They are not mine. He has been known as a freetrader. He has a perfect right to those opinions. but I believe our industries must be protected if we want to maintain our standard of living. If there be free trade. our standard of living will be lowered. Our workers cannot compete at good wages with low coolie wages. Everyone on the floor of Congress realizes that. I cannot let go unchallenged the statement of the gentleman from Massachusetts that industries left New England during Republican administrations. and he indicated they were not leaving New England today under the New Deal administration.
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Workers from other countries are described as having 'low coolie wages'.