Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-10
COLLEGE ORATORS.
Washington Irving and Stewart
Societies.
The University the Center OF Attraction
The Program for Last Night and
To-Day.

at Stewart Hall was witnessed by
large crowd of people who had gath
cred there to hear the college orators.
The contest was for the medal in ora
tory. Each society furnished three
speakers.
G. M. Shaw, of Louisiana, opened
the contest for the Stewart Society.
The subject was "Justice." Mr..
Shaw speaks without effort. His de-
livery is good, though last night he
seemed to be out of voice. He said,
by way of introduction, that the
whole tone of public morals springs
from justice. The fundamental prin-
ciples of the government are based
upon the scales of justice. He re-
viewed the corruption in trials by
juries, and in courts of justice gen.
orally, citing several cases to show
that the scales of justice can be over
balanced with money and fine legal
talent. His effort was heartily en-
cored.
The second speaker was l.. G.
Hames, of Alabama, for the Wash
ington Irvings, and the subject was
"Silent Forces" Mr.. Hames' speech
was beautifully worded, but was de-
livered more after the style of the
lecturer than the orator. That there
is silent force at work on all sides,
the speaker did not doubt. 1t can be
seen in every tree, shrub and flower.
Life can be seen on all sides. The
tree grows and the flowers bloom.
There is life, but from whence does
it come, and what is it? The planets
dash through space at fearful rate
without the slightest jar. From
whence comes this "silent force?"
After enumerating several such facts,
he wound up by saying that God was
the moving power, and that it was
only through Him that such wonders
could be accomplished.
E. l.. Blue, of Alabama, was the
next speaker for Stewart Society.
His subject was "The Influences OF
History" Mr.. Blue was the young
est speaker in the contest, and showed
that, by proper training, he will
make an effective speaker. He re-
viewed the decline and fall of the
Grecian and Roman empires, and the
causes incident thereto, and took the
stand that the same state of affairs
would ruin any nation. 1t was
through RIGHTEOUSNESS that these
once proud empires crumbled and
fell. The subject gave scope for
fine speech, and Mr.. Blue covered
the ground fairly well.
r. III. Latham, for the Washing
ton Irvings, had for his subject 1.-THE
Inheritance" An inheritance, said
he, is something sacred. Life is an
inheritance from God. Everything
we have in this life is an inner
itance. An honest heart was always
thankful for gifts. Mr.. Latham is
one of the best speakers in The uni
versity, and it is needless to say that
he handled his subject well.
ID. N. Marlboro, Of Kentucky, fol-
lowed for Stewart Society. His SUBJ
ject was an appeal for the Ameri-
can Laborer." He cited the wrongs
that have been done the laborers of
America by the importation of for
eign pauper labor, the evils of the
high protective tariff, and the dema-
goglsm practiced upon them by
scheming politicians. He jumped
on the penitentiary lease system and
gave it heavy drubbing. The in
PRODUCTION of pauper labor into the
mines of his native State next caught
his fire, and he roasted it. He will
some day likely take "Quinine
Jim's" shoes. He is good speaker
and a sound reasoner.
T. U. Sisson, for the Washington
Irving Society, closed the debate.
His subject was the "Fifth King
DOM" Mr.. Sisson is regarded as the
best orator among the young men
who have been at the school for the
past five years, and he was greeted
with hearty applause. He handled
his subject well, and showed that he
had studied it closely. He closed {
amid as heavy applause as is usually {
heard in any house. ,
The judges declined to decide who i
won the medal until tonight. s
After the speaking Judge Shelton 2
delivered the improvement medals, q
Is follows: :
+. J. Bingham, improvement
,ssay medal; S. A. Pointer, Palmer
medal; Mr.. REEVES, of
Mississippi, Washington Irving i'm
'rovement medal; Mr.. Hersman, n
stewart Society improvement medal. T
TO-DAY's EXERCISES. II
The program to-day consisted of the G
oratiOns for speakers 81
medals. The speakers and subjects Il
1ere as follows: Ernest l.. Blue, AL
bama, "The Tyranny of Public Opin- n
!" w. L. Caldwell, Mississippi,
The Nations King" +. ID. Hancock,