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down his opponents argument Int
 admission of Puerto Rico would no
 wreck our system. In the case of New
 Mexico the Spanish Catholic population
 were quite as illiterate as the majority
 of the Puerto Ricans. Until 1880 New Mexico was two weeks distant from
 Kansas, while Puerto Rico'is only three days distant from Charlestown. The
 territorial system of government has
 managed to work along all right in New
 Mexico, and there is no reason why
 there should not be like success ir
 Puerto Rico. People are to be prepared
 better for self-government by having 1t
 than by being governed by other peo-
 ple America struck the death-blow to
 the old English colonial system, and
 since then England has vastly changed
 her methods.
 The speaker favored an elective legis
 lature with governor and judiciary appointed by the president, and con- cluded by saying that if we cannot trust
 our parties we cannot trust ourselves l to govern these new possessions accord ing to the colonial system.
 | In rebuttal Judge Harrison maintain | ed that his opponent agreed with him l in the elective legislature with appoint ed governor and judiciary, and contend | ed that this was the present English system in quite a few of her colonies. England governs her colonies through the house of commons, and the house of commons represents the most inteli- gent forces of England. We cannot make tariff laws to suit Connecticut and e.to t>1f Gel n1 flied system of tariff between America and her colonies as the circumstances demand.
 After telling an amusing story of how the law is adjusted in New Mexico the speaker pointed out that Canada has no representative in the British parliament and that we will be better to allow Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip pines a reasonable measure of self-gov- ernment with a governor and judiciary appointed by the president than to tam per with the irrevocable experiment of allowing them to help govern us.
 Professor Bourne in reply pointed out that there was practically no difference between the inhabitants of Cuba and Puerto Rico, and whereas we had de- clared two years ago that the people of Cuba were, and had right to be, free and independent, he could not see that there could be any danger in making Puerto Rico an insignificant territory. Louisiana was annexed when the people were uneducated, illiterate. New Eng flanders were afraid but Jefferson de- cided that Louisiana was entitled to territorial form of government. If we have any principles at all the principle is that people are better governed by themselves than by anybody else. Noth ing but distress will follow an attempt at colonial form of government. Re- garding the Philippines, he admitted his opponent might be right. He said the South African war was the result of restrictive government by England. Like result if we follow the same lines in Puerto Rico. A willingness to take some risks on behalf of freedom has made the United States what it is.
 Summing up, Colonel Osborn said that he was sure the large audience was eminently satisfied with the very inter esting debate. He would not presume to pronounce a judgment, but that everybody would agree with him that the best speaker sat in the other speak CTS chair.