Show TARIFF QUESTION SETTLED A crowded house bouse attended the debate held in the fourteenth ward assembly rooms march between representatives of the salt lake lyceum and the ogden literary debating society the rhe subject j act was as follows Res resolved olvea that free trade is a better policy for this country than protection tec tion mr D B R lyons of the alie salt lake lye lyceum eum presided and t tx X that the tle champions would first occupy twenty minutes ini each then their colleagues fifteen min ute then the champions ten minutes each to close prof J H paul opened in behalf of the salt lake lyceum in the affirmative firma flema tive his speech was written but was admirably delivered and was an able effort the strongest arguments in favor of free trade were arranged and presented in a concise and logical manner evincing the ability of the speaker and his bis thorough familiarity with his an subject bj act mr T D johnson of ogden X 0 opened in behalf ot of the degati negative ve he took issue first with the previous speakers portrayal of the oppressed condition of the american farmer claiming that the latter was prospering he dext referred to different periods in the history of the united states fur for the purpose of showing that a protective tariff had bad always been attended I by national prosperity he fie held that competition at home would put prices as low lew as the goods could be bought abroad his speech was a good one but his reasoning was less exact than that of his predecessor this does not necessarily imply however that it was less sound he was liberally applauded abb lauded mr josiah burrows for the affirmative formati firma tive ve was the next speaker he dwelt upon the question of wages and by mans m int ans of figures on a blackboard claimed to show the enormous sums sum stolen by manufacturers from their employed emp loyes under a protective tariff this speaker entered the lists well prepared and was warmly applauded plau ded mr F K k Christian next spoke in favor or of protection he disputed mr burrows 1 figures and held that protection was founded fou ou on the first law of nature self breser he claimed that the low prices of farm products was due to their overproduction over production and that the remedy lay in stimulating manufactures mr peter elliott of salt lake ful followed follow lo 10 wt td d for the affirmative he displayed a alzi blackboard covered with tIg figures ures to refute the theory that the country had bad not prospered under a low tariff mr hayden of ogden Oi cilen characterized mr Elli elliott otts blackboard as the hardest looking one he be ever saw but predicted that there le be mu h left of it when he got through with it with extraordinary vi vigor gor he proceeded to lay before his hearers bearers figures which overwhelmed he ibe blackboard he was attacking prof paul made excellent use of the ten minutes allowed him in which to close his side and was followed 63 b mr johnson who spoke the same length of time his speech closed the debate the judges oon conferred ferried together and while they cereso were so engaged mr mcdaniels me daniels of ogden responded to a call and made some humorous remarks which were received with laughter and applause the decision was that the affa affirmative amati ve had the best beat of the argument the meeting adjourned when the mt abt rs ra of the respective societies with invited friends jo j o the number of about forty repaired tu the saddle rock restaurant where an aa excellent repast was spread toasts were given and responded to and the occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants |