New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
PRINCETON'S ORATORS WIN.
A FORENSIC TRIUMPH OVER YALE.
PICKED SPEAKERS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES De-
EArE on THE INCOME TAX-THE De

PICKED SPEAKERS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES DE-
EArE on THE INCOME TAX-THE DE-
crsIoN NOT UNANIMOUS
New-Uayen, Conn. May THE second Yale
Princeton debate took place tonight In the Hyperion
and was attended by good-slzed and enthusiastic
audience The presiding officer of the evening
Judge Henry T.. Rowland. of New-York In his in
,roduc,ory remarks the Judge said:
1t pleasant evidence of the advance Of civiliza-
ton when rivalry sister seats q for earnn
we welcome the innovation which brings Yale and
where before they have been decided the athletic
field Talking is one of the fine arts, but 1t is some
5 ns sG work sns ha as much for
civilization rs has science. labor and invention
no % e a are cmd Of H'o
from the rough frontersman to the polished style
Imagination to facts. | welcome these young men
into the forensic arena.
Judge Rowland then announced the question rs
follows:
Resolved Tha: the income tax law of 1891 was.
under the circumstances. justihable
lie declared that the addresses would be confined
70 the ethical not the constitutional Side princeton
taking the affirmative and Yale the negao -.
w f. Burns Illinois. opened the affirmative
for Princeton He stated that the advocates Of the
tax did no, claim thai It perfect law but
that its fundamental idea was correct lie took up
the conditions in 1894 and said that they fully Jsii-
fled the passage Of the law. The people had seen
that extravaganza must be curtalel AMI tina, UNI
due dist ributon of wealth must b. corrected
Harold T. Buttrick. OF New-york opened fales
side He said. I'm part:
The Income Tax law OF 1894 was an unnecessary
revenue measure We DO not oppose an IDEAL tax,
but the Income Tax Law passed TO NEE, deficit
which should have been me, BY economy. IL was
and the south The law was on attack OF not on.y
Socialists and Populists upon capital bur als9 OF the
SEn or S the par ' votes " ess in Favor Of h
measure. IL were from the South and West or
the IS against it 80 were from the North and East
1t is the old story OF debt confsca;ion and debt
crasurs.
r. NJ McElroy. Of Kcntuckg. was the second
Princeton speaker He said.
The claim of my opponent that the r. Social
stic Is untrue. Becaus" We claim that million,
to larger degree than the laborer We DO not sup
port Secalis'ic theory. The most civilized conn;
unite H. declaring II the most important feature or
their revenue system THIS tax has solved the
many and Italy from slough Of debt and aided
our own country from "A heavy burden just after
H. Frank Rail. of Dcs Moines Iowa. was the Sec
ond Yale speaker. lie said tax On beer or tobacco
would have cen better way to meet the financial
need.
speaker said This claim OF Soclaistic tendencies
for the income tax has been brought against every
The claim hat The tax is sectional is one that might
be- brought against M internal revenue measure
which my opponents advocate on beer ana whiskeN.
Clarence T. Clough 81 New Hampshire. was the
last Yale speaker. tie said the law was en-
cioachmeni by the National Government upon the
states legislation and Disseminated unfairly
Each of the above sprakers occupied twelve min.
uie@ Mcssrs Ran and Buitrick Tor Vale AMI
Mcssrs McElrol and Burns were allowed S's min.
ues' r,hutial The Judges. the Rev llr Lyman
Abbott 81 BROOKLYN, I<nuTrucs Hutton, OF Harper
MaFiIin..' anc Professor Cummings. ~ Harvard.
r,tircd ana N,rr uut ncary half 40 hour During
their nb-rnec Judge Rowland made u witty speech,
declining o. talk upon The Income iht, ihr subject
under discussion. ~ II touched him w luo deeply
pr Abbott. Tor N" Judges. 'h'n declared mat 80"
decision Was not unhnlmpun bat ihni n HAN" ihr
victory 10 Princeton There Was some applause ~
The announcement. tho verdict. while fillN de-
served h' iho Princeton fcIroreiinlsrr, was Keen
disappointment 4 1hir.