The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28

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would set some vellum paper, and if he is too
Dashiui 10 tell her. write To the lady fair and
II the next commencement Introduce her to
the university as airs. &. {. Cody. The Judges
81 Galveston, was requested TO present the sll,-
eesSiui competitors With the FISHER medal
presented 10y A. ). Fisher of our town, for the
eeSt essay, ana after few remarks he pre-
scented ii 20 Mr. Il. Z. Brooks of Georgetown
The committee on the other medal reported in
IaVor OF Mr James k. Hamilton. of Milan
county.
GEORGETOWN, June 25.-On Saturday night
the debating event OF the season took nl;t,e
On account Of the PARTIES 10 debate, and also
tue Importance OF the subject, which ie at
tht crowd that ass nlhied to hear the AlamoS
ana san JaclntOS fight their intellectual! bat
Ties, once again. WAS linme Sc. Every aYaila-
pic spot Was occupied, and the brilliant assem-
Dly was credit 10 our state. The subject was
choulu the tariff be abolished" Inc MEM
Oers selected by the Alamo to champion and
a4NO ale us abolition were, Mr.. T. l. row.
" oodVllle, Tyler county Texas, ANA W. c. Me
Aarny, Dallas; The giants ol san JaeinIo We're
a. l. helut, ltNdrk.sIiil, aid ". l.. Mcdonald,
Anderson, Grimes county Rev. Dr. Mathews
opened the exercises 10y prayer. Misses Wood
ana lt;lnkln favored the audience with beau
THU Instrumental piece. After the music Prof.
Z. {. Cody read the question for discussion,
and introduced the leader for the Affirmative.
/. l. CROW, aIter Iew Introductory remarks,
he IN a spirit Ot fairness, said 10 his opponents
w c came With justice stamped upon our brow
tlllt l'l!llstLtliiOpit lblItStl lie
slId ne Thought The tariff was an Ubiquitous out
rage, and favored the income tax, and said if
such tax We're adopted the rich,
put their necks under the yoke
with The south and west and lessen the
great burden. He very clearly and fOrcibly
showed the origin OF the word tariff; said it
was derived from the little town Tariffa in the
south Ut Spain, whose plratical sailors used to
poinCe down upon the merchant vessels of the
W'.rI. and either captured their vessels or COM
IN Is IN for
their release. He denounced any system of
taxation that had this for its foundation and
charged The government with obtaining the
money to support il, III that way. He offered
rs an amendment 10 taxing goods, TO tax the
immigrants ; . per head, as allowed 10y the con-
StltuIIun. Mir. Crow hstldl' his subject with
perfect freedom and exhibited a knowledge
of the question and honest conviction OF the
business OF his cause. lie was frequently ap-
plallded during his ak, and when he finished
MS opening argument, the applause was long
and hearty.
Mr. IL. l.. Henry leader for the negative, was
then Introduced. fterd few initiatOry remarks,
ne said that the affirmative would have to
prove that the tariff WAS ubiquitous, and in
every particular. lie said he WAS not iii favor
Of excessive taxation, or tariff, but boldly stood
upon the platform OF the Old Democratic party.
tie insisted he W;lS not there 10 defend pro-
teCtive tariit, as he was Il Democrat. He said
that England was not Il free-trade ma
ton entirely, but but receive, received IA, an in in
poke ol tile time when our country Was under
Il Tree trade system, and pictured the evil re-
suits. lie also quoted from many statesmen,
Uotii uf oar state and iibrO ID, III support OF his
position. and loudly protested against the abO-
liuun 81 the system al collecting taxes that
was best and had received the approval of our
grand nation. HIS argument was clear and
lorcibia and ELECTED much applause Mr.. w.
q. McKaIny was next Introduced, and began
Tile abolition by first joking The negative, in
which he pictured poor American Ill Olden
times being taken To England i'll chains, To an
SWer to the charge OF whiting new patent
FOOth picks out OF lucifer matches. He said he
was glad his opponents We're Democrats lie
lie wanted the same tariff that
England had, and cited history to show
tt struggles and turmuilS the tariff had CAUSED
III England, and cited the remarks and efforts
ui Bright, Cubden aud Sill Robert Peel in their
h"rO.c attempt To stamp out the ubiquitous Op-
preston. lie said while American Tabor were
noIuual1y higher than English the cost OF Sus-
t|nance Of the English We're less than the
American. lie sald tariff had driven Ameri-
can merchant vessels from the seas, and that
thlS nation was able 10 compete with the
world. lis we are twenty-five per cent. ahead of
England i'll mechanical improvements. He
challenged the negative to draw a line of de-
narkittIOn between tariff for revenue and
tariff. Turning To his opponents he said,
Henry Me Why, | am surprised that YOU
should come UP here and advocate such Il doc
trinc." His remarks were all to the point and
marked by many telling hits. Ills remarks
were accompanied by good sound logic and
bmtS OF eloquence. And he received he well
lHtilltu Satgpl;tjiSt Ol Tie audience.
The next speaker for the negative was Mr.
W. l.. Mcdonald. who spoke with much force
and IRE. lie asserted that during the crises
thai was impending IN our country, caused by
the free trade policy. Washington, the father
uf our country, came forth and proposed the
only means for its salvation, the tariff for
revenue only. He referred to Adams, Haml-
ION. Jefferson and others i'll support
Of his position, and cited authori-
lies and statistics tu show the in
equality 81 thu taxation in different states, in
regard 10 population and not 10 wealth. where
Mass .,chasellS would only have to pay the
same tux rs Texas, when her wealth is ten
times greater than our state. He showed the
enormous expense that it would incur in col
lecting the taxes. when directly levied, and
cited as an instance of the mi slice of the di-
rect tax. that when crops were good Il farmer
could go and buy whatever he desired for him.
self and family, and lay by i'll promotion to his
means, but under the other system his finan-
cial condition cut no figure in the amount he
( paid for taxes and the. time. but he was COM
PEELED to pay or have his land sold for taxes.
He finished amidst prolonged applause.
Mr.. X. l.. Henry, leader of the negative, in a
few intelligent and pointed remarks closed his
side of the argument, simply asking that the
question he decided on its merits and claiming
their opponents had wholly failed to prove
the tariff inquitouS, or devise one which would
suit our government better. He contended
that our national dent had to be paid and the
| tariff Tor revenue was the best and speediest
manner of doing it. I. L. Crow closed the de-
bale in Il few minutes talk i'll which he review
ed his opponents arguments and simply asked
that the question be decided upon the merits
OF the argument offered; After he closed
Prof Saunders ordered the sec
Rotary to record the votes OF the Judges and
| the result WAS as follows: Negative 2. affirnla-
SiVe |. thereby deciding i'll favor of the negative
or against the abolition of the tariff Tile de-
cisiOu was greeted with applause, and the San
( JacintOS We're wild with delight. Prof. Sanders
then announced that the decision of the COM
mittae ON the magazine medal would be an
nOuneed and the presentation made. Rev.
Horace i;iShOp, of Fort Worth. was selected
for the purpuse and in his remarks he said
Il had better come to the point at once: the
committee have decided to give this medal to a
young gentleman who lives in Williamson or
some other county. | hold in my hand thing
of beauty aud Il joy fOrever-tO the one who
gets il. The committee have decided in favor
Of the young gentleman, who they think has
y6Gns man used to Sit upon 1n
my knee when baby. but he does not remenl-
per il now. and / will now announce his name,
dr. II. L. AlOsely Mr. MOSely stepped upon
the platform. and in very fitting speech, Rev.
B5SlL2p prgs;ginted nun thf he medal and MI
huVrah for the Alamo, as Mr.. Mosely belongs
to that society. Rev. DR.. MathIlS. in a fervent
prayer, dismissed the audience, thus ending
the AFFAIR of the commencement exercises.
The speakers are all to he congratulated upon
the mastery manner IN which they handled
the subject, as il is the subject that is now
dgitating our whole system of government, and
is the subject OF discussion in forum and press.
The argument produced would reflect credit
and honor on anV set OF men, and the San ia
cntO and Alamo can proudly say we did our
best. and all the hearers will, with accord,
grant that they have mastered :; subject that is
both subtitle and intricate. The names of the
Judges are, Bishop Lumis Parker, New Orleans
Rev. T. r. Pierce, Paris, Texas; President S.
o. ROunSavall. san Marcos
Sunday morning Bishop Parker delivered his
commencement sermon to one of the largest
and most Intelligent audiences ever gathered
III Georgetown. His sermon was one of the
glandcst cverdeliyered, and teemed with rich
thought and grand living truths.
In the afternoon the Sunday school mass
meeting took place. in which al the Sunday
schools of the town were invited Bishop Par
krr opened the services by an eloquent and
beautiful prayer. Then the choir sang
Song of the Soul. Next followed
read the 2Gt!i chapter of Matthew and fin
iShrd by Il PRAYER. The choir then sang,
There's II light in the valley. ID. A. II. SutlI-
arllni of West Texas conference then ad-
dressed the children aud told them of the ben
eft Of sending missionaries 10 Mexico. and
gave sum Of his experiences while there, and,
apuu request. he repeated the Lords prayer in
Spanish. His remarks were well received, and
tr'Succoedcd in pleasing and iIlStructing the
children. The hymn. There is Il Fountain y
MAS neXi given by the choir, after which DR.
Goodman. of Texas conference addressed the
children. His remarks were character
lied 10y his usual good style and
often caused his hearers to laugh without the
EAST effort on his part. His illustrations of
he rubber doll were good, and the story of
the orphan children was pathetic in the eX-
FreIne and touched the hearts of more than
the children. song. why stand We Here
Idle. " was rendered in fine Style by the choir
Rev. II. >. Bourland next addressed the school
and his remarks were said truthful, and his
story of Mr. Paxton WAS very convincing OF
The benefit of Sunday school, and also the an
lies of Rn.it BaScs. the horse. was listened to
and enjoyed by all. After Mr. Bourland had
closed Ills remarks the choir sung the song
Triumph by and BY. and at its conclusion