THE. ST TA.NDARD.

R.ALEIGM 81. q.

"wednesday. September 8. IsAs

neafh 81 silas Wright.
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The Republic has lost one of its wlsest and
nobiest sonsi- Silas Wright Of New York is nc
Emoret He died at Canton, ST. Lawrence county,


on the 9Th Of last month, Of apOplexy in the SID


year of his age. estes


Silas Wright was born in the town of Amherst,


Massachusetts, on the Gath of May, 1875. In
1915 he graduated at MiddIebury College, Yer


mon, : and in 1919 he removed to Canton, where
, he opened an office and commenced the practice
of the law. We quote from his Biography, pub
lished in 1916 in the Democratic Review:


"His superior talents, added to the universal
kindliness of his disposition and manners, soon


made him, highly popular. < He was, after but a
short residence in his new home, selected as the


village postmaster, the captain OF the local militia


was stoned as the surrogate of the county of
ST. Lawrence. In all these situations, at the same
time that he perfectly discharged every duty de-
voving on him, he never failed, by an insensi5ie
process which, without effort on hisoRn part, was
irresistible on the part of OILERS tosmake himself
the object Of universal and afectionate personal
Popularity. r -: - a!G"-.. ssa


i' But a more enlarged public than a village
neghborhood soon appreciated justly the Abilities
studious habits, attainments, and integrity OF the
young barrsier. In the fall of the year 1923, with
out the slightest expectation of such an event on
his part, Mr.. Wright was nominated ny his demo-
cratic friends candidate Tor the once OF sena-
tor in the State legislature" r-...' a. ---..'.


In 1927, Mr.. Wright was elected member OF
lhe House of Representatives in Congress; and
in 1929 he was appointed by the Legislature of
his State, Comptroller Of New York. In 1888
he was elected to the Senate Of the United States,
in which body he met successfully in debate such
men as Clay and Webster, and won for hmselfa
which will be as lasting as the land he
served and whose great interests were ever near
his heart After the cluse Of the 9Th Congress,
MIR. Wright was called by the people 10 the Office
of Governor Of New York but was defeated for
. second term by the Anti-Rentcrs. against whom
he had rigidly enforced the law, and who, for that
ranks.


MIR. Wright possessed the incest sense Of honor,
and was uniformly courteous and respectful in de-
bate Such was the goodness of his heart and
such the gentIeness of his manners, that he had
no enemies. He was blessed with a sound judg-
ment, the offspring of calm, strong brain. No np-
peals to the passions or the prcjudices of men
characterized his arguments, but they went, tenn
pered and aimed by reason, TO the minds of his
hearers, and, if they did not always produce con-
'iciion they never failed to receive attention apd
respect. In his personal habits he was remarka-
bly, plain and unostentaious, presentnga true model
II. an honest aad consistent Democratic statesman


For faithful and eloquent delineation Of this
great mans character, werefeF our readers 70 an |
article in another column from The Washingto ton
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