The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

'birdseye view of what protection really
means" He endeavored to prove that the
system OF protection to one class had IL
reality meant an enormous, unseen, mis-
understood tax on the people. BY these
figures he sought to prove that it was {
merely just extension of protective
policy.
The Lubin discussion was continued in
the evening, Mr.. Lubin defending his
proposition from the attacks of Professor
Powers. The chapel was filled with stu.
dents, and as the discussion at times be-
came warm and the cuts and pairies were
fast and furious, the debate was quite in.
teresting.
w. w. Greer, master of the State Grange
was the first speaker introduced and
stated his object in being present, which
was to listen to proposition discussed
whose effect had much to do apparently
with the farmers welfare.
Congressman Johnson, he said, had in
troduced bill into Congress drawing at
tention to this question. The farmers rec
ognized that they should receive the same
protection from the Government as that
accorded to other industries. If there was
any weakness in the Lubin proposition the
sooner it could be shown the better it would
be for the farmer.
Professor Ross said in substance that il
a protection tariff actually accomplished
all that had been claimed for it-whIch he
proceeded to show it did not-then an
extension was entirely proper and the
farmers should receive the benefit of the
extended principle. The proposition ad-
vanceG by Mr.. Lubin had this much in its
favor--it was an equitable method for do
ing for the farmers what was and is being
done for other industries.
The speaker showed how the bounty
was opposed on protective principles as
well as on free-trade principles, yet such
opposition, he asserted, was hardly con-
sistent. 1t is true that alone the bounty
might not be good thing; neither is the
protective tariff, yet both combined might
make very desirable system.
The speaker then proceeded to show how
the tariff actually created new Industries; |;
but this was its one sole benefit, and once
those industries were fairly started the
protective system became class legislation
and was unjust. The fact that it was con-
tinued could not be taken as basis for a
proposition said to be equitable, yet based
on an unjust principle.
Mr.. Lubin's speech was much in line
with his afternoon arguments, viz. That
mis- proposition was not class legislation,
in that it merely put all on the same basis.
1t was but the extension of the protective
policy.
He asserted its justice, and by concrete
examples sought to show that at present
the farmer, who was the real wealth crea-
tor, was paying more than all other labor
in taxes-ind irectly levied. He grew quite
sarcastic at times, and gave the professors
several digs on their stand toward the
scheme.
The co-eds are indignant that in recent
San Francisco article they were accredited
with backing out of an agreement to play
the girls of Miss Vests school a game of
basket ball.
The manager of the Stanford team Is
positive in his affirmation that Stanford
has never given nor received a challenge
to play game of basket ball with Miss
Waits school team, and believes that her
team has been confused with Palo Alto
team from the young ladies' boarding
school there.
Baseball practice is continuing to attract
the attention of the stud ents, but larger
number than usual spend their time watch
ing the athletes at work on the track.