The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-08-18
GOVERNOR AYccCK.
He Sr1uld Have Been Presented for
Vice-Prssidsnt. Warm Trib-
gte to Hin and His State.

Atlanta News.
The people Of the OLD North State
have begun to realize that they made q
mistake when they did not insist. more
importuneiy ;:ron the nomination cf
Cove rnor Aycock rs Vice President Ct
the United States.
Il cani:o. BE denied tLat for several
days preceding the final selection OF
the gentleman who is to occupy the
second. place on the ticket, there was lam
guor, Indifference and doubt as to- who
should be tie running mate OF the 81.
lent Sage of Esopus. They canyassed
the situation with great deliberation,
and the choice finally fell upon an
aged, but entirely worthy Democrat
from the State Of West Virginia.
The most critical caviller could find
no flaw in the harness Of MIR. Davis,
but it would have been gratifying to
the people OF North Carolina ii they
could have seen their "fayorite SON.
this term is employed in no hackneyed
sense--chosen as Vice President Of the
United State.
The approaching Campaign should
be an aggressive one On the part of the
Democratic party. We have sat back
supinely and assumed the defensive too
long already. It ls high time that we
| assume the aggressive. 10 carry for
ward such a campaign, it is at least de-
slrt5le to have u.an on the ticket who
cs.a speak. Such man is Governor
Aycock. Tie s'cqasnce Of the Chief
Executive OF the Tar Heel State is alb
solute!y unrivalled among the Govern
ers, and sslndeed5 among tbs officials
whatever may be their position-oi the
entire Union. He was born with the
gift of oratory.
| He must have been 'dirre>: in the
Liffey." He has the persuasive charm
which belongs peculiarly to ;lle ropu-
lar orator. He can sway great masses
Of people il. :Ae sa::a manner that
Abraham Lincoln swaycd them. He is
eloquent, argumentative and oratorlcal,
without ever once relaxing his grasp
upon the firm thread of his discourse.
So far as his pefso1:! Individuality
| is concerned, he is one of the most
charming men in the South. lie
numbers his friends by the legion, and
each and every one of them was anx-
| ious to see his name placed before the
National Democratic Convention as
IVice-President Of the United States
The poet tells US that
"The pebble IN the streamlet scant
Has changed the course OF many a riv-
er:
The de.drop en- the baby plant
Has warped the mighty oak forever
We are not prepared to subscribe to
the intimatlon that Governor AycocA 5
career has been warped. He is too
! great in mind and heart for any such
casual circumstance permanently to
affect his career. But the TACT remains
that If there had been some man with
the voice, the yigor ard the courage
physically speaking, to place him ir
nomination before the Democratic con-
yention, he would have received a vote
which would mere than have fiatte;ed
his vanity, and perhaps haye secured
the nomination.
But Governor Aycock is larger than
the vice presidency. He is the Gov
ernor of one Of the really great States
of the Union He is the Chief Execu'
tive, be it remembered, OF the State In
which the Mecklenburg Declaration OF
independence was signed.
The people Of that grand old State
chose him from among all their worthy
citizens as the rightfuI leader OF De
mocracy. They know him and esteem
him for his true worth. It matter
, little to Governor Avcock that he j
not the vice presidential nominee. III