Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-10-27
OVATION TO AYCOCK.
THE METROPOLITAN HAIL
CROWDED TO THE
UTMOST.
Case For Democracy Was Clearly,
Cleanly and Convincing Y Put
BY the Young Orator.
Raleigh News-Observer, Oct. 22.sss

| lsdlelSu NeWS-ODSefVef, OcG. 22..
The largest crowd that ever as
sembled in Raleigh to hear a North
CaroIinian since the voice OF Vance
| was stiiled. crowded the MetriooI-
itan House last night to hear
Charles 3. Aycock. 1t filed the
seats, the windows and occupied
every inch of standing room in the
rear of the hall. A lumber OF
the ladies were present in oue OF
the galleries. Every shade Of p o-
Eitical belief was represented and
every calling. 1t was an aud .ence
critical in its attitude, prepared TO
judge and capshie Of Judging the
speaker and the cause he repre-
sented. And before half OF the
one and three quarter hours mad
passed the great audience, pit and
gallery, was swept off its feet by
the young orator, convinced by
his logic, tingling with his magne-
tisin, alternately gripped in
breathless stiffness by his pathos
and anon bursting into boisterous
merriment at his keen humor.
And from beginning to end there
was no descent to the shallow
arts Of the demagogue, no miss
representation Of the party he
opposed and no attempt to con-
ceal any shortcomings of the
party be represented, nor any
sentence that he could not face
the ladies present and utter with
out compunctiop.
It vas clean, clear cut. forca>
ful, and over all the charm ard
enthrailnent that is the gift of
none save the orator, aid Of iEe
orator only when he is supretne>
ly conscious Of the right ard
justice Of his cause. It was tie
manifest sincerity of the speaker
and his unfeigned earnestness
that most impressed the bearer.
His sarcasm cut because it was
edged with truth, but there was
no bitterness and no appeal TO
prejudice He appealed for white
supremacy, but he did not exci e
race hatred. He showed that only
the white man has been able 10
rule well, and that as the supe-
rior race it is not only his priv
ilege but his clear duty to rule.
He showed that the Fusionlsts
have promised retrenchment and
haye given extravaganza instead,
and he did it with their own
figures. He showed that they mad
promised purify in politics. but
nad been guilty Of more corrap-
ton q two years than Democrats
lad 10 twGaty five, ard he d1d 1t
with the words Of men now
fighting TO continue the extrava.
gance and the corruption. L was
a masterly demonstration OF the
fact that political battles may be
fought on high plane and
fought more successfully than
elsewhere.
There were some memorable
scenes IN the speech. Time and
again the crowded house had cut
his flights midway with a sharp
and spontaneous tribute, but
when he finished his magnificent
Characterization of the Anglos
Saxon and paused breathless for
one tense moment, he receiYed
such an ovation as is SELDOM
given to public speaker--it was
as though each auditor were
striving to assure the speaker
that he more than all the rest
had caught the meaning and the
inspiration of it-a thousand men
mentally grasping the hand of
one at the same instant. And SO
when he spoke for the womans
hood of the State.
The humor with which Mr..
Aycock irradiated his earnest
plea was as free from the clown
ishness with which we have re
Gently been made so familiar rs
his pathos was from anytflin g
forced or STACEY. He had tie
cause which he represented too
much at heart to indulge in By
.paay and shallow sentence-mak>
ling dc not beiieve that any
man who went to hear him, open
| to conviction, came away uncon.