The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-02-18
Wight Won.

The local oratorical contest to select q
representative OF the Albany College for
the state intercollegiate cratoriezI con eet
70 De held in this city on March IL, was
held at the opera house last night In the
pr-sence OF good sized audience The
main feature was OF course the six ora
iions delivered by the students selected
~ the faculty for the purpose, two each
from The Sophomore, Junior aud Senior
classes Besides WAS some excellent mu-
sic by the orchestra, prayer By Rev.
Thompson. OF Brownsville, two songs by
quartet, Aessrs. Achison, Sox, Stewart
and Irvine, encored, and Q vocal solo By
Miss Marguerite Alderson, eneored.
Clyde Charles Bryant delivered the
first Grafton, "a Hero OF Anti-slsyery." F"
This was fire tribute 70 Wendell Phil
lips, whose fret appearance 10 Faneul
ball vas one of the most dramatic in his
tory. whose career vas brave one, self
sacrificing everything on the altar Of lib
erty. There Is big field for another
Phillips
Joseph Tyree spoke on Congregation. p
showing the tendency from early history
for people to get together socially in
family, clans, tribes and then nations,
followed By . study of the things of the
Sorid, resulting in Literature. He called
attention TO the dangers Of unrestrzined
immigration aud Of tue trusts and mon
oPOlies Of the country.
Robert Smick gave an exeellent &C.
count OF the manner in. xhicn Marcus
Whitman saTed Oregon to the United
States, for which be was undou biedly
entitled TO the credit, though some have
endeAvore1 TO rob him of Il A timely
topic on account Of Nov. g having been
the semi-cenfennial of the massacre ol
Whitman and his thirteen associates
AaTius Nsreelfvs gave Q graphic sc
count Of the hSFoiEm Of the Spanish
prince, tie Count OF Nassau, In the 18th
century.
| Albert Wight delivered his best ora
ton. the Danger Of Over-Confdenes. -
IL vas well classified and WAS eompre
hensive in its construction. With Baby
lon, the worlds greatest city, Rome,
Monicalm a. Quebec, and Napoleon al
Wsterloo, ss examples, he lead up to tk q
present time and spoke OF the dangers
confronting the United States IN tbs
mad ruah Tor wealth, the overloos ing o.
education and Immigration, the suFren.
dering of Offices 10 demagogues. the con.
test be. Eeen capital and labor, intem.
perAnee. the dismantling of virtue. and
obnoxioGs laws. Calling upon all to ris<
from their ease and sally out to extermi'
kate the evils that stand out as dar gel
signals % orr nation.
| Joseph Torbet closed the contest with
an excellent orsiion on Weighed in tbs
Balance" citing history to show th'
downfall Of nations through lAxiiy and
the ignoring OF evils, and wondering j
America was following in the steps o
Rome, with our political corruption ana
party prejudice. Does the late OF Greec'
await u.s. The time for reform has com,
and loyal citizens are called upon 70 d.
their part.
Tue findings Of the three i1dges. Rev
Thompson, OF Brownsville, Rev. Esrhsr
of Turner. and Judge Hewitt OF Albany
were balanced on the usual points, an
ii was f0und thai Albert Wight stoo'
first and Joseph Torbet second. whicl
was the verdict as well OF most OF the au
dienee including the DENocRAT man.