The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
Idol in His Native State

Idol in His Native State
 Charles B. Aycock was elected governor of North Carolina In 1902. He was man of whom good was said prior to his death. He was an idol in his native state, and his efforts in behalf of education spread his fame not only throughout the south. but throughout the nation as we'll He was known as the educational governor of North Carolina"
 l He was. born In Goldsboro, Wayne county foiiowins his election, iie raoved with his family to Raleigh. After serv- ing the state for four years as It's chief executive, he resumed the practice of flaw and formed the firm of Aycock & winston He is survived by Mrs. Ay- cock and seevraI children. He was 52 | years of age.
 It Is understood that Governor Aycoek during yesterday complained of a trifing indispostion. The cause of his death was either the rupture of blood vessel in the brain, or failure of the heart.
 Was Candidate for Senate
 Governor Aycock was preparing to en- ter the race in North Carolina for the Senate of the United States. Had he lived, he would have returned to Raleigh, and on Tuesday made his speech of an- nouncement On account of his popu- Iarty, even had he not been in posses sion of the gift of superb speech. it Is considered probable that he would have scored another success.
 Telegrams announcing the death of Governor Aycock were sent last night to Mrs Aycock and MT. Winston, the law partner of the deceased. The body will be prepared for burial at Johns Undertaking establishment, and dis patched to Raleigh tomorrow
 Governor AycOck's Speech
 The feature of the early portion of Governor Aycocks address last night was that he had his audience convulsed with laughter. His delivery seemed to be very effective. The stenographic re- port of his speech up to the time of his death as taken down by Stallings & Rrazelton, court reporters. is as fol- lows
 ladies and Gentlemen--I am ex- tremely gratified at the terms in which his excellency. the governor of Ala  this magnificent audience; 1t is very gratifying. ii is very sa.lsfying. I knew, of course, that what he said about me wasn't the truth; Laughter) l am not fraid to say that the governor does not tell the truth, because I have been d governor myself and l know what am talking about. CLaughter) But enjoyed 1t the more because it wasn't the truth. Gaughter) You know. it does not make a pretty woman glad to tell her so; she knows 1t before you tell her; but if you want to see joy ir- radiate woman, you get an ugly wom- an-not in Alabama, for you couldn't find her here Daughter )--but you go up in New England and find an ugly woman and tell her so Gaug just tell her she is pretty and she will be the happiest. gladdest woman in tho Unted States. Gaughter)
 Would Be Vanity
 And thls is the way I feel tonight when the governor says that l have done more for education in the south than any other governor in it. After listening to his magnificent address T.
 
 1t, but I am proud of the fact that we have built a schoolhouse in North Car olina every day since I was inauGur- ated as governor, including Sundays: and I am here tonight to tell you that am thorough believer in education. believe in universal education. Did you hear what I said? You see. I am not a scarey man. I believe in uni- yersal education; l believe in educating everybody 1 will go further. and say that l believe in educating everything. and SO do you when you come to think about it.
 1 What do you mean by sducation2 You i mean bringing out of thing what God i Almighty put into 1t. I repeat that an | in favor of educating everybody and educating everything. Why. we have educated the Irish potato. You know