Show The New York Evening Post comments com-ments on the appointment of John Russell Young as librarian of congress in these terms I The presidents selection of John Russell Rus-sell Young to be librarian of congress I is the most deplorable surrender to the I I spoilsmen that he has yet been guilty f of and the list of such surrenders is becoming portentously long The appointment ap-pointment is fitly entitled in the press A place for Mr Young That is precisely pre-cisely what it is He has no qualifications qualifica-tions whatever for the position He is nothing but a journalist who for reasons rea-sons which it is unnecessary to recall long since ceased to hold anything like a permanent or high position In 1 his profession He established his claim upon Mr McKinley by taking up his residence at Canton during the campaign cam-paign of lat year and writing to a New York newspaper a dally letter filled with nauseating personal flattery of the Republican candidate It would be bad enough to recognizfe this claim by giving Mr Young a political office but to put him in charge of one of the I greatest libraries in the world just housed in a buildingyhtch is undoubtedly undoubt-edly the highest architectural achievement achieve-ment of its kind to b found in any country is to turn that institution which ought to be held religiously away i from all contact with the spoilsmen > over to their complete possession This I is what the appointment means The spoilsmen of both houses of congress I have been making a furious onslaught i I upon the present librarian for places I i under him and he has resisted them i with all the force he could command I They have threatened to prevent Jiia i reappointment by the president If i he opposed their demands and they I have been able to have their threat i fulfilled There this probably is something In I because so good a Republican paper I as the Chicago InterOcean says I i this appointment of Young meant the I displacement of Mr Spofford It would be unfortunate Il Spofford was appointed ap-pointed by Mr Lincoln in 1861 He proved a wonderfully fit man for tie place His knowledge of the books of I reference in that vast library is marvelous mar-velous He has rendered the country great service in enabling ccflsressmou to get the bottom of facts on almost any subject of legislation coming b f < re the senate or house during the last 35 years He is still doing I and there is no thought of interfering with his specialty |