The Governor realised that no statesman had lived in his day in whom the people had shown greater confidence; and, in spite of the present clamour, he knew that the iron-willed Mayor still possessed the friendship of the best men and ripest scholars in the State.
This quote emphasizes the Governor's recognition of the public's trust in a prominent statesman despite political challenges.
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