Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-19
Eloquent Addresses at
Opera House Rally
Governor and Judge from North
Carolina Speak.
handkerchief Salute Given the speak
ers at Meetings. Close.

with the interest ldhrII ny t1'~
the city in the problem OF euu' li'iii5
masses. for the attendance at the iii
iny was very small in comparison :"
mat which the occasion "dfrdii.eu'
Th. lack Of number was made up ~"
.v.r by the interest displayed Dy tho9e
1resent and the speakers recei'eo
most cordial reception and were ilSteiieu
"a with nattering interest throughout
,be length of their addresses. Inc au-
di.nce was certainly representative oi
th.. educational interests or the CITY, loi
almost every member or the teachlhs
st.fs of the public schools, the institute
and the college was present, as Wei as
,,.,nv Of the citizens who have taken a
,rnrninent Fart in the advancement or
the city's interest.
tr,on the stage with the speakers.
Mayor Davis and superintendent OIL
Schools Wyman, We're President Z. l..
White. President F. w. johnson OF 20
hurn. Prof. j. william Black, President
Gharles F. Mescrve Of Shaw University
ar North Carolina, Rev. r.. Z. Whlte-
more Rev. C. w. Bradlee, Rev. Il. l..
Marsh, d. T.. Foster, Esq. ana u. r.
Bowman. Esq. State superintendent OF
Schools W. w. Stttson occupied Il front
seat in the audience.
The meeting was called to order by
Superintendent Wyman and Key. Ed
win &. Whitternore, pastor OF the firSt
Hautjst church, offered prayer. MT.
Nyman then introduced Mayor Davis
40 chairman of the meeting. In very
happy manner Mr.. Davis spoke OF the
pleasure 1t gave him to welcome TO the
pf GIlch prominence .lS
the sneakers and expressed his regret
for the small attendance which ne had
~ doubt was due to the hour of the
meeting and the attractions elsewhere.
H., retracrd the stirring days Of the
Rebellion and spoke Of the part taken
I'm that great conflict by the men OF
Maine and North Carolina. He then m
troduc.d Judge G. w. Winston, to
whom he paid fine tribute.
Judge WinSton's manner on the plat
form Is one to command instant
attention. OF fine presence ana "l"-
uuent of voice. he has the southern d.
Hl.ct ana uuickneSS of wit which have
raised him to the high position which
ne holds IN the legal profession of his
state. In opening, Judge Winston paid
n fine tribute to state Superintendent Or
Schools W. w. Stetson, and spoke or
the admiration in which Mr.. Stets"1 Is
held by the people of North Carolina
with whom he has come in contact. He
nlso paid n tribute to Maine ana hef
people and referred humorously to the
rapid manner I'm which he and Governor
Aycock had Travelled across the state
and the small audiences which they had
spoken to III most places.
The Judge said he knew little Of edu-
cation. but had been for Is years q
member Of the board Of trustees of th'
University of North Caolina, Of which
board Governor Aycock is president eX-
Officio. and paid a tribute to Colonel
Solomon Gallcrt. a gradual" or 'oibS
College. who has made a name for NM
self in the South The judge said the
peopIc Of North Carolina We're going
slow in the matter of education. but
that they were sure. and We're laying
th, foundation for future success. In
three wears $50. 600 children have beer
added 70 the number attending the
schools of the state. 1900 school houses
have been built, sl000.00O has been
spent for the schools and the school
term has been Increased to the limit
set by the statutes.
The Judge pictured the log school
house Of A. years ago. and n young
man studying there. He pictured this
young man afterward. green fresh
man in college and himself a hazing
sophomore. The young man OF the log
school house was Governor Aycock
who afterward had the courage to adj
vocate education for whites and blacks
alike. The Judge said the people OF the
North and South are alike. and that II
10 men from Maine and 30 from North
Carolina and other states had met there
would probably have been no Rebellion
In closing Judge Winston paid q
glowing tribute to North Carolina and
her citizens and institutions.
Mayor Davis then introduced Gov
Crnor Charles Bradley Aycock of North
Carolina. In opening. Governor Ay-
cock paid a tribute to Superintendent
Stetson. to whom he referred as 1.-The
best state superintendent Of schools in
the country" Afterward few words
In n lighter strain Governor Aycock
launched into his theme. He said he
believed in universal education. Edu-
cation brings out the good and re-
presses the bad: It elevates all who
come in contact with ii. and II one
takes 1t UP they cannot fail to be helped
by it. Governor Aycock referred to the
cultivation OF the Irish potato as an ar
tiCle Of food as the education Of the po-
tato: the training of the mule. that
great friend of man in the South. as the
education Of the mule and the training
Of the pointer and setter as 1.-The edu-
cation Of the dog" Illustrating each of
his points by a story in such an able
manner that his hearers were ct once
entertained and convinced.
In his illustrations Governor Aycock
showed how education brings reliability.
self-restraint. and determination. He
said that education cannot make all
men equal in intellect. but if there IS
good in a man, education will bring II
out Competition makes the best edu-
cation as in everything else. To illus
trate this point he spoke of the devel-
Opment Of the trotting horse. from the
horse which went in 2.40 down to Lou
Dillon. who reached the two minute
mark. forced there by the runners at
her side. Governor Aycock said that ed
ucation is not for the rich but for all
and the rich cannot hope to have their