The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-28

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priation FIR ] stat4. II N4n,. III stat
uarS Hal. Washington. suggested IT,
mis- paper Thar when North Carolina
undertakes tats dusy II, should furnish
statues for the i've places assignee -
North carolina. adding that the
s,a-,,. ~ Macon @honI4 Il. ma. th.r.
rt.
viii .'at -
caused the salisbury Post H. make
this comment
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i,g nnaD dsrn.r-uS gr,ana t,h.n
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nlna Vance III. states tuo 4u.e. r.t-
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\.rth e8r.iir4aD :, .r.-.r4{r.re. 49,
ben gIaa RI eSraD. br,,l-b ~. h#rk
,Iev MINIS his .nat t4as-tr fb.,
re,tra ~ ef,ereh ain ~ 4rl4n.H-
hsfara r.ttine x.u an4.r ~,
that vance anu Macon afr the t@"
greatest men North Carolina has pro-
duc.d. IN fact ia som. e,..t.l lam.
7io"1 '''titt H'l tan oe named
who We're greater tn their ~nralalty
than either. Mr II peel, il. his
hack - ,a- ,f-.
Carnlinians.. has admirably ANA wan
judicial and historical eor,,.tn.=s
summed W the relative position IF
the greatest men North Carolina mas
produced. We quote.
The work and worth ana yraatpos.
OF Murphy have never been duly ap-
~ eNsh ~ ms own state. and
greatness i measured -, ,hi -
benefit ii ~confers. perhaps Macon
Murphy ami Vance Viii stand to-
81 - = thite greatest men th"
an common 49,
choice and application Of principles "a
ensuing conditions, and III the pro-
pne'l9 hnoWledse OF the fruit they
Macon was greatest In schnfa~sbfn
and breadth Of culture. ombined win
originality TO conceive the most far
,nIIaassliins poiicles OF pubic welfare,
adaa ~ ,an - 49, - ,He hhoNL-
Of human sympathy. as the advocate
aHd champion or the peoples rights,
-. pu' 'idhdha had
the details If nnhlic hnsaaaG i"9P -
Of them; and Badger, in his ahilitv r.
rapidly acquire and assimilate law and
learhlhg' easily outstripped them an
When North Carolina puts two of its
sons in S~tatuary Hall. the selection
should not be left to the oninian af
any one man or few men. Pearson was
q greater lawyer than Vance. and era
nam a better equipped public man tina,
Macon. Mangum was a more eIom1ant
orator than either. Murphy was more
accomplished than either. Badger had
abilities second to none. Davie ranked
with the first statesmen and soldiers
Of his day. IredelI, Castor. Casyen
Willie Jones. Morehead and others baa
rare gifts and qualities Of leadership
Ii you We're to ask an b,,ana,
North Carolinians ..vvba
greatest man North a., ,aI,a
duced ?' the VARYING answers .a.t,
De IN part tinged by the traditions and
the political. family or sccfi.naI ,ia,,
1molbed unconsciously.
The two men worthy of the praa,
distinction are the two man wbo
picked out b. the people of the ctata
to receive the highest honors foa H.
longest period of time ana who +,
their public ana private roo 49,
typify what we would cau
fesentative North C~arolinian." Cor
talnly Davie would not be "tbe ran
resentative North Carolinian' great as
was, for he never was in svmnatbv
win the North Carolina spirit ana
moved to another State after he uae
retired from public life. Macon ana
Vance are the only two public nan
Noith Carolina trusted implicitly and
followed unquestioningIy al their
il'es' gave them every honor
'hey would accept, and can
tlilued their love, confidence and
appfoNai until Macon voluntarily
. e,ifed at the age Of seventy.
ne hdd long before fixed as the
ih u ms political existence and