

You men who voted for this law a year ago made that promise to these men. and I simply ask you to carry it out. It is the decent thing to do. The gentleman from Ohio knows little about the history of this country when he assails by the wholesale the character of the foreign born. Where would this country be today if it were not for the foreign born and the native born? Why. hardly any one of us has an ancestry of 100 years in this country. One of President Wilsons parents was foreign born. and iumnerous other Presidents had a like situation. There are villains among the foreign born. but the socalled native stock has its share. As for the men in the liquor business. all they ask at this hour is an opportunity to get out of business as Congress agreed. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr.
Identified stereotypes
Assailing the character of the foreign born by wholesale.
Keywords matched
foreign born

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN FITZGERALD
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660022218
Paragraph
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