The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-08

gnageS. But he was intend 9d .Or the
1 bar, and after little Difficulty of
numerous nature, he was adritted to
practice law. Judge Graham says that
| his fame as a pleader and cross exami-
ner spread RAPIDLY.
"Murphey had g life of ease in his
hand" said Mr.. Bailey; The had a life
of wealth il lis hard; he had life Of
ambition in his hand. But he looks
abroad over North Carolina and secs a
vision of glory in his mind, ard says for
the FIRST time, I love North Carolina. :"
The speaker then went on TO say that
Two years later the Senate was walked
up and called upon by this youn:; man
to lay aside petty politics, gather then.
selves together and do something to
make the State great in it's might Muir
phey offered a bill to appropriate $50, 900,
morrow $'50.000 mere. and organize three
great stock companies to open up the
mouths of the Cape Fear, Roanoke and
Neuse rivers, Cor he had seen visions of
great and prosperous >itiess on these
great waterways. This bill was do.
feated
But the dreamer is net denied 4 bet
as a member from Orange, and speaks
speech for universal education. He
says that State is dependent upon the
virtue of her citizens, and that the
virtue of her citizens depends upon
their education He says that the poor
boy is the peculiar property of the
State. and he submits "a report on the
subject of education
This made profound impression upon
the Senate, and he was asked to make
further Investigations and submit an
other report. He spent considerable time
travelling ard observing, and came back
with report that has never been sur
passed for completeness and scope. TIc
said that we must have schools for the
l.cor children from one end of the State
10 the other. Then there must be acade-
mics for those who did we'll enough in
the first schools to entitle them TO SO on,
ird finally the University for those who
could enter. and if a poor boy should
be advanced until he got through the
University, he must go back and educate
others. For uneXampled justice, this
plan of Murphey's was the most COM
plete ever submitted. He had come
back with perfect idea of the new syst
tom Of education. His measure passed
in the House and Senate on it's first
reading. Then some man rose and op-
posed the clause providing for the sup
pert of the poor boy while being edu-
Gated, and Murphey had the alternative
of taking out that clause or having the
measure defeated, and he went down ia
lefeat the first to go down in the name
If educating the poor boy in the state.
The measure for universal education was
passed later by another man, but the
honor and the glory of the great fight
ire Murphey's. So his second dream
was defeated.
There were other things done by him
III the Legislature. He made way for
tho State Librery, and for the preserva-
ton of the Colonial and State Records
md The Constitutional Convention of
1885. The State gave him a judgeship
lid he did his duties SO we'll that tho
Governor called him to the Supreme
f;erch. But his heart was not on the
bench. and it was then he said 81 love
North Carolina"
He called upon the State to help him
20 write history of North Carolina; for
he knew that history as die FIVE men,
OFT even that was denied him.
Il think said Mr.. Bailey, sit was
hiEhly appropriate that he should have
wanted TO give to the future the story
Of the past, that the State might pgoit
thereby. But now all that story of his
IS mouldering in the dust with his
sshes."
Speaking of Judge Murphey as a man,
the speaker said: HE was man of
brilliant mind of unusual gifts, fine
lawyer and able writer. But he turns
from his gifts to give his life to the
State. l have read everything he wrote
Except his Supreme Court decisions, and
here is not line to tell to what party
&c belonged, SO faithfully did re serve
ais State. He was a patriot and not a.
party man. AS Mr.. Beale has sail, h.
loved his State so much he forgot him
SELL"
Mr.. Bailey concluded very elouuently
~ showing the lessons of State pride
md patriotism to be drawn from Judge
Mjrphey's life and devotion, and cali.
ing upon the people of the State to erect
monument to his memory, with the in
scription upon it, II love North Caro-
Ina
SUPERINTENDENT JOINER
After very graceful complimentary ref
erence to the address of Mr.. Bailey Su-
jerintendent JOyner remarked the coinci-
1ence of the system of public schools be-
ng inaugurated on the one hundredth an
1iveI sary of Judge Murphey's DEATH He
then went on to say that there was no
iced for him to speak to a Raleigh au-
Hence on the subject of education; there
was no need to plead for the schools with
he second city in the State to establish
system of graded schools. 81 do not
need" said he, "to tell this people that
light Is better than darkness and that
education is light, and ignorance is dark
less; that freedom is better than bon
lage, and that education is freedom, and
ignorance is bondage
Il am here tonight to express to you
n behalf of the whole State and all the
children in it the gratitude they feel
or the example you have set before them
n your schools, to thank you in the
lame of the people for the inspiration
that has gone out from your city into
the schools all over the State. l con-
sratulate you upon the work you have