St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-11
MINNEAPOLIS.
Additional city Aews on Page S.
WON BY ST. PAUL.
Result OF Debate Between High
School PuDiIs,

School Pupils.
The forensic champions of the st.
Paul and Minneapolis high schools ap-
peared before an appreciative Min
neapois audience last night in
the high school hail, and for
three long hours wrestled i'll
debate. The hall contained almost its
entire capacity of beardlesS young men
and rOsy-cheeked maidens, with here
and there gray beard. The only mar
ring feature of the evening was crowd
of boys in the back part of
the room. whose conduct and antics
were decidedly of the hOodlum order,
although their apparel would lead one
TO expect better breeding. The subject
under discussion was; "ReSOlved That
the telegraph system should be owned
and controlled by the government"
The conditions imposed were that
there should be no discussion
as TO ways and means Of purchasing the
telegraph system. and that all argu-
ments should be based upon the as
sumption of exclusive ownership by the
government. President Sebring, of the
Mankato board of education; School
Supt. Bracket, of Mankato; Judge
Frederick Hooker, of Minneapolis, and
Albert 0und, of st. Paul, were
Judges. Their decision was upOn argu-
mentS alone, and was in favor of the ST.
Paul representatives. Samuel Mills
and Elsie Hasenwinkle upheld tie
honor and dignity of st. Paul on the
affirmative side. and A. r.. He'll
well and Edward S. Avery did
the same for Minneapolis on the
negative. The evenings entertainment
was opened by banjo selection by
MesSrS. Gale, Cans and SHIRLEY. after
which Samuel Mills launched into the
debate. He had his subject well in
hand, covered the ground pretty
thoroughly and made his points
without much unnecessary circum-
locutiou. He first took the re-
suit of governmental control of the
haTnessed lightning in the European
countries and the resulting advantages
of cheap rates, argued that such control
is constitutional, maintained that the
telegraph system is, or should be, par
allel case with the postal sy stem. as
serted that this great invention
should be used for the general
welfare instead of for the
private benefit OF individuals. and closed
with a severe roast of the Western I'm
ion and the way in which it hampers
the freedom of the press. Mr.. Mill's
arguments were not based on generali-
ties, but he had facts to back up
his statements, and had evil
IDENTITY studied his subject. He
was followed by A. l.. Heiwell on the
negative side, who said the loss from
government control would be greater
than the gain. He thought railroad,
telephone and express lines, steam
ships, cable systems, fisheries, insur-
Rnce companies, theaters, and in
fact all industries, could as well
be owned by the government
as the telegraph system. In fact the
country might as well adopt commun-
ism and become as describe in Looking
Backward" He asserted that the
Western Union is monopoly only on
low rates and rapid transmission of bus
mess. He argued that. if all things were
taken into account, the postage system
is money loser, and the telegraph,
under government control, would be
more so. Elsie HaZenwell, of st. Paul,
had the audience with her, because of
her bright, winsOme face, and her argu-
mentS showed that her brain
was no less bright than her
face. She covered the same ground
as did Mills. Then came E. S. Avery
for Minneapolis. who enlarged a little
upon the track laid out by Heliwell.
The debate was not finished until after
II O'clock. and the results were greeted
with tumultOuS applauSp,