Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680121900

A few years ago a thousand pounds of hogs would buy a lumber wagon. and today it takes about 1.500 pounds to buy a lumber wagon. A thousand pounds of hogs would buy a wagon and a half a few years ago. Now. as to farm labor. we used to pay $20 a month for labor. We pay $60 now. Where is the purchasing power of the farmer? You can tear down the tariff laws and you can open the gates now to immigration. and what will you accont9.030 plish? Your immigration laws and your tariff laws and your prices will be brought down to the level of competing countries abroad. Now. I believe in the policy of a protective tariff.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
GILBERT HAUGEN
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680121900
Paragraph
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