The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-08-04
Communicated.
A VOICE FROM SPRING VALLEY.

Spring Valley, July %, 1888.
EDITOR WHITE PINE News: Some
time since an article appeared in the
Eureka Sentinel over the signatu re Of
William Maloney, better known in
Eastern Nevada as Father Maloney
commenting upon the death of r. c.,
0'Neil, which reflects upon the citi-
zens OF Spring Valley in such u man
ner as to justify the space which 1
ask to occupy in replying thereto.
In the first place, while [ consider ii
no part of the duties of a Catholic
clergyman to discuss through the
newspapers, The merits of a contro-
versy which had already engaged the
attention of the Courts where it
properly belongs. Still, il the rever-
end gentleman had confined himself
To the ruth IN what he nad written, l
for one would not challenge his right
to present his views, through the
press or elsewhere. But when a
priest or laymau attempts TO villIfy a
whole community by gross exagger-
atoms, it is only proper that his state
ments should be refuted, regardless of
his claims to ecclesiastical exemption.
He starts Oft with the assertion that
she knew O'Neil and his family for
eleven years, and that he can consci-
entiousiy say that he was a good man,
and was the victim of a cowardly
clique in Spring Valley, who could
not compete with him either morally,
physically or Intellectually"
Now l believe l can as conscien-
tlouslY say that the reverend gentle
man had absolutely no acquaintance
whatever with either O'Neil or his
family, except what was acquired by
an occasional tour through The valley,
when either by chance or design, he
might seek a nights lodging at the
O'Neil domicile. Does the gentleman
wish to be understood that he could
become SO familiar with the private
character OF o'Neil, upon such an ac-
quaintance, AS to enable him to pro-
nounce it either good or bad? II so,
he displays a much greater acumen
in this branch OF business than he has
ever evinced in the line of his legitl-
mate profession. The fact is, Mr..
William Maloney knows nothing
about Mr.. o'Nell or his family, or If
he does he is unwilling 10 declare the
truth over his own signature.
| do not claim tor the people of
Spring Valley any superiority over
the citizens OF any other valley, or
section of the State, either morally,
physically or intellectually. But /
do claim they Will average with those
Of any other portion in either of the
above qualifications, and will incluGe
in this assertion Mineral Hill and vi
emily. Neither are they the
dastardly, cowardly rutfians Mr.. Ma
loney would like TO have those who
are ~unacquainied with them believe.
But there is a point where forbearance
ceases to be a virtue, and the fate OF
0'Neil shows that it is dangerous to
press good nature too far, ever in
Spring Valley. | do not intend at
this time TO recount the many grew
ances committed by O'Neil and his
family against the people of this val
ley, which finally eliminated i'm the
uprising OF its citizens to destroy
them, as the Courts are the proper
place to reproduce such testimony.
But | will say like Brutus over the
dead body of Caesar Though the
people Of this valley may have had no
hand in his death, they will all receive
the benefit of his dying.
Very respectfully yours,
PAT FLANAGAN.