The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-05
A REMARKABLE DEBATE
A Buaoou ys,au Enthusiast
Come lntersstiug Pointers on tho straight
Line Engine, and tho Protective
Tara,

Tho Young Men'a Christian Association
Of sgrloute, n a., opened ilH winter lec'
tire course lutcly with a debate between
Honey George aud rEHCOnRreHamhn lioh'
well e., Hurr correspondent writing
pr0m that city slyH, Tuesday night Tie
Alhambn Hail contained l,m0 people
who had gathered a. hear lleury George
debate with the funny eNrhiaichmnu, Hon,
Il. q. ilurg 0f Michigan, Tho subject
was, "lhe Land aud tho Tax Question:"
An admission Zee 0l ttty cents WNh chnrg'
cd, As "a comedian, HnyH the reporter
Mr llorr h "a bowling huccefsi but whoh
hO lchped into the aroma oI political ecni'
omN q dismal failure, lie mlahncrel woe.
fully tho logic Of "prngreHa ana Poverty
called real estate, land values, Cunluuuus
up by informing the audience that Henry
George was socialist, aud, worse ilhn
thnt, wanted 20 COullscate eycgbodyh
houses, land, personal property, Ne, Out
Of this labyrinth Of 1haurdlilea he attempt
ed tC wlggle hy cracking Jokes innumerh'
HE. but ancient. The correspondent
thinks that mir George made deep lm-
nresslon on the minds Of our thinking
oltlzens, who heard him. His heennehH
and logic when under lire, were. wondor'
iul, Nothing can dlHconcort liiui, not
even the antics Of q clown nor tic willf
clama of the humorlHL The prevailing
impression Of the hearers was. that Mr.
llorr furnished the iun, ana Mr' george
the education"
drawn by this correspondent, that Mr.,
G0orgo'a opponent was the same horr
who spoke here IN Canton, -,
Writing 10 his paper who Standard
Mr. George HnyHi
HTho Y, NJ, Z, A, of Syracuse II live
institution. Though not large enough Tor
the debate, which took place IN the Az
hnmbrn, they have "a very beautiful hall
OF their own, which viii seat some hlX
hundred. They have apncioua pnrlorH
and reading rooma, u good bowling alley
and % woll.nppoInlod gymnasium where
muscular christianity h taught 20 classes
OF both acXca. This IN an exceedingly
popular part Of the establishment, 10
much 80 that the classes have oul-grown
NV
Explanatory Of on odd sequence Of his
visit, Mr., George says that after h0 came
away from Paris this summer lac heard an
llngllahmnn speaking with admiration OF
ono Of tho things In the American exhibit
"A straight line engine, running without
packing, built In place called Syracuse,
~ was In the place called Syracuse
continues Mr., George, but had forgotten
the straight limo engine, until nA ! hut IN
the audience waiting for Mr. Duraton and
Mr., HOr 10 mako their appearance, |
heard two men hchmd me tNllyIng. One
was anyingi "ThO usual sign ia, No adj
miltnnco except ON buHinCHa,' or No adj
miltnncu except 10 those employed IN
these worlta,' or something OF that sort,
but that man puts up, Visitors always
welcomed
Apologglng FOR Tho interruptions, !
asked who the man might be-, "IhCro hu
is,n was Che rCplN "tho gentleman who
has lust como in with the udy-profCssor
Sweet, who builds the straight-lino cn'
ginosn
The noxt day before loft Syracuse,
sought the Straight.iuo engine works, for
hud novcr In my life seen u factory or
machine shop with such an inscription.
There Il was, sure enough, and on a fine
now brick building which N being put up
20 meet the rapidly increasing demand
for Etroighi.lino engines II h carved Ia
stone over the nrchwuS
Professor Sweet was out, hut ] anid |
would liko 10 HgO tho works,
aud without moro ado % young
man took mo over the whole
establishment and explained TO me Cyofy.
thing cared 10 know, Before leaving
said, "prufCAHor Sweet iAH FREQ trader or
coursOYn "No,n sald tho young man, che
is q Rcpubllcnn-n protccionist.n "Good
huayonsln | replied, "docs man who
builds engines like these want 10 DO pro-
tcctod2n ooh, noln said The young man,
"profcusor Sweet don't want projection
for himself, He could get along all right,
But ho wants protection, / thinR, for the
other people who cnn'tn
/ mot Professor Sweet on the
street, continues Mr.. George, Just
as / had left the works, and bad lit.
Tie chat with him. He Ia u Protcctonist
by habit, Just az | was once, and ns thou
sands and thousands Of intelligent men
uro yet, because they have boon busy on
other things, and have let others do their
thntiug for them on such questlous az
thc tariff, But thcro can bO no doubt
where the man who will put, "visitors nl-
ways wolcome,n over tic factory gntos,
win hc whom ho does begin 10 think
about tho mrilr,n
Bcingcongrntulotod by Mr., George upon
his sign, Professor Sweet refused TO tnko
credit, "Hc Rnid ho got the idea during a
trip to England, whore ho found uch n
sign on the great pen works OF Joseph GLE
lett, lie thought II was q good spirit and
good policy, and determined 10 adopt it.n
STRAIGHT. EDGE,