Word: clark
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second Yale speaker, Charles Upson Clark, began by denying that the negative were urging higher prices; they merely wished steadier prices. The question was not of the relative merits of bimetallism and gold monometallism, but was solely as to whether the United States should at once and definitively adopt the single gold standard. This action, he maintained, would not restore but would destroy confidence, because it would be a surprise and would maintain the ills at present existing. The policy of the country for twenty years has been steadily tending toward international bimetallism. To change this policy would cause...
...Clark made his points well, but was rather deliberate...
...rebuttals were full of snap and vigor and were by far the most interesting parts of the evening. During the speeches the different methods of presentations of the two sets of men was noticeable. While the contrast was not marked it was nevertheless noticeable that the Harvard speakers and Clark of Yale, spoke calmly and with force. The other two Yale speakers seemed to approach ranting at times...
...last speaker, who closed the debate, was C. U. Clark of Yale. He endeavored to show that the question was not of adopting some time in the future but at the present: The gentleman has said that the world has been prosperous, but solely on account of the single gold standard there has been great distress. The affirmative have not conducted their debate practically but theoretically. The United States can adopt the gold standard in but two ways. Both of these would bring trouble. The single gold standard is very bad. It has been the cause of all the evils...
...fact that the judges were out twenty minutes before they came to a final decision. The speaking on both sides was of a very high order. The best all-round man for Yale was C. S. MacFarland, who delivered his clear-cut arguments in a careful and convincing manner. Clark was good in argument, but was at times almost inaudible. The same was true to some extent of Studinski, whose form, however, was for the most part good. In form Wrightington excelled for Harvard, while Dobyns was most convincing in argument. At first Dorr's delivery was faulty...