Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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President Eliot presided over the debate and the judges were Pres. E. B. Andrews, of Brown University, Prof. E. R. A. Seligman of Columbia College and Hon. W. E. Barrett, Speaker of the Massachusetts House. The subject of the debate was "Resolved: - That the power of railroad corporations should be further limited by national legislation," and the disputants, for Yale, E. R. Lamson '93, F. E. Donnelly '93, H. S. Cummings L. S.; for Harvard, Carl Vrooman Sp., E. H. Warren '95, A. P. Stone '93. President Eliot spoke briefly of the inability of public men to speak forcibly...
...LAMSON'S ARGUMENT.Mr. Lamson, first upholder of the affirmative, began by stating that railroads are the strongest corporate powers in the world and have control of many legislatures. There is no denying that they have also brought great evils. The problem of today is how to control them. That legislative control is legal, is acknowledged by the Supreme Court, that it is needed is proved by history, for no individual can cope with these corporations, no single state can control interstate traffic. The most dangerous abuses of the present are unjust discriminations against products, localities, and individuals particularly secret rates...
Subject: "Resolved, That the power of Railroad Corporations in the United States should be further limited by national legislation." Yale has the affirmative and Harvard the negative...
...they neared the Canadian side they sand "God Save the Queen" some reverently, some mock-reverently. All that day there was no excitement till the train reached Niagara Falls just at dusk. Even in the fading light the sight was magnificent and as the men stood on the railroad bank there was a visible change in their spirits. All the levity stopped and there was hardly a joke from Niagara to Buffalo. The train was an hour late, making a quick change necessary before the concert, which was well attended. The Buffalo Club gave a dinner after the concert where...
...went by the train fell behind more and more. Telegrams were sent to Columbus, Ohio, for a special train from there to Cincinnati, and to the manager of the concert asking him to hold the audience as long as possible. The first telegram did not reach the Railroad Superintendent whose office was closed while he was at supper. When the train go to Columbus no one had heard of a special train. Again the mildest natures had a chance to say their bluest words. There was no hing to do but dismiss the audience by telegram and continue...