The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-28

vi me- ~ pa tilit t@pttit btiIt-l 81 TN
State. lie had >i@nitied his a~cceptanr
OF the nomination. ana the Battle Of In,
Giants was soon t. begin. Because =
the different character 81 The a~ud4ence:
winch naturally assembled t. hear til,
Republican and Democratic candidate.
for high Office. it had not been the ems
tom 10 have joint discussions: aul son,
members of the State Democratic Com
n1ttee advised against a joint canva~,
between Vance and Settle. sJli other
doubted it, advi~lbiliuy. Not =, tifouyhr
Vance, and 4 few IF rs concurfei IN iii,
opinion. The result was that he prompt
~ accepted an expected challenge from
Settle. and for weeks the greatest and
most exciting campaign ever known il
the State was waged. The chamlionS
We're both men OF conspicuous atlhty and
nigh character. Judge Settle llad been
more a student of party politics. and
stood 50 high as a Republican leader
that he was chairman Of the convention
in which General Grant WAS Nominated
for the presidency at Baltimore. and WAS
q most Skillful debater. Both candi-
dates We're possessed Of splendid
physique, about six feet in height. and
weighing near two hundred pounds. Set
tie being a little the taller and Vance.
| probably. q little the heavier OF the tHo.
Both presented 4 very handsome appear
ance on stump and Ilatforn-SettIe
being more regular of feature and Vance
the more winning an expression. The
campaign was conducted III 4 high plane,
and both fully satisfied their friends. AS
the rewards of their labo4s, Vance be-
came governor and afterwards United
States Senator. and Settle was made
United States judge Of the District
Court Of Florida.
Vance had not m~iScalculated his hold
upon the people and his power to excite
enthusiasm mong his hearers. 1t was
a tn11cnl To fnrar hn1t urhn1aIn,. thn !
speakers went, and Henry Clay was
never such an idol in Kentucky rs Vance !
was in North Carolina. The Confederate
veterans rallied to his banner. sixty
thousand strong. and with their sons and
younger brothers, recently come Of age.
one hundred thousand strong. They we'll
knew who had been their best friend.
The battle terminated ny his triumphant
with 4 majority Of over thir-
teen thousand votes. | mention two in
respectively. OF his m~agnanimouS nature
and ready wit. When Settle went to
Charlotte. to meet their appointment. it
Jccame understood that he would be ypry
received. 1t was Nance's home,
to prevent modification to his op-
jonent there. he called for Judge Settle
himself. with the EandSomcSt turnout be
'ould find, and took him to the place OF
'peaking. Arriving at Rockingham. in ;
heir round of appointments, quite q !
illbt VI IuClcS, It's wen rs men, We're
It the station to welcome Governor :
ance. One Of the ladies'. an old friend.
topped up and kissed him. and having =
ct the fashion several others did like :
Use. STRENGTHENING up and turning to :.
udse Settle. he waved his hand toward !
ome negro women on the other side, and {
AID, Now, Settle, kiss Your ladies'" I
his thrust was such Il def one and 50 Il
neXpected that the dignified Settle 6
iuShed. but could say nothing, to eN- i
his INDICATION and notification. Il
Taking his seat for the third time as VI
hief Magistrate Of the State, in Janu- I
~. 1871, he proceeded to dc all that e
patriot anu Il statesman could do for u
$ upbuilding. Time forbids me to do ii
Iore than refer to the plans outlined. III
ld the earnest recommendations made Il
his inaugural address aud his mes I;
tgeS to the legislatures Of 1877 and
So. Nothing seems to have been omit III
o.. increased facilities for education le
the people. Of all conditions, normal u
iloolS for training Of teachers Of both hi
'lorS. the employment of women as well 0l
men IN the public schools. and inn u;
ovenent III different ways in our char &
lhle institutions. so as to enlarge their m
paclty fer good TO the poor unfortu- II,
lleS or the State. We're urged generally W
ld III detail. His recommendations were al
eded by the General Assembly, and our M
II, OF state was fairly launched toward ma
haven OF mwonted prosperity. Hon. a.
i'i''' -. - Lieutenant GOVERNOR. W.
10 succeeded Vance on his transfer to ~,
9 United States Senate. in March. r,'
-, and so ably performed The duties nn
our 1hlef Executive for six years n,
ld none nave performed them more no
w with that candor which has ever IN
aracterized him as Il public man. will n nn-
| You that he had little to do but to La
low the lead of his predecessor. and ne,
Try out the plans Vance had outlined. Isl;
alFthlng; the education of the people. he,
the f)t0nIn was his h,I1- 49,
'll MS messages. and many public adj rh.
-SseS. and the State was fortunate car
1t Jarvis adopted and successfully go,
le that hobby. y,
elected to the Senate about the last of the
! eIl,prr, lo1S; and in January, 1880. to
\ January. 1871, he served his State the
+, country III that great field of labor an,
IN the day he was sworn in. March vel
-. until stricken down by disease a gre
,,rt time before his deatil, in April. by
- How ne served. how be la5ored. and
y he bore himself in the hard-fought /,
Ties Of those fifteen years. against the
N enemy or insidiouS foe, how yiri- her.
| ne was to protect the liberties of pro
people and defend the fair name Of his
own constituents and their bretbran pee
he South. how By incesSant toll. dav in
night, which cost him the loss Of who
eye and then shortened his DAYS hn love
S1ered the great questions of the serN
~ lnd n1lnce and became the recog- bou
patty III JuOSc UJInS- us
IS; now he used the battle-aye OF io~;. II
the sclmltar of irony and wit. viii a II
al ease, as eNigency demanded. how furt
candOr and sincerity. in IN posi-
sald ana did on the floor and in com trio
lee-fooms, he commanded the rosnact we j;
confidence Of all honest adversarjes Sen;
,~undoubtlng support of his follow Wei
now by kindly, if bluff. courtesy and as c
ry Jest. in lobby and cloak room hn men
came the prejudice Of Northern Re
ttors and made personal friends Of likel
llcal opponents: how he enliypnnd +ba coin.
est debates by Unexpected s%ailiaS hum
,epi%rams and witty illustrainns. ton
IL 'lSuhlehtS were so interesting and
the seats were better filled whnn heo and
e. than when others had tie tioo,. noun
now crowded galleries hung mon pres,
words; how his weight and induencn the f,
le councils Of his party. in the Uoise pear;
veil as the Senate. were ever ,tu"Se sena
now his solemn words as he sn,ooMMe broa,
me last time. September l 1S9a conn
lis place in the Senate ch,mha, OF t
ing the people Of the coun+n law
me encroachments Of the monas eulo2
ana ITS allies. sounded through ~ case
iIke me tones of Il fire-be, ar nj III ator
part OF the history of thu .innc and