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NEBRASKA WINS.
THE SIXTH ANNUAL DEBATE BF-
TWEEN KANSAS AND NEB-
RASKA
TAILOR
Before a Small Audience in the University Chapel.
For the second time within the past six years Kansas has met defeat upon the rostrum in debate with Nebraska. Our debaters went against a worthy foe and lost their side of the question in a most valiant contest. The Nebraskans had the popular side of the question:
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"Resolved, that combinations of rail- reads to fix rates are not desirable and should be prohibited by law," and showed zeal in expounding it.
The Nebraskas seemed desirous of utilizing all of their time and spoke rather too rapidly to be easily followed. They had their subject fairly well in hand but the points of their argument were mixed with the proof of some and at times they would wander to other subjects. But they showed a wiser in their speaking and an infusing of fire and energy into their work.
On the other hand the Kansans were more deliberate in presenting their points. The propositions to be maintained were more concise and clear cut, and the sentences were spoken distinctly and forcibly.
It was somewhat past the stated time for the debate to commence when the Hassel Indian band arrived. It entertained the audience by rendering a number of selections while the preliminaries were being arranged.
Fully 200 people had assembled when the speakers took their position on the platform, and what was lacking in numbers was made up by close attention and the enthusiasm displayed.
As chairman of the evening, Dr. Burdick set forth the conditions and circumstances of the debate in well put language and briefly introduced the debaters.
The Nebraskans had the affirmative and F. G. Hawxby was their opening speaker. Mr. Hawxby very soon warmed up to his task, being very earnest advocacy of his side of the question, but the audience had difficulty in following his rapidly put sentences. He started out by telling of the encouragement and aid given to the peoplein their different capacities in granting bonds, bonus, franchises, etc., and then showed that the railroads in return are trying all means to wipe out the regulations placed over them by these same people. He took up the pooling combinations and laid down four subjects of such dealing, namely; an agreement as to schedule of rates, agreement as to division of territory, agreement as to division of traffic, and agreement, as to division of earnings. He said that the Inter-State Commerce Act has cut down abuses of rates; that statutes are being passed providing for protection to the railroads against the cutting of rates by other roads in order that the carriers may not unwallowly combine. Give a brief history of pooling and the investigations of same by congress and state legislatures; He referred to charts illustrating non-uniformity arid inequality of rates prior to 1887 the time of the passing of the Inter-State Commerce Act, in comparison with subsequent rates.
that when combinations are prohibited, competition steps in and this proves disastrous to all concerned. Where returns increase, smaller corporations come in to compete, road-beds and rolling stock are inferior and unsafe and commerce becomes unstable and unsettled thereby.
O. J. Lane, of Kansas, in introducing the negative side of the question, was slower and more deliberate in his argument and enumerated his points in the full ringing voice of a true orator. He maintained that the suit ject for argument was not that of a pooling system to divide up the profits but a combination to establish rates. That the Interstate Commerce act did not give the required rates. He laid down the proposition that combinations are desired for the common good in that a large amount of capital is thrown into transportation and thus affording better facilities while competition tends to disintegrate capital and furnish inferior means of commerce. He said that the negative also proposed to show that combinations in railreads were to be regulated, but not prohibited.
on the negative to show that, there was no cause for action. He claimed that combinations in fixing rates crushed out all shippers but favored ones, and that the act of 87 was an alleviating remedy. He backed this up by reading from the commissioners' reports. He maintained that combinations take a large percentage of profits from small roads to maintain the larger roads; that the small shipper is crushed out by rebates given to large shippers; that discrimination is made between different cities. Railroad combinations make and remake, by discrimination in rates, cities and commercial centers. He interwove his arguments with the reports with adaptiness, and received the closest attention of the audience.
Franklin Baker, for the Kansas side of the question, again emphasized the fact that the point to be discussed was not the dividing of earnings, but the fixing of rates.
Nebraska's second speaker, C. P. Craft,
declared that the burden of proof was up
Mr. Baker is well trained in talking from a rostum and bent force to his remarks by eloquence and timely gestures. He declared that combinations established rates, places them before the public, and maintains the same against fluctuation; that rates by competition may be reduced to nothing, but expenses remain the same. Railroads cannot exist with receipts lower than expenditures. All industries suffer from competition between common carriers. Competition creates unusual local rates. Combinations must exist, do exist, and will exist, and should have the sanction of law. His arguments were all clear, concise and to the point.
C. S. Wilson, for Nebraska, took up the argument of the negative, and in a foreible manner attacked them. He showed the affirmative was not upholding the present law as the most beneficial system, but showed that it needed improvement; that an immense mass of capital is controlled by a few men—that the commerce carried by a few of these railroad combinations is swayed at their will; that these combinations control legislation in matters of rate; that combining railroad corporations do not confine their attentions to the carrying of goods, but are controlling other industries; that the affirmative had shown combining to be an undesirable thing and not one to be wished for.
T. M. Brady, for Kansas, spoke with ease and to the point. He said that if combination were allowed, the incentive to give rebates and cut rates would not be prevalent; that competition would tend to make roads cut rates and thus destroy the stability of commerce; the fluctuations in railroad rates as fluctuation in money is always a destruction to commerce. When rates are fixed and stable, the merchant can regulate his business affairs. Competition induces rate-wars and discriminations and therefore destroys stability of mercantile movements. Combinations fix rates and mercantile transactions are regulated thereby.
Mr. Hawxby summed up the arguments pro and con for the affirmative in a brisk, concise manner. He said that combinations destroy lawful pursuits. He rebuted the arguments of the negative showing that they do otherwise and left the points of the affirmative resting upon the reports of the congressional investigating committee and inter-state commerce commissioners, and the opinions and findings of expert statisticians.
Mr. Lane, as the closing speaker for Kansas, took up the points advanced by himself and his colleagues and clearly showed that they had maintained them and rebutted the arguments of the affirmative. He read extracts from statements by Judge Cooley and Professor Adams two of the greatest authorities on such matters, and he used these extracts most effectively in clinching his argument.
During the intermission while the judges were making their decision the band entertained the audience with a selection.
The judges were Prof. Patrick, of Iowa State University; Judge Bolten, of Logan, Iowa, and President Lowell McAfee, of Park College, Mo.
The decision was unanimously for the affirmative.
The Kansas debaters took their defeat well, and the Nebraska speakers went away well pleased with the treatment they received at the hands of both their opponents and the audience.
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KANSAS' HARD LUCK.
THE 'VARSITY PLAYED SPLENDID
BALL, CLEARLY OUTCLASSING
NEBKASKA UNTIL THE
EIGHTH.
THE FATAL EIGHTH INNING.
Hall Let Three Walk—The Remainder of the Team Went Up and the Visitors Chalked Five Runs.
A good crowd greeted the players. The rooters were in evidence. Both teams showed up well in practice. The visitors took the field and promptly at 3 o clock Umpire Hggle called the game.
The weather was perfect Saturday when the Nebraskans and Kansans played their second game. The heat of the warm sun was slightly dimmed by a light north breeze, making an ideal day for both players and spectators. McCook field was in good condition for fast ball.
The game on the whole was the most interesting that has been played in Lawrence for many a day. Until the eighth inning the work of the Kansas team was superb and they clearly outclassed the visitors. Their playing until that time was almost errorless and pitcher Hall's effective work in the box was finely supported by the whole team, but in the unlucky eighty all we went to pieces. When three men had been given bases on balls McDermott's two baggers commenced the firewarts and effected the downfall of all our hopes Other lucky hits by Nebraska combined with errors on Kansas part, brought in five runs which gave them a lead impossible to be overcome.
The enthusiasm aroused by Carrol's magnificent three bagger in the ninth was equal to any that was aroused last fall when Buzzi or Tucker carried the pixkin across for a touchdown. Everybody yelled, hats and canes went up in the air and the crowd surged out upon the diamond in defiance of all authorities.
Nebraska played good ball. Fitter Mellfords head is as steadily now as it was on the gridiron. Although Carrol, Parent and the rest touched him for some hard hits, they were scattered and did not come in at a time to be effective.
The foot ball men in Nebraska's nine seem to be their most effective players. Kingsbury made one phenom catch at center and played good ball all the time.
We played a good uphill game but were in hard luck.
Capt Reeder of the Nebraska team took the bat and later walked to first. He ran to second like an ice wagon and was easily cut off. Moore and Bliss went out easily and the visitors retired with nothing to their credit.
Parent led the batting for K.U. and popped up to short, Housh ditto Lucas.Hit to third and Poorman scored on Gordon's wild throw to first. Barnett hit to left scoring Lucas. Gribs hit to center and Kingsbury made a phenomenal catch retiring the 'Varsity with two scores.
Gordon leads off for Nebraska in the second, but only puts a grounder to Housh and goes out. McDermott tries putting a lines down to third but also goes out. Kingsbury strikes the air three times and Kansas comes to bat. Carroll gave out with one to pitcher. Hall sends one out to right field fence and makes two bags on Bolen's muff. Faren drives out a single scoring Hall. Poorman goes out. In the third Bolen adds another out to Nebraska's ecore. Rhodes makes a popup and Hall slaps him at first. Poorman stops Melford's drive, but fails to throw him out.
Reeder slides up on a foul and Nebraska takes the field.
Housh goes out on one to short. Lucas sends a long fly to right, but it drops into a cistern. Barnett fails to find the ball three times, and Kansas goes out.
In the fourth both teams played fast ball. The visitors were retired in one, two, three order. The 'Varsity followed suit. The visitors took a little lead and scored in the fifth.
Bliss lands on the ball for two bags and
McDermott went out to Gripps, when Kingsbury sailed to left. Colen went out, Rhodes walked. Melford hits, scoring Kingsbury. K.U. gingered up and stepped the scoring by putting Reeder off at first. In the sixth Moon comes to bat and goes to first on a doubtful dead ball, steals second and goes to third on Poorman failing to get the ball.
Moon scores. Gordon is put out on the line by Hall. McDermott goes on one to short.
For Kansas, Lucas puts one to short and goes out. Barnett and Griggs both go out at first.
In the seventh Bolen struck three times at the blue atmosphere, Rhodes and Melford popped up to the infield. Carroll for the 'Varsity got a sky rocket to left for two sacks. Griggs took his place at second and was caught at second. Parent hit and hall scored. Poorman went out at first.
Housh sends a hot one to short and is safe; Lucas lines one to the pitcher but 'orces Housh is out at second.
In the eighth Kansas went to pieces. Reeder, Moore and Bliss take walks in one, two, three order, but Gordon fanned, McDermott starts the fire works for Nebraska by a long two bagger scoring three men, Kingsberry single, and Bolen strikes out; Rhodes gets to first on an error by Hall; Meilford also gets to first on error; Kinsbury score, but Reeder faces fans out until Nebraska has made more scores.
Barnett puts a red hot one to third and Nebraska tries to make a double but both get safe, Giggs drops one in the in-field and Nebraska makes a double.
The ninth was of no importance to the visitors. Bolen failed to find the ball. Rhodes and Melford pepped to the infield. The 'Varsity came in with four scores to make, the bleachers broke loose, everybody rushed to the side lines. Carroll hit to left for three sacks everybody scored, Hall hit scoring Carroll, Parent, Poorman and Housh batted but none were effective on the 'Varsity was retired with 8 to 4 for the visitors.
Score by innings:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kansas          2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-4
Nebraska         0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1-8
Summary:
Hits, Kansas 6; Nebraska 6; errors.
Kansas 7; Nebraska 5.
Batteries:
Kansas, Hall and Moore.
Nebraska, Mellford and Moore.
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