Evening star., 1897-06-03
MR.. GAGE SAID NO.
Mr. fOun9's DaAnaishAents CovHa NOT
1ndace Him to Abandon HE Posision.

Mr. YOuna's DaAaaishnseuss Ccv,s M.
1ndsce Him to Abandon His Pesition.
From the baltimore SUM-
WAsHINGTnN, June ax Philadelphia
esnos Ha : members 10 the House OF Repre-.
sentatives. The republicans In their appor-
tionment always give one OF these to the
democrats and take the other four for
themselves. These four republican Con-
eressmen have always had a pretty good
thing of 1t. 1t seems TO be an unwritten
law In Philadelphia republican politics TO
keep on returning them to Congress unless
death prevents II has been claimed that n
constituency IL best served by men long IN
service because OF their enhanced knowl-
euge ana experience. No doubt there Is n
great deal In this. but from the taIk of
fniiaoelphians who come here there Is an.
other side to It.
1t Is alleged that men who feel so secure
IN their seats are apt to become inst a liz,
tie indolent and Indifferent and NOT bastir
themselves In matters OF public interest
however this may be, the White House and
every department Of the executive branch
OF the government has since March 4 had
striking Illustration of what a new broom
can DO. The new broom In this instance ia
MI James Rankin Young who began his
Sonsressional career at the above-named
cate. he has succeeded In telling the Prcsi-
cent and members of the cabinet more
about what Philadelphia needs and what
.ne omce-seekers of that sleepy old town
must have than ell his colleagues put TO-
gether have done for years.
MIR. Iouns's Wide Experiences.
AS an able and trained journalist of more
tnan quarter of a century's residence in
washington. Mr.. Young, of course, acuuir-
Gu an experience anf a valuable stock of
information concerning the ins and the
a Oa tfn1 x.rha
gresham from Philadelphis or anywhere
else could not possibly acquire in lifetime.
Added to this he has courage. tempered by
rare gentleness, and a personal magnetism
unsurpassed among men. Morning. noon
and night he is on the 20 from White
House to departments and departments To
the Capitol until the boys" in Philadel-
phia who have heretofore found IL SO hard
10 accomplish anything at Washington.
don.t know where they are at"
The fame of the new CONGRESSMAN has
spread so wide that the constituents OF his
colleagues are turning to him. and II IL
keeps on he will be rather embarrassed as
ne nad 42.OoO republican majority in his
own district. The new broom lust now has
taken a large contract He is tryipr TO
sweep back into the Philadelphia mint
some eighty or more old soldiers who were
dropped during the last administrator He
mas had dozen or wore interviews with
the Secretary of the Treasury on the SUBJ
)ect and brought all his wonderful batteries
OF persuasion to bear. He talked so beau
tifuily about the old soldiers that Mr..
Gage was compelled to have recourse to his
handkerchief.
But Mr.. Gage is a stanch civil service re-
former and told Mr.. Young he could not
turn out men without cause even for the
sake of old soldiers. Mr.. Young said
bother civil service reform" but Mr.
Gage. still using his handkerchief, said
No. Speaker Reed was a witness to this
scene, and under his breath cried out
bully Mr.. Young for one moment for
sot MS gentleness in his agitation of the
old soldier racket, yet stiIi the Secretary
OF the Treasury did not bulge an inch.
de was so much moved. however by Mr.
foungs eloquence that he promised to re-
celVe the eighty soldiers in a day CT two
in a body, with Mr.. Young at the head. The
Philadelphia Congressman is happy in the
belief that the Secretary will finally have
to Sucoumb.