Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-05-09

Picking the winners in the prize
debate at the high school last night
was no easy task. Both teams did
excellent work, collectively and as
individuals. 1t was only after con-
sidering the points presented by both
sides for three quarters of an hour
that the judges were ready TO an
nounce their decision.
The auditorium was crowded to
hear the arguments and everyone
expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the event.
The subject of the debate was;
Resolved, that History will Glass
Theodore Roosevelt with Washing
ton and Lincoln as the Three Great
est Presidents of the United States. f"
The decision was given to the mega
tive side taken by the Franklin Lit
erary Society. The winning team
was composed of Ira Moore, captain; /;
Charles HuIts and John f. Reilley,
Jr Arthur LaRoe. the substitute
for this side, had charge Of the re-
buttal
The Affirmative side, taken by the
Lincoln society, was argued by John
Crehore, captain; Adolph Quadt and
Louis Garhen. The substitute was
Paul Brand. Professor Sheppard, OF
the high school faculty, presided.
The affirmative had their argu-
ment divided into three divisions,
each speaker taking one. Mr. Gre
hore dwelt on Roosevelt's PERSONAL
ity; Mr.. Quadt showed him as per-
former and Mr.. Garben told Of his
qualifications as pacifier.
AS a great personality Mr.. Gre
hore referred to Roosevelt's strenu-
GUS and active administration. He
pointed to him as an ideal type of
an American citizen. He declared
that popular sentiment decided a
mems standing and argued that you
cannot fool all the people all the
time, yet practically everyone adj
mired Roosevelt He also stated
that all approved of Roosevelt's acts.
AS a performer, Mr.. Quadt point
ed out RooseveIt's active opposition
to the trusts; his war on wealth his
measures against the railroads; his
upholding of the Monroe dostrine
and the lasting good he has accom-
plished in his work In constructing
the Panama canal.
Mr. Garben, in presenting Roose-
welt as a pacifier declared that peace
is the great object to be attained in
the world today. He called atten-
tion to Roosevelt's part In maintain
ing a permanent peace tribunal at
coal strike; the Venezuela differ
ences and restoring peace in Santo
Domingo We're brought out In force
full manner. The bringing about Of
peace between Russia and Japan was
referred to as one of his crowning
glories,
All three speakers on the negative
side devotedt their arguments to ex-
tolling the wonderful works of Wash
ington and Lincoln and belittling the
accomplishments of Roosevelt. They
argued that Roosevelt's deeds are
not the kind which history takes no
tice OF.
They said great crisis Is neces-
sary to produce great statesman
and that Roosevelt has no great
crisis to meet equal to those which
Washington and Lincoln had and
concluded that, therefore, Roosevelt
is not as great as Washington and
Lincoln and cannot rank with them.
Drs. Van Dyke and Scott, two noted
historians, were quoted to substan-
tiate the claim that Roosevelt is not
equal to Washington and Lincoln.
Another argument presented by
the negative was that although
Roosevelt has tried many things, he
has accomplished almost nothing.
Washington and Lincoln were called
constructive statesmen, whereas
Roosevelt was termed destructive
one
Roosevelt, it was declared, appears