Session #69 · 1925–27

Speech #690213835

Mr. President. a day or two ago there occurred a very great outrage near Fort Pierce. Fla. A good citizen. attending to his business in an orderly way. was killed by some Federal agents who were attempting to enforce. I suppose. the immigration law. They met him on the highway. and he was ordered to stop. Supposing ihat they were holdup men or something of the kind. he refused to stop. whereupon they pursued him. shot into his car. and killed him. An account of the affair is given in a telegram to me from Gerald F. Beane. managing editor of the Fort Pierce NewsTribune. in a letter from E.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS FLETCHER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
OH
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
690213835
Paragraph
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