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Debate.The event of the season was the debate at People’s Hall Monday night between the members of the Civil Rights League. As a preliminary to the more interesting part of the evenings performance several recitations and songs were rendered by the League choir in a very creditable manner, and were repeatedly applauded. When these preliminaries had been gone through with and the audience given time to settle itself for the feast, Mr. Robert Hammonds stepped to the front, and was greeted by a deafening round oi applause at which he seemed much pleased, and proceeded to promulgate his arguments on the affirmative side of the question as to whether or not Mr. Gilbert N. Porter bad done wrong in accepting the nomination for Justice of the Peace on the Democratic ticket. He launched forth in an eloquent strain, going back into history to the beginning of the war, and dr* w a dismal picture of the abject condition of the black naan at that time. Then bringing his historical review' down to the present time and present condition of the colored race, he gave the Republican party credit for their advancement, and argued that Mr. Porter was wrong and ungrateful to accept such a nomination. : Tn the midst of his eloquent remarks lie was cut short by the gavel of the presi- idenf notifying him that his time badexpired. ■
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 02, 1886
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