The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09

.,bli.. conscience on the SUBJECT oi I
esuration and created a sentiment
rnenr that put new life into our puohcS
:. hools and added:
IN history he Will be classed as
one Of our abiest Governors. At tunes
he WAS called upon TO say ana %
things that for the m were un-
popular. but he had the courage ana
H. manhood to do right, and IN the
lj.bt If SUBSEQUENT events, those who
,npos..l him at the time learned 10
anDreciatc the wisdom Of his action.
This is a test Of the great man. as
N,Canlpy said. not that he did the
things that Will give MIN praise IN Sc
curing the approval Of those nearest
him uho can return his favors, but
that he looked beyond and shaped his
administration 50 that it Will rebound
10 the benefit of those who can
never know him and VINO can never
make any return for the service he
rendered for the eOple.
Judge Boyd. long the Republican
leader Of his section. who is presid-
in. over Il term Of Federal court in
Charlotte, took occasion to give ex-
preston Of his high appreciation of
Governor Aycock and TO commend
the example Of his life from a seat on
the bench. Perhaps the two IsepuDli-
cans who knew Governor Aycock
best and came in closest touch with
him. were Judge ". s. OBJ. Robinson,
Of GoldsDoro, who practised with him
daily for a quarter of Il century in
every court from the magistrates TO
the Supreme Court. lie knew him in
timately ana loved him deyoted>y.
This sentence from his tribute illus
trates the character Of Governor Ay-
cock:
His life work for the education Of
the masses viii! prove an Inspiration
TO the youth OF this State and "A bless
ing to the passing generations as long
as the Commonwealth endureS."
The other IS Mr.. f.. G. Duncan Of
Raleigh. Mr.. uncan and Governor
Aycock We're both Eastern men and
had known each other long. Govern
or Aycock was attorney for Mr.. Dun
can in the very important and diff
cult transaction-by which MIR. DuncaI.,
v~ice-president Of L the Norfolk
Southern Railroad, purchased the
Raleigh and Southport, the Asheboro
and Aberdeen, the Durham and
!, Charlotte railroads and secured the
!, rights Of way and terminals for con-
, Meeting these properties and building
the railroad on to Charlotte. Refer
, ing TO Governor Aycock, Mr.. Duncan
says:
he announcement of trOSpFnnT
] Aycocks death was a great shock &c
me. l have known Governor Aycoch
{ Tor twenty years. For ten years
nave known him as mel shouit
I know each other in order to appre
/. clate true worth. 1 have seer him pu'
: to severe tests as between persona
: friends on the one side and what h
conceived to be public duty on tn.
n other. On such occasions he never
battered. Seeing him under thes.
strains made me better appreciate tn,
0 noble qualities Of the man. have
/ been familiar with his personal! life
e and ne was as sweet and simple i,
dealing with the ordinary affairs 0
NE as Il child. and as tender an.
, sympathe1ic as a [ deepl,
= valued his friendship, and it is a com
N Tort TO know that he felt that I was
Trend. He was truly the Education
al Governor of North Carolina. IT
> accomplished results that will liv
+ Tor untold generations, ana be a con
stant blessing. Although his deaf
10 orlngs great sorrow TO all our people
still il will bc a comfort +
g Know that he went while speaking il
IN oehal! Of the cause which means s
e. much to North Carolinians and whic)
20 he loved SO dearly"
Other Republicans OF pron7inenc
IN this State have given expressions O
IKE sentiment. Their expression
show that while Governor Avcock wa
ey 8 - pdf'isan ana neither aske
,is nor gave quarter in unfolding tn
Democratic faith. he did SO with
nd largeness and 4 breadth and q kinds
ness that won for him the respect an
es admiration Of men OF all partie