The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-12
OF THE HAMLzlNE ASSOCIATION.
ERN III. WALLACE WAS SECOND IN
THE OPINION OF THE
JTDGEs.
HOW OTHER CONTESTANTS STOOD
The Stormy Night Didn't Seem to
Interfere With the Attendance
The Chapel Filled.
Caldwell, Caldwell. we yell. we yell;
Caldwell nh


With the above class yell. delivered
with all the enthusiasm that his class
mates could muster to spur him on to
victory, G. l.. Caldwell, of the class of
'9S, captured first honors for 10th
thought and composition and style of
delivery in the seventeenth annual
contest of the Hamline Oratorical as
ISOLATION, which was held in the chapel
OF the Hamline university last night.
He had selected for his Grafton THE
Nature Of American Democracy" His
delivery was excellent, and during the
entire time he was speaking he COM
manded the closest attention of his au-
dience. He said: 1.-The greatest polit-
lcal factor in history is the advance
ment of democracy, and in that ad-
Vancement all eyes are on the United
States. for in this great nation we
lind crystalized all the leading ideas
OF democracy. Our government is rot
based on theory, but on experience and
development. It is impossible for a
successful democratic government to
build itself up on theories. Monarchfes
may be made, but good democratic gov
ernments must grow
in ancient times governments were
tossed about on the waves of impulse,
out here we find a conservative and
stable set Of people who move only
aIIer viewing a question from all pos
sihle sides. Here we find no classes.
EVERY man is a citizen of the United
States, and that phrase which we
sometimes hear, the masses against
the classes is. a stock phrase used
by the anarchist who would array the
90 net Ion all, A.
u2lIy might reapla benefit. In a great
measure our prosperity and advance
n,Gnt are due to the motto which we
IND on every coin in our realm, In God
We Trust
The winner of second place in the
contest was Ern H. Wallace. His sub
ject was Napoleon Bonaparte, and he
gave a histOryoiof that hero of all
trenchmen, from the day he was born
until his death. He called him man
OF destiny, and gave a review of his
early life. When at school he found
such great pleasure in forming his
mates into two bodies and taking COM
mand Of one side often the weaker,
proceeded to annihilate his oppo-
nents. How he afterwards became en-
perOr of France and started on his
mission to conquer the world, and how
he met defeat at Waterloo. His exile at
St. Helena was touched upon and Mr.
Wallace finished by telling how he died
there an old man before his time
Third honOrs We're taken by IT. A.
Lawson, who gave an exceedingly
we'll prepared and we'll delivered ora
ton with "Oliver5 CROMWELL as his
subject. He said: FThe history Of the
English commonwealth is at the same
time the biography of Oliver Crom-
well. Previous to CrOmWell's time the
English people were imbued with the
divine right of kings, and it is we'll
said that Cromwell was born to over
throw this theory. Cromwell was I'M
doubtedly one Of the worlds greatest
men. He was not great because he
beheaded a king, but because he dared
to do the deed in the interests of right
and justice. To him is due the re-
demption of England from what might
be termed the reign of despotism. He
was not only q warrior, but one of the
greatest statesmen the world has ever
seen and a man who found a purpose
and who never turned back until that
purpose, the freedom of the English
people, was accomplished.
Fourth honors in the contest were awarded
to A. l.. Richardson, who spoke on 'The
Perfection Of Civilization His Grafton was
well delivered and the thought and compost
ton were good. -+
The Influence Of American Victory" as
given by c. e. KrinbiIl, was an especially
until after the decision of the judges was
announced that he would at least gain place.
w. L. Thurber spoke. ron The Trend Of
American Morals, = and was followed by
Lucian Merritt who won some wei merited
applause with his Grafton Hannibal.
o. J. Clark's subject was That man whose
memory will never die in the minds Of the
American people-Abraham Lincoln
During the intervals between the oTations
the Temple ouartette, composed of R. c.
Finel H. A. Stewart c.. H. Lugsdin and
w. H. Pichwan rendered several very pretty
vocal selections, and were repeatedly encored.
The judges for the occasion were as TO-
lows: On thought and composition, Judge G.
H. Woods, of Minneapolis; Rev. Matt Hughes
of Minneapolis, and Prof. w. Robertson, of
st. Anthony Park. On delivery. Hon. ". R.
Cray Minneapolis: Rev. A. B. Meldrum D.
D.. ST. Paul. and Prof A. J. Smith, St. Paul
The contest was one of the most successful
in the history of the oratorical association and
in spite of the storm the crowd which braved
it filed the large auditorium of the chapel
to overlooking.