We ought not to levy a tariff on rags so as to pay our people something for living in a condition of poverty. The more abject the poverty is the more rags we will have. What are we going to do with the poor devil who comes over here as an immigrant and when he comes into this country wears old clothes? That Is where we. usually get our rags. from old clothes. I suppose our immigration inspectors. if we pass the kind of.a law that levies a heavy tariff upon rags. will be watching the incoming steamers and every poor fellow who has not a spick and span clean looking suit of clothes will be grabbed and his clothes will be taken off of him. He will be compelled to pay a tariff on his old clothes because they are rags. We are going to encourage rags in this country by levying a protective tariff on rags.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are associated with poverty and rags.