The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

He Likes to Speak on Education.
He Talks War, But Will Not Read
About the Battle of Gettysburg.
Mr.. Murat Halstead Pays a Tribute
to the Governor.

to the Governor.
Governor Charles B. Aycock spent
an hour in Charlotte last evening en-
route to Jamestown. Va. where he
will attend the exposition and make
an address.
The governor had spoken at Moores-
vile yesterday and had on the two
previous days made formal addresses
at the reunion at Greensboro, but,
barring a bad cold. he seemed none
the worse for his exertions.
do you like to make speeches, gov
ernor?' said an Observer nan to has
excellency.
Yes, on ONE subjects?"
"What?'
Well. after a good deal of cam
palgn work / got to like a tariff
speech and, to tell you the truth. 1
came to be quite proud of my argu-
ment on the tariff. But 1 prefer TO
make educational speeches now
You would rather speak on edu-
cation than any other subject YOU
know OFF,"
Yes"
And, by the way said the COVER
nor. you have noticed that there is d
great educational revival in this
State?"
Yes"
well, that is being accomplished
without a dollar Of extra appropria-
ton from the legislature. You see,
the people are voting the special
school taxes on themselves. That is
the real test of the interest and the
proof of the growth of the education
al movement.
Yes, I talk war" declared the gov
ernor after the conversation had drift
ed INTO other channels. "And why
not? Why not be proud of the part
that North Carolina played IN the
war Of the confederacy-Why not con
tinue to be proud Of the part played
by the whole south? To think of all
these peOple-all those brave. chiyal-
rous people, sacrificing themselves and
all they had just for one idea, just for
principle. Their action shows the
stuff they are made of and was char
acteristic of a great country.
Il am loyal to the union. but / do
not read about the battle of Gettys-
burg. 1t is sometimes hard to read
to e up to that point in history. 1t
touches me So" said Governor Aycock.
He arose and stood looking out of the
window. NO he said. speaking half
to himself, L have never read the
history of the battle of Gettysburg"
MURAT HALSTEAD DISCUSSES
THE GOVERNOR.
II like your governor said Mr..
Observer man at Greensboro a few
days ago. But is he such a good
MANI"
"Wha do you mean. Mr.. Halsteadc"
"Why, l notice hat all the speak
ers in referring to Mr.. Aycock call
him a Christian gentleman Is he
so eminently pIous?"
H is a good nan and a good BdD-
tist."
Il can easily believe he is a good
man., but why do they wish to ring
the changes on Christian gentleman
so often? / can believe the speakers
here are honest, but up In my country
that term has been used so much
that it has come to mean derision. It
is not hat way down here, is it?'
1T is thought that it m a come to
that. Mr.. Halstead."
Anyway, / like your governor"
Mr.. Halstead reiterated. Il liked him
the first time L eve saw him.. That
vas in Charleston. 7 had gone with
the president to attend the exposition,
and l saw Mr.. Aycock at the banquet
McSweeney, of South Carolina, a lit
tie ford fellow, had made a speech
that was full of flowers n in which
he had occasion to say in a burst Of
oratory that there was no north, no
south Governor Aycock followed and
his attitude was impressive. Very de-
~liberately. and in a way that Impress
ed every man at the banquet, he
said:
There IS a sOuth-a great south
He said a good deal that was worth
hearing after that. but | shall always
remember the quiet. sturdy way n
which he declared, there is q SOUTH"
Mr.. Halstead was talkative. He used
the name of Daniel Webster several
times.
DO you consider Daniel Webster
the greatest American orator." asked
the newspaper man.
IF general knowledge of a mans
speeches and if quotation from them
be considered a criterion. her Mr..
Webster is to be reckoned Americas
| greatest speaker"
Mr.. Halstead was reminiscent for
awhile. and wound up by saying:
4 voted the democratic ticket twice
in my life
For Mr.. Cleveland both times, If
cOurse?"
Hell. no; for Frank Pierce AID
Horace Greeley"
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