The leader., 1897-12-29

his ability and congeniality have al
ways won for him the esteem of many
and the friendship of his associates.
In his convictions he is unyielding and
maintains his views with courage and
fearlessness. During the fight made
by him against the proposition to lease
mineral lands in Utah owned by the
government he demonstrated his ability
as fighter and made several speeches
on the subject which have been highly
commended for the convincing argu-
ments they contained. He took the
initiative step in congress towards the
annexation of Hawaii, and the fact
that the provisions of the joint resolu-
ton introduced by him are precisely
along the lines of those contained in
the treaty sent to the senate later by
the president is evidence that his ideas
as to foreign policies are broad and far
seeing. He is student and a hard
worker.
Among the new and young men of
the house none has made a more agree
able impression than Charles X Wheel
err, of the First Kentucky district. OF
exceedingly handsome personal appear
ance, he is courteous and winning in
his manner and address. His attain
ments as a scholar make him ready
and interesting conversationalist. He
is lawyer by profession, and when he
quit his home in Kentucky to come to
the federal capital he commanded n
clientags not inferior to any prac-
titioner in western Kentucky. Al
though he has dedicated his time to the
mastery of law, he has yet found time
to acquaint himself with the politics of
the day, and has always gone to the
aid of his party. Big of stature, broad
minded and generous-hearted, he has
all the qualities that insure the perma-
nent good will and respect of all classes
OF voters, and there is scarcely doubt
OF his enjoying long and useful public
career. Mr.. Wheeler is "a years old.
popular member of the Virginia
delegation is the Industrious and ap-
proachable member from the Norfolk
district, W. A. Young. He perhaps had
the hardest fight of any of the old do
minion statesmen for those honors
which he now wears so modestly and
so becoming the real man of ability.
There were half dozen old and ex-
perienced politicians willing and anx-
ious to represent the Queen City of
Virginia and its surrounding country
in the national halls of congress, but
Mr.. Young, nothing abashed by his
youth, rushed in where age, expert
ence and influence had arrayed them
selves, and competition fed from him
as If from glance of destiny. Though
hitherto with no experience as a polit-
ical talker, Mr.. Young made decided
hit as a campaign orator, and probably
contributed as much as any of the
speakers in the state to rolling up a
majority for Bryan, Sewall and silver.
He is an Apollo in appearance, stylish
in dress and Chesterfield in manners.
He is 81 years of age.
1t is singular fact that these younC
men are democrats. The leader of the
democrats in the house Of representa-
tives is Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, who il
also young man, barely "a years of
age. Are we to infer from this fact
that the democratic party is going TO
systematically put forth it's young men;
or is 1T an accident, incidental to eli
mate, soil and political environment?
That is question for the philosophic
reader to answer for himself.
SMITH D. FRI.