The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-05-26
SA URDAY p.
ALBANY WON.

| The debate IN the College CHAPEL las
evening between Monmouth and Albany
was very interesting and entertainin,
event, greatly ea.oyed by a good eizec
audience, including about twenty-five
students from Monmouth who had come
TO the city in hacks, arriving just In time
for the program.
The exercises were begun promptly at
$40, with the six debaters on either side
OF the Platform, and President Lee in
cnarge OF tue program. A duet gas
heard from Misses sox and Baumgart.
| Resolved that the United States should
enter toto defensive siilaBce with Great
| Britain, was the question debated, with
Monmouth for the affirmative. w. II.
| kIngerv,F. q. Meindi and 4 q. Thomp-
.nn spoke for the Normal ecuO0i. Some
the arguments were:
| The commercial in erests OF The Un-
| ted states demand II. Since becoming
great exporting nation an alliance ie
9eeded. The economic center il teadipg
eastward EdFopesI coalitions calls Tor
| such an alliance On our part. Cur com.
mon lang rage and interests justify it.
| An outlet for our trade will be necessary
Eith the coalitions against il. The {.
;. cannot stand Alone commercially. The
words OF Washington against eBtAngling
alliances we're correct for his time, bat
| not now With different policies. shall
Te Sit down or shall Ne arm and arm
| With England move on. IL is the duty
| OF the Anglo saxon race 20 conquer the
Eorld, not With arms, but under Code
policy. With q defensive alliance tue
U. $. and England would be inyinc'ble.
IL would give us coaIiug stations sll over
the world. A defensive alliance would
not impede our free action. Our people
want the alliance, quoting the Oregonian,
Judge Williams aud Attorney General
Blackburn. An alliance would bring
About the peace OF TIE world
TIE young men had pgevi gusip deUzted
he question tSlce. on both sides. win
aing both debates agsins, Nez berg and
Forest Grove, and dIsPlAyei their uaIn-
ing.
For Albany CollegeJ. q. s~snn, C. C.
Brysnt and Jos Iyree spoke ~ell, aud 10
the point
some OF their arguments were:
Our trade is steadily increasing regard.
lees OF foreign coalition and is greater
<ith other countries than with Engiand
defensive alliance means according 70
ihe books an alliance &c case of wAr, net
referred 10 by the Affirmative. Our pa
,Fiosisn demands thar we stand alone
There Is no coalition AAainsI the United
states. The American people are not a
.ASor OF aa alliance. England wants tie
alliance. she wants our power. she nesi=
backing. wants u 70 help stand her
expenses. commercially the desire is Oh
she pavt OF EoglAnd. An alliance is con-
,rary 10 our policy sc shoEn IN the fare
selI address OF Washington and 10 the
opinions Of many since. We wsni peace
and friendly relations Tot 3 lance. 4 de-
iepElye alliance means q O. ns!uge5 policy,
md tAkes the gh,s OF the people aRGy.
IL SoaId destroy o1r selI re.tznce aud
individuality. IL wo1ld Involve us IN
Gars Il Would impede our free &C ion
We must be in . position 10 ihroE our
lnh1ence on the side OF peace a1d right
regardless of EngiAnd. In our ALASKA
spnIee England wants everything. We
have called hsT 10 : hGiE several times
and may hare 70 again A defensive 81
lance could not be maintained. on A.
count OF our political systsr, aud our
diversified people. alliances have never
peen maintained England is AiwGys a.
wAr aud that yorld involve us.
InieIsPsrsed wese piano solo 5v Proi. !
air;x, . cornes 600 Or Prof SIInoutor |
and = song oy the high school qusrlet.
The judges, President 5aieh OF The u. |
4. c.. Hoo. \ L. Butler OF Monmouth |
and Judge II. II He siss OF Albany, at |
ter comparing notes Feud sTec their de- |
cision in favor OF tie negative, whIeh |
wAs greeted by the loud AlosBy College
yell.
Both sides conferred credit Oh their |
Colleges.