The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-02-14
THE oRAToRIcAL CONTEST

A large audience was present last night
to hear the students orate.
The program opened with piano duet,
''The jolly Blacksmith" by Misses
Smick ahd Anderson.
The three orations TO decide who
should represent the college in the state
oratorical contest were then pronounced,
az follows:
"Justice in Our Social System" by
Arthur w. Foshay, '96. Now there is
spirit of unrest. Many of the present
evils are produced by moving from place
TO place. Justice is that IN accordance
with law, the divine law. Individual
success comes from effort. Progress
would be impossible without work. and
the reward will be proportionate to the
labor expended. 1t also requires that il
be OF like kind. Men who spend their
time and labor in matters Of little inn
portance cannot expect 10 reap much
Many men obtain that for which they
labor. Application produces such re-
suit. The abuse lies in the fact tina.
some men will not work. The remedy
is not in obstruction but in construction
1.-THE Monroe Doctrine-Our Foreign
Relations" BY Albert ". Wight. The
speaker gave history OF the origin OF the
Monroe doctrine, 20 and over years ago.
Ii has remained as our unwritfen law Of
foreign policy. The U. 4. is not a DOM
ineering nation. but she deems it her
right 10 resent any foreign nation inter
fering with our interests. The Shyiocks
of foreign nations need 70 be restricted
in their operations here. Foreign inn
migration should he restricted. Church
and state should be kept separate, and
the nation needs to be yigIlant lest
Samson toppl. over the pillar OF our ma
tion. The speaker pronounced England
an enemy OF the U. ) and hence should
be closely watched in her encroaehments.
When We consider her attitude :cward
the Z. :. since the days of the Pilgrim
fathens ws realize that she cannot be
considered our friend, and We must be
fortified 10 meet emergencies.
aOu- Political Abuses" By jos. Stern
berg. The people must have an active
interest IN our politics in order that our
eourtry may succeed. There are in our
poliiic2i parties features thai may proyel
disAsiFions II nvt checked. Now bEib-
cry plays su important part in our elec-
tions among the leaders, and the people
blipdly follow. We have more hungry
politicians than honest politicians, and
are are afflicted wiih calamity howlers-
Why viii parties he led by self appoint
sd leaders. Calamity hoElers cause a.
LACK OF confidence. Public virtue de-
pe;js upon private virtue. The great
est cause os our political evils L ne
gsect. There must be = continual watch
f1lness on the part of our citizens. To
10. Our country cries aloud for reform ;,
tina; il whA, Is needed. Our people
should read both sides and our sons
should do their oxn thinking They DO
nus have 20 vote IS their fathers.
All three were well presented, and
each contained many points OF merit
They acre all timely, thoughtful, uP-to-
date ovAsions: but il seenasd to the DEx-
oCzkT man, who likes 10 give his opinion
in such matters, even though conflicting
with the jud ses. that the oga.ion on
Political Ablses." judging from all OF
the i've points, or2toEiezl excellence. or
iginaliiy, subject matter, style ot Pre-
seniatson and delivery, was the superior.
and should have had an acreage OF about
50. very deserving. hard-worklng
young mSn, though, received the ho1ocs.
aud he vii! represent the college well.
A song by quartet, Messrs Akers and
Lundell and Misses Anderson, Smick and
| Hulburt followed.
Alter an address by DR.. Roland Grant
the result was announced by Nice-presi-
dent Howiand, as follows: Bert Wight,
l.i, average 9l.0i; Jos S'ernberg, SEX ;
A. W Foshay, s..
The judges were Rev. e J. Thomp-
son, d. D., OF Corvallis; 5. NJ. Garland
Of Lebanon, and Mrs. l. E. Hamilton. oi
/ Albany.