St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-18
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SCHOOL. DEBATE

ers rise equal to the emerEency wit
mach information that required +,
search and study. II they have nc
settled the question beyond disput,
they have at least learned much tha
VIII be useful food for reflection
TIE arguments show that the bum
OF causality is not lacking in tn
young heads OF our public schoo
pupils, and the papers will be rea,
with interest by those who have faitl
In the educational advantages OF tn,
CoyinSton high school:
Miss Chairman, Honorable Judges:
The subject for debate this even
. 1ng Is problem that has confronted
o. nation since very early date
Resolved, That our country Il II
more danger from external foes thar
from internal factions.
As we search the annals Of our his
tory We find that both internal fac.
tions and and external foes have
threatened the destruction Of ou1
rising country and that at times each
nave almost torn our government
from It's foundation.
But notice the rapid readjustment
We have made In order to make OUT
nation everlasting against internal
factions. We have established lawt
lPf freedom and equality OF such q
great magnitude that the struggles
caused by internal factions have be-
come merely q matter OF history and
our great nation is pointed at a. an
example Of peace, equality and broth
eriloOd OF man!
I ! challenge the negative to pro-
duce single law where the 10 no law
or board OF arbitration that cannot
settle all factions that may arise.
We OF the affirmative demand that
the negative have to produce ev1-
dence backed UP by substantial proof
that our nation Is drifting into decay
trom internal factions and unlest
.ney can, honorable judges, we have
gained our point without further ar-
gulnent.
The Affirmative will sight you tc1
Proof that our nation u IN danger 81
external foes. for We zee that wt
h4ye the same old foes that We had
Curing the nations infancy and in
addition to these We have rf1inG M
ti0ns looking with envy and greed tC
our wealth andSpoWer. Foes are In
creasing without, while facf1ong are
being rapidly adjusted "a ~ Norlt-||
ink of Dur great goveehl 8
The rsat pro1set 0nI q q
now esngGyedt1 n. thke 3 tsA6tl 6l11ile
the Panama Canal, has been means
OF ar0using Jealousy among the na-
tions. and England has had her feel
ings hurt because the United 8tates
is going to charge for passage
through the canal.
May not her people get 60 stirred
up over this and also the desire q
getting control over this splendid
canal so as to. undertake to make
war with us in order to get posses
sion of it.
Japan has increased 50 much In
population that she has hardly |
enough territory, and q great many
of her people are now living IN
hoaseboats on her canals. Hence
japan has her eyes on our Philippians
Islands and she may make an ehort
to obtain them by engaging In wal
with the United States.
The negative will try to prove that
internal factions may arise between
wealth and labor, and that the mass
of wealth is being accumulated anc
controlled by very few men, but they
are wrong. We now have tax lawf
which will help to distribute wealth
more evenly. We have the income
tax, when man has an income above
a certain amount he has to pay 9
certain per cent tax, so we see the
- {r hASA |
from the laborers to the wealthy
The Inheritance tax brings In mil
lions of dollars for the support 0i
the government. If some one should
inherit an estate that exceeded . Ger.
tain sum he should have to pay the
a certain per cent as
taxes. This is a great means Of set.
thing internal factions should the
laboring class complain Of the burden
Of taxation.
Some Of our wealthiest men, Car
negie, Rockefeller and others, are
giving big gifts to charity every day
Carnegie has given fine libraries
and different donations te
cities and towns SO he can be looked
upon as benefactOr instead of ar +,
snsny to the people. The same car
ALSO be said of John ID. Rockefeller
md other wealthy men.
So there is hardly any danger o.
actions arising between the capital /
SITS and laboring people, for the peo
Die can see that the capitalist is as
necessary as the laborer. Ii
Therefore we can readily realize [
rom these facts that our country Is {
n more danger from external foes
han from internal factions. 3
ELISE RAY. II.
Miss Chairman, Honorable Judges
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On this subject the people of the a
country are divided into three divi- I
lions: Those whose mental capacit; | I
s such as not to allow their thinking / t
N the subject at all; those capable {
II guessing at it, and those with in
al gence who are able to grasp the s
natter freely and arrive at a correct "a
isr sion. In
The first of these we wall ignore I
IS beneath our. considers ton, the (
eacnd of these with whom we will
lass our opponents. Now we will r
'Jesent a few facts and endeavor tc
rsng them into the third class.
1t Is really 50 ridiculous to think '
t this great free country being shat c
? q: ny ext ~: strife that 81. f...,
ve~wfll tire our intelligent listeners '
y discussing the subject ct all. t
The first step a trained detective q
axes to fathom crime 10 to learn z
be cause. or motive for crime. This
anne fundamental principle applies q
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