The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-22

| of religion and civilization everywhere.
Since these are dependent upon civil
authority we should not refuse TO
| teach the art of government. Benight-
| ed people can not work out tnelf own
government.
In municipalities there are but two
distinct types of administration. alb
solutism and Democracy. Present OPP
portunities make it possible FOR Amerl-
ca to render a larger service than ever
in behalf of democracy.
In the tropics we find different
problem from that of nations in the
| temperate zone. The natives of trop-
| ical country have rarely, il ever es>
| tablished q stable government; they
| have not developed their resources and
! do not care to. White races of tenn
| perate zone cannot be colonized in tor
rid zone. These propositions beng
true it follows that administrations
must be from without. The worst
failures in government of tropics and
| most bighting influences have come
| from absolutiSm. Only Democratic
nations have established just govern
| ments in the tropics.
The destiny of our own country was
| dependent upon the success of the An
| glo-Saxon England over Spain and
| France in colonial days.
| The Anglo Saxon race has now turn
| ed his energies into government, re-
| ligon, education and commerce, and
| through these agencies of civilization
| X must accomplish its service for the
| world Then the question is whether
| or not these commercial and ethical
| forces may work more effectively
| through the present policy or that
proposed by the affirmative.
Az to commerce we, and those We
would aid, are dependent upon for
prosperity. There are S00,000,O00
Asiatics who are possible customers
| and also need our products. In order
| that we may protect our interests we
should hold our present position and
leave our hands united as to the flu
ture.
In the Philippines we have establish
cd religious freedom, schools, and gov
eminent which are necessary for ethi-
cal development AS for ourselves we
are stronger for opposing absolutism
and have been benefited by coming in
contact in administration with weaker
peoples.
1t is out of the question for Euro
pean powers to withdraw, then our OPP
ponents declare that German-~ France
Spain and Russia may extend their
rule but that America is too weak for
the task.
| arguments against the present policy
| but to say that our people are toe
weak for the task, or that our govern
rnent is inefficient, is but to acknowl-
edge the superiority of other nations
and is an aspersion upon our name
and history.
Personnel of the Speakers.
| All four gentlemen speaking in tho
| contest are able and polished debaters
| Messrs. Parker and Stroller repre-
! scented their college in the debate witt
| Trinity at Oxford, Ga, last year. They
| are both members of the Senior class
| Mr. Parker entered college from At
| lanta in the fall of 1902. He is one o.
| the leaders of his class, having WoI
/ honors for three years in succession
| This year he is literary editor of the
| Emory Phoenix and champion debatel
| of the Few society. He is also a mem.
Der of the Owls and d. V. S. social
clubs and Chi Phi Fraternity.
| Mr.. Stroller. of McRae. Ga, is also
| a member of the Senior class. During
| his Sophomore year ne was an alter
nate for the Emory Trinity debate and
| was one of ne regular debaters last
| year. He also has taken part in tho
| various oratorical contests. He has
| been Dux of his class for the last two
| years and was on the foot ball team
L
| Society, ID. V. S. social club and Kappa
Alpha Fraternity.
Both these gentlemen made able
! speeches in the contest with the Trim
| ity debaters.
Trinity's representatives also are
experienced debaters. Although this
| S the first Intercollegiate contest that
| they have entered they have been
| rave been successful in various con-
| NJ ny1aiy1 in In1 a ,o6 COnipfU 6ah1tnC
ests and won quite reputation fol
| themselves as logical and eloquent
/ speakers. They are among the leading
| men in their respective classes. BotE
IRE ministerial students.
Mr.. Lee is an '04 man. entering
| he present Senior class in the fall
| 1904. During his Sophomore year h
vas one of the class debaters and ha
| taken an active interest in such work
| since. Last year he made one o
/ the winning teams in the annual in
| er-society debate Which was regarded
| Is one of the best ever held. He is !;
member Of the Y. M. G. A. and tht
| Columbian Literary Society.
Mr.. Cole, of Charlotte, is member
of the Sophomore class and has made
a brilliant record since entering col
l!ege. AS a Freedman he represented
the Hesperian Literary Society in the
| annual debate with the Columbians
and has since been regarded as one
of their strongest men. He is a mem
| Der of the Y. M. c.. A. His record has
been an exceptionally fine one and
great things are to be expected of him
III the future.
On the whole, the debate was one
If the best that the people of Durham
have had an opportunity of hearing.
/ The young men representing the two
colleges showed Il knowledge of thei:
subject that was really remarkable
and their speeches deserve 10 %
ranked among the ablest discussions
of this much disputed question.
After the debate tonight the Al.
phaphi chapter of the Kappa Aiphi
fraternity of Trinity College gave re
teption in their hall complimentary tf
Mr.. II. S. Stroller, one of Emory's de-
baters, who is member of that fra
ternity at Emory. The reception was
a very enjoyable affair and it was late
at night when the festivities were
over.