Youngs Gets a Place

New York, 1895

MADE CLERK TO AN ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON COUNTY ROADS.

A Pretty Job Which Disgusts Republicans at Albany — Some Comments on the Boss and His Tool by a New York Newspaper.

In the Assembly at Albany on Monday evening the resolution of Mr. Nixon to appoint a special committee to investigate all railroads in the state was under discussion. The New York Sun of Tuesday followed its legislative report of the discussion of the resolution with the matter printed below:

"An example of what the big railroad resolution is capable of was afforded to-night by the activity in the Assembly chamber of Billy Youngs of Long Island. He is an ex-Assemblyman and a Republican state committeeman. He has been hanging around all winter seeking for some little crumb of patronage to the open disgust of some good Republicans not of Long Island, who say that he is well fixed and ought to let go and give some one else a chance. He did not let go, but caught on to the clerkship of special committee on county roads. It is a strong Long Island committee, Higbie and Vacheron both being on it. Youngs' efforts to-night were so energetic as almost to interfere with the business of the session. What he was up to was fixing things so that his job would last all summer, and the committee on county roads could range the state in great comfort at the state's expense.

"Ozone Park's pride and treasure, Vacheron, was also a great deal in evidence to-night. He is called a pride and treasure because he is expensive to that community. THE LONG ISLAND FARMER, with some interesting comments on the suits for debt and unpaid tax bills against this Republican member, was on the desks of many members.

"The object of this paper's attention put in a resolution providing that the committee on privileges and elections should investigate its attacks upon him with a view to having its editor before the bar of the Assembly for contempt. This is the same editor whom Vacheron assaulted, for which assault he was locked up in the village jail, as Mr. Stanchfield informed the house. The friends of the editor say that he can be successfully defended against any charge of contempt for the Assembly, but that he does not disclaim the heartiest contempt for the member from Ozone Park.

(From the Sun's Albany Letter of Wednesday:)

There is a decided difference of opinion in the Committee on Privileges and Elections in the matter of the Vacheron resolutions. Some of the committee are averse to "monkeying with a buzz saw," which is the way they characterize the proposition to take up Mr. Vacheron's quarrel with a newspaper.
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These extracts from the Sun might be augmented by similar extracts from other newspapers, but that is not necessary, for it is quite certain that every decent man in Queens county, be he Republican or Democrat, will feel a deep disgust after reading the Sun's observations. The people have not forgotten Boss Youngs's published declarations last Fall, that no man holding office, or seeking office should be at the head of any political organization. Yet here we have Mr. Youngs seeking for himself the office of Railroad Commissioner, and accepting the petty, menial position of clerk to a committee. Could anything be more inconsistent or scandalous?

According to the Sun, Boss Youngs is not content to have his job end with the session of the Legislature. He wants it extended over the year for his own and Vacheron's benefit.


Islip Firemen's Tournament

The Volunteer Firemen's association of Islip has fixed upon Thursday, June 20, as the date for the annual tournament. This will be the second tournament of the association. The meeting this year will be held at Bay Shore and efforts will be made to make it even more of a success than the first event.


Railroad Extension to Montauk

As the court of appeals has decided that the Benson heirs may sell Montauk, it is probable that the Long Island railroad will be extended to that place this season. Surveyors are now surveying the line of the proposed extension to Fort Pond bay.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 12, 1895, p. 1.