The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-28
Miss Audrey Souder Wins First
Honors in 0ratory.
JAPANESE COMES SECOND.
The 9sng Cosety Bar Association
Prise Taken by the wtnnef Oh
the intercollegiate Contest Last
Massh-Piymossb Gongregaffensi
rn-r~n P.ck~A 10 the Do0Ps-Lib-
eral Appssss< for the Speakers.


dsnia which was held last night La the
Plymouth Congregational ehvrch. was won
br MSs Audrey soader. OF Seattle, wEo
VAS previously victorious ~ the repre-
sentative OF the university La tae inter-
co,Iewtste orAtcxscAi contest he'd iasi
March. Mr.. Jinsa Yamaguchi took sec
oaa place Miss soudsr received s5 ana
Mr.. YamaSuchi IS as the NEED OF VIC
tory. The church was fllea 10 overflow
ing with = gaily dressed. apprecsaase
audience possibly 1903 people being pres
sns. The voluntary was played ny Mr.
Engiehardt. after which Acting Presidens
Reeves introduced Or. Hamilton for the
lnvocation.
The pressse,,, addressed the audience. ex-
piairinr the objec; OF the contest and
hoping for greater ssccess in the future.
The frss speaker OF the evening was
Charles Mccain. Of Everett. who adj
dressed the audience on "Dsrect Legisa-
ton" He pointed out the great as
similarity between the practice and theory
Of the American government. showing
now the spolis System had dealt Denioc-
racy IN almost fatal blow. By making the
Dominion of bosses. ward heelers and sub
servisut politicians possible. lie tnen
went on 20 an explanation OF the Initiative
and referendum two words which were
hfeh sounding and pompcus. but stood TOT
simple ideas. He did not claim tina, they
were the panacea for all our social ana
governmental Ills. bot that Il would cripple
- -A
condition of machine politics and bring
the best men to the front by driving out
The bad and woald cause bribery 10 go
cut az existence "The system Is appica-
be" he declared land may DC adjusted 10
q city, 10 a county. 20 a state or fedora
ton OF any size He discussed the initia-
tive ard referendum from every stand
point. and ended with the statement:
Tho education Of the citizen on political
question. will move at q rate before I'M
heard Of The danger OF violent revolu-
tor VIII Be eliminated, and the last OBJ
ssarsss to social reform and 20 the moral
and material progress of cur country VIII
b removed
As he finished tremendous applause
hurss from al ades OF the church and
continued for several minutes Mr.. Nc
Cam also received several bouquets or
flowers.
song by the college ausr'ette was loud
iv sncorsd and was responded 10 in gallant
etyisL
The next speaker was Aubrey Levy. who
n well known a. the hoy composer" OF
Seattle His subject was THE Horrors
OF War" Beginning by sketching the
vast Improvement industrisiiy and social
w. scientifically and morally. OF the world
today over that Of q hundred years ago.
No went on 20 talk about the present war.
Prom pole to pole" he said. from the
OocideNf 70 the Orient across ocean and
continental this monsters thunder roll Is
heard" He gave pathetic description
Of the loes@s already sustained by the
brave sailors ard soldiers fighting under
the Stars and Stripes. But n Just war was
GOOD he said, and should be Pushed 10
the end He closed with the hope that
the present war would be the last armed
conflict between civilized nations. and that
The friends Of liberty and justice would
1oin IN such a grand union tia. no power
a earth would s'dare 10 trampse on the
rights OF humanity or disturb the peace OF
mankind A storm OF applause followed
his powerful speech.
Tho following speaker was Mr. u. q.
Edwaraa whose subject was The Free
dom OF the Polls" Going back to lis.
he said that the American people Justly
feel proud OF the war Of that year as the
war Of freedom hut the times were
changed: men were not bound in tho
shsckies of desposfsn In America, bur
their minds and wills the grandess parts
Of men, were bound and fet;ered. and polIti
cal purity had not come with the AUS
fraiian ballot system. Rus the masses
were s'sn bound down by ward heeiers
a. the ballot box. by suhssrvient press.
hy corrupt machines. The faui; lay 70
great extent An the people themselves. who
supported a lot az corrupt politicians in or
g. -
many were afraid 70 say how they intend
60 eote.'' But the people would rise some
day In their might and cast ASIDE the fet-
tiers and bonds by which they were OPP
pressed. Victory would be ours X We
would be true 20 ourselves. Mr. Edwards
also received a round Of applause.
There was 10 have been an Grafton by
Frank ". Smith. bat he has gone 10 TIE
war. The announcement Of hs patriot
Ism brought forth a roar Of applause that
viii long BE- remembered by those present
Miss Audrey Souaer made the Grafton Of
the evening. being a charming youHg LADY
with a clear enanciati0n aGd vegy grace
fui gestures. and showing deep thought
and study Of her subject. In Freedoms
Cause" She brought down the house IN
way that made the rsfters ara Wind VS.
ring and rattle. Size wen; hack 70 me
time OF Eden. when Cain Killed his broth
err Abel. There were wars fer conquest.
wars fer honor, ard some in she glorious
cause OF Freedom. Macedonia had pro-
duced Alexander. Carthage. HauniNaf.
Rome. Caesar, and - cn down 20 The t}me
when Washington bA,iied fer freedom 80
the eternal fame ~ the American peop,e.'
Slavery for many years had been a blot
on Americas Fame. hnt the great civil
war, 3 war IN freedoms cause. bad caus-
ed its destruction.
When war existed bas5l'cs were over
thrown and tsrsnts .remclej on ,he!r
thrcnes. Slavery had been abolished by
war and thus were abolished the many
fiis attending the low secsai condition of