Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-05
CORNELL Won DEBATE
Fourth Defeat For Iowa College at
the Hands Of Nc. Vernon
Students.
Restrictions on immigration the
Theme For Debate- Gist Of
the Arguments.
The Decision Was Unanimous For
Cornell Both Sides Made
Many Points.


Cornell-Both Sides Made
Many Points.
Mt. Vernon, May Cornell College
Won the fourth annual intercollegiate
debate last night against the debaters |
from Iowa College, Of Grinnell. This is I
the fourth time the Cornell debaters
have been victorious and the visiting
idebaters came with a determination to
win the laurels this time. The afflrma-
tive debaters for Grinnell were:
Morton NJ. Mccartney, of Des MONIES. |
Robert l.. Parker. Gilman.
Everett X. Campbell, Des Moines
Rebuttal-Everett K. Campbell.
The debaters for Cornell were:
w. F. Parsons. of Renwick.
G. v. Gilliland, of Mt. Vernon.
c. G. sNye,s of Creston.
Rebuttal-W. F. Parsons.
The judges We're:
Chancellor McClaln, of Iowa City.
Judge H. =. Deemer, of Red Oak.
Professor Stanton, of Ames.
The question debated was:
Resolved, That immigration into the
United States should be denied 10 all|
who cannot read and write the consti-
tuition of the United States in some
language
There was fair audience in the aud-
itorium to greet the debaters. The Wis
/ iting delegation was made welcome by
Mr. Orcutt in a short speech, who them
introduced the chairman of the even
ing. Prof. Richards. of the law depart
ment of the State University, who at
once announced the question, gave tie
instructions to the judges, and pre-
sented the first speaker of the evening,
Morton NJ. Mccartney, of Des Moines,
Grinnell's first speaker. Mccartney ex-
hibited carefully prepared charts upon
the immigration Of the past thirty
years, Illustrating the per cent t,s Hit
eracy. He made no attempt at elocu-
ton. adopting a rather conversational
tone, and tho not as we'll prepared as
he should have been, had his figures
and statistics we'll in hand.
w. F. Persons, Cornell's first speaker.
Very neatly placed the burden of the
proof and met the issue with much in
genuity. He presented charts and fig
ures in an attractive manner.
| He also avoided all declamatory style
and adopted the conversational tone.
| Robert L. Parker. of Grinnell, con-
\ fined his argument largely to the labor
questions involved. His dependence
was, perhaps, too much placed upon
4 his powers as an in1promptu speaker.
las his speech was not we'll committed,
and indeed this defect was somewhat
noticeable in the visiting debaters.
He gave evidence of much hard work,
however and presented replies and let
tiers from many of the labor unions of
the country in regard to the effect of
4 the illiterate foreigners upon the well
fare of the American laborers. He had
evidently been in charge of the bureau
Iof correspondence for Grinnel and had
letters from boards of health, and many
15other sources, and his speech made a
valuable part of the work of the wish
4 tors.
Gilliland. the Cornell debater. was de-
Icidedly the most eloquent and oratori-
cal of9ail#the debaters of the evening.
4 He was we'll prepared in every way
land he rolled up his statistics and
hurried them without any hesitation at
the visitors He presented large tables
LOT population and the argument he
/ made from them was ingenious and
convincing. In fact, the stage was Its
orally placarded with huge charts, used
mostly by the Cornell debaters, and
fused very effectively.
Campbell was Grinnell's star speaker.
4 He was cool and Very deliberate and
presented by far the best argument Of
1.-The Grinnell debaters. He Was effect
4 live in both expression and gesture, and
while his deliberateness left him hardly.
4 time to say all that he might have said,
lyet his speech left Very good impress
sion indeed with the audience at large.
gNye of Creston was a yeritable whirl-
wird of figures from beginning to end
fin his speech. He used a. dozen large
Icharts, and used them So expetlitiously
fIment.s time. He followed an entirely
The speeches of rebuttal We're by
i Persons and Campbell.
i Before the decision of the judges was
i ANNOUNCED. Campbell. in behalf of the
Visiting delegation. thanked those who
had entertained them in a Very neat lit
tile speech.
! The decision was unanimously in ia
i vor OF the negative. A scene of enthu-
s. siasln reigned at once, while the stu
!. dents rushed to the stage to congratu-
! Hate the Victors.
ii The Cornell. debaters spared no pains
q to present all the facts obtainable to
bear them out In their contention. They
q had visited New York and Chicago and
i spent some time in gaining their Stats
ltics. They corresponded with those who
We're authorities on the question, and 50
|wel was their work credited that the