St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-26
Yale and Harvard Students
Struggle for Supremacy
on the Rostrum.
DR.. Chauneey M. Depew Was
the Opening and Closing
Orator.
Senator Sabin Is Sorry That
BANDS Bill Was Not
Passed.
Badger Reapportionment Ses-
sion Not Yet Decided On
by Peck.

NEW HAVEN, March 25.-Yale and
Harvard, represented by three men
from each, tonight debated the question
as to whether or not immigration should
be unrestricted. Each man Tspoke fif-
teen minutes. Harvard took the affirm
alive side of the question, and Yale the
negative, Harvard opening the debate
and Yale closing it. A distinguished
group occupied the platform. Among
the number were Gov. Morgan
G. Bulaely, Lieut.. Gov. Merwin,
President Dwight and a large number
of the faculty and instructors, United
States Senator Dubois, of Idaho; DR.. A.
NJ. Fairbairn. of Oxford university;
Prof. A. w. Dale, of Cambridge, and
eX-United States Minister Phelps. Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew presided.
In calling the gathering to order Mr..
Depew said: IL feel that it is both an
honor and privilege to preside at this
debate. / have also a sensation that
the position is free from the
perils that beset referee at a
regatta or an umpire at ball match.
Laughter. 1t is a misfortune, and
has been, of a university career that
for quarter of century the debate
has fallen into allowance. The effect
of the dissolution of this old
system is to be seen at the pulpit, at the
bar, upon the platform and i'll legisla-
tive halls all over the country. While
the real education of the college is
built upon Its magnificent
Muscular Development,
education in its best sense means that
the intellect is trained SO that it can be
exercised by its owner-that it has
ideas; that it can express its
ideas lucidly on any subject that
may come before it. Applause. !
But you are assembled here tonight to
referee, 1 should say Co. If | were
the umpire, | should say play ball."
Mr.. Depew then announced the subject
of debate and presented the speakers.
There were no judges and 10 formal
decision. but when the six students had
| talked Mr.. Depew said: 81 think you
| will agree with me, ladies and gen.
| tlemen, in expressing the Judgment
| that this debate has been admirably
conducted. There has been ability and
| courtesy shown Oh both sides. The
average has been much higher than
was displayed in the last few days in the
| house of Representatives at Washington.
Harvard has presented rows OF facts,
and Yale has knocked them down with
statistics. The debate has demonstrated
TO us how easy it is to make both sides
right. Laughter.
l felt i'll listening to my friends from
| Yale that an impossible barrier should
be Immediately erected against
the flood of immigrants aughterl;
but when | heard the Har-
ward gentlemen l felt that all
| the Offices not now held by foreigners
should be at once turned over to them.
| Renewed laughter. | close this
| discussion and dismiss the audience
with the words addressed to me
by justice of the peace of
| Peekskill, where l was born. The case
was an important one to me and to the
/ Harvard gentleman who was my oppo-
nent. The justice, summing up, SAID:
| When | heard the counsel for the
plaintiff, / felt that he was right,
| and | was sure that the counsel for the
defendant was right when heard MIN /;
| and now l don't know which one is in
the right. This court is adjourned sine
die" Laughter.l