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go, r. n. O,FerraH

the Rockies. for his manly course IN Con
gress. We make few extracts anent his
action in the Moves Rockwell contest;
atlanta Journal.
O'Ferrall's speech was eloquent, fair non
partisan and delivered with great effect.
Omaha Bee.
O'Ferrall, of Virginia, is II mar who has
won the respect Of he country by sinking
his Democratic partisanship in the interest
Of an honest election.
Boston Herald
When As s.rong Democrat as O Fefrali,
of Virginia, with others ef his party agree
ing with him, reported that 4 Republican
was entitled 10 his oe.t over Dem"cra',
the public will not have any trouble max
ing up its mind ia the matter
New York Recorder.
The last day of the debate WAS fall OF m
teresiing incidents, and the galleries were
packed throughout the discussion. Col
Fellows made smart and plausible argu'
ment for Rockwell and Bourke Cochran
followed him in rooltearing Grafton on
the same side, which Chairman O'Ferrail
disposed OF easily in his closing argument.
Boston Herald.
1t will hardly do to say that Chairman
O'Ferrall, of Virginia, is not good Demo
crat. He ha. served his constituents in the
Forty eighth, Forty.nine, Fiftieth, Fifty
first and Ffty-second Congresses by prac'
tically unanimous vote. He could teach
some of his critics more than they seem to
know about party principle.
Macon GA Telegraph.
O'FerraPs speech, which was by far the
best of the debate, commanded the intellec
tual assent of his side with the exception OF
few lawyers who thought the right lay
with Rockwell, but it was not strong enough
to dissipate prejudice and timidity. He
endorsed every opponent whom he attacked
from Bourkc Cochran down, including lit
tie fighting Joe Wheeler, of Alabama.
Ne,e York Commercial Adrertiser.
Mr. O'Ferrall, who, as Chairman Of the
House Committee on Elections, led the fight
for the majority of that committee to sus-
tain their report unseating Mr.. Rockwell
the Democratic member from Elmira is
one Of the most courageous men in the
House. Though a majority Of his party re-
yersed the decision of the committee and
refused to take the action recommended in
his report, he will suffer no loss Of respect
by reason of his having the courage to stand
up for his convictions in the face Of party
prejudice and in spite Of political wire pull
ing.
O'Fcrrall i one of the mos; earnest par
tisans in the House. lie is an uucompro-
missing Democrat, and il always supposed
to give his party the benefit Of the doubt,
when ans exists in his own mind a. 10 the
propricty Of poll zeal action. But he is a
man of very high sense Of honor, aud when
he believes. beyond question, that thing
is right 90 be done, and that il is his duty
to do il, no danger Of personal loss or in
jury will cause him to hesitate, vacillate or
turn aside.
Baltimore Slo..
Mr.. OFerrall had the honesty and cour-
age TO report in ,avor of seating Noyes, Re
publican, in that case, for the simple reason
that he believed Mr.. Noyes to have been
elected, while Rockwell was not. Such in
tegriiy and fairness may be somewhat out
Of fashion nowadays in some States, but in
Vir- iuia these qualities are not yet alto.
gether Oh, of favor Ga the contrary, Mr.
O'Ferralls possession oil them will win him
the support of Vrgnians who dsdain to
strike an opponent below the belt. The
Col does not need to be an INSCRIPTIONS
partisan to prove his Democracy.