The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
THE LAURELS co To
THE GEORGIA BOYS
The Sixth Annual Inter-COI-
legiate Debate.
A MAGNIFICENT CONTEST
Phases Of the Question Presented Most
Forcefully.
A MAGNIFICENT CONTEST
JUDGE CoNE0R ANNOUNCES DECISION
And It is Sustained. blythe Deeply Interested
Audience. A Barquet in Honor of
the Georgians and the
Judges.
Especial to News and Observer. }


Chapel Hill, N. c., April 1.-THE
University of Georgia in the sixth an
nual inter- collegiate debate with the
University of North Carolina came out
victorious tonight in one of the most
spirited contests ever witnessed at
Chapel Hill.
DR.. X. P. Battle, father of the Uni
Versity, presided over the meeting, dem
onstrating his eminent fitness for the
elevated position.
The question was ably, forcefuly and
eloquently presented by c. A. Bynun
and r. w. Herring, representing the
University of North Carolina, and by
w. M. Hardy and ]. d. Mccartney,
representatives of the University of
Georgia. Carolina had the affirmative
and Georgia the negative. The ques-
tion debated was: Resolved That the
Democratic institutions in the United
States are in danger from the growing
power of Capitalization
Judge H. G. Conner, for the commit
tee, which consisted of himself, D. Matt
thompson and d. L. w. Crawford an
nounced the decision in favor of the
.ieorgians, and the decision was warmly
sustained by the entire audience.
Georgia by winning in the forensic con-
test has divided honors with Carolina
Inc Georgians are happy, as we'll they
may be, shaving defeated the strong Tar
Heels
Uni hn L,
entertaining the Georgia debators and
the Judges at an elegant banquet. 1t is
most brilliant and enjoyable gather
ing and amid toasts and laughter and
sparkling wit the time is passing all too
swiftly.
c. A. BYNUM'S SPEECH.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Bynum
for the affirmative. He said in sub
stance:
inc form of democracy practiced among
us today is that of a representative sys-
tenn. 1t is still rule of the people and
has two requisites: list. The representa-
tive must stand for and perform the
wishes of the people; End The represen-
tatlve must actually rule. The smaller
tne section he represents the more DEM
ocratic it will be, because it comes nearer
the individuals the units of govern
ment and not only learns their opinions
but obeys their orders. Democracy is
rule OF the people, none are ignored, the
minority has it's proportional influence.
Representatives to be democratic must
be equivalent 20 the people. First. SO
that ~the individual may feel personally
responsible for the government That
10 individual may be ignored If this is
to be preserved we must have many gov
ernmental divisions where the represen-
tatIves must know the will of the people
and have power to perform this and no
other Now Capitalization means the
putting of all power under one head
contraction and consolida tion. Where
such power has reached it's limit, there
exists no governmental departments, for
centralized government cannot tolerate
scattered power. First it destroys the
power of individual over the represen-
tatives. Personally responsibility is lost
at sacrifice of self-reliance, this is true
socially or economically. End 1t takes
away the power of the representative to
actually rule. Capitalization and democ-
racy then are inherently antagonistic
The struggle between these is alive to-
day and the question for us to decide is
whether it means danger. Danger means
liability to overthrow, and may be slow
change of vital principle as we'll as vio-
lent resolution. Democratic forms will
remain long after substance is gone.
Whatever The people do is not always
democratic, # they unanimously make
Car then their form of government has
passed. Now, first this Capitalization is
going on second, it is strong. First,
economic combinations as trusts and the
power they WELD; second, political GEN.
tralization cause of civil war
Capitalization is subtitle and strong.
Democracy and Capitalization are antag-
onistic. Now if one gains the other must
lose. Do these incidents prove that there
is danger?
POINTS BY w. M. HARDY.
Mr.. Bynum was followed by Mr. Hardy |
for the negative. Only the merest out |
line of his speech is indicated here He |
said in effect:
The calamity howl of Capitalization |
raised by the affirmative is but a contin-
ration of the same howl raised by Ply !
mouth colony when the New England ,
confederation was formed three hundred !
years ago At the Congress of Albany in
1890, a union of the colonist and the |
progress of America was stopped by this ,
same bugbear, Capitalization.
Now what are the democratic institu- |
tions and which are the democratic in !
situations that are in danger of centrali !
zation? First, election to representative
places: second, voting on constitutional
law, general participation of citizens in
self government; third, universal eligibil-
ity TO office-these institutions you know /
are not in danger of Capitalization.
MR. HERRING'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Herring followed for the affirma- |
tive. He said in part:
Mr.. Herring first spoke of the tendency
to Capitalization, in the business field, the
existence of Democratic institutions de-
mapds substantial equality of rights,