Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22
HoE. CASEY YOUNG.

hon. CASEY YOUNG.
Four years ago Casey Young, a com
pa-atively unknown man, was sent to
represent a district of the Southwest
having as varied interests, as much COM
mercial Importance and as much mecca
sity for the fostering arm Of the govern
ment as any in America. Situated in
the midst of the cotton belt, the center
Of the a%lluvial lands Of the Mississippi
valley, its capital, the great commercial
city of Memphis, with merchants eonser-
vative and enterprising, it required in its
representative in congress capacity, in
dustry and craftsmanship. For nearly
four years Colonel Young has been
charged with the trust Of representing
this district. He has returned to his
constituents. How has he discharged
his trust? The comparatively unknown
mar of yesterday in these few years
past, brief as they are, has made a Ma
tional reputation, has developed a
capacity for public affairs rarely
possessed BY Legislators and has brought
home to the citizens Of this district oc'
cular proofs of his fidelity to their in.
terests aud his large capacity to subserve
them. A custom.house. S4S5. 900; an
appropriation of S48, 600 for the river
front at Memphis. and S73, 900 to survey
the Mississippi river, witt a view OF as
pertaining a proper method of reoialm'ng
the a%lluvial lands on the Mississippi
river from overflow are some OF the fruits
of Colonel Young's lsbors for his cos
stitaeuts. Over $500. 900 in three
years. Why change him for an untried
man? No former representative ever
accomplished SO much. Experience
added to capacity makes the great and
useful statesman. The ways aud means
to accomplish great and needful
reform, devise measures of re-
lief, get national aid for South
ern enterprises from the general
government, do not usually consist 10
changing useful and capable public ser
wants for unlried ones. This is one
reason why the North and East
have invariably secured ~appropria'
tions when the South has failed.
Capacity, in that section, to serve o
constituency secures reelection after re-
election. The great statesmen Of Amer
iea-Webster, Gay, Calhoun, Benton.
Seward, Lincoln, Douglas and others
we're not the creatures Of an hour. Il
required years Of familiarity with and
service in public affairs to make them OF
any Of them what they became. II ia
not only the case in the American repub
lie, but in Europe. England, Russia
Austria and Germany With Beacons
field, G~ortschAkoG, Andrassy and Bis
msrck avert ct the council board
q general European war. Eacl
representative had spent nearl!
half q century iu the service of his coun
try, and each brought to that counci
board the experience and ~knowledgl
thus acquired. II untried and inexperi
enced diplomats had been sent to thl
congress 10 have represented these grea
powers, would not the thinking million
of people everywhere regarded that fac
as an indication either Of ~imbecility il
them or else a wiliul intention 10 precipi
tate war. The argument can be illus
trated over aud over again. II applie
in every walk Of life-the merchants wit
their counting-house clerks, the grocer
with their salesmea, the employers wit
their employees. Then without disparagC
ment to anybody claims the LEDGuR |
for Casey Young's return to congress
because OF him it a say, well don
thou good and faithful servant"