The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-03-24
a Deserved RebuKe.

Last week the contest for the seat in /
Congress from the Elmira, n. Y, Dis |
trict was before the Elections Commit
tee of the House of Representatives.
Rockwell held the seat, and Noyes, Re /
publican, was the contestant. After con-
siderat ion of all the facts adduced in the
contest, the Committee, with one excep-
ton, voted to give the seat to the Re
plblican contestant, and oust the Dem>
ocratc sitting member. Elmira is the
home of Senator David Bennett Hill
He is now the great New York political
boss and has become so inflated by his
political success that he presumes to play
the role of boss to Congress. so Senator
Hill sent word to Democratic members
of the Elections Committee, of which
O'Farrell is Chairman, to come to his
room. The orders were sent separately,
aud one did not know the other had
been ordered number of them went,
and were surprised to find themselves
h lddled together in the Senator's room.
o. Farrell did not attend: and conse
u1ently did not hear the lecture the
Senator gave the Democratic Commit
tee about turning Democrat out and
putting ia his mace Republican, more
es De cially as that Democrat represented
the Senator's own district. Finding that
he could not get O'Farrell into his pri-
vate room he practicad u ruse the next
day O'Farrell was requested to go to a
certain Committee room as a gentleman
wanted to see him. O'Farrell is good
natured, obliging and courteous and will
put himself to trouble to accommodate
gentleman, whether political friend OF
foe. 81 he went to the Committee room,
and who should he find there but Sana>
tor Hill? He was the gentleman that
wanted to see him. Hill commenced, in
Il dictatorial manner, to give lis views
of the contest between Moves, Republi-
that Rockwell be retained in his seat
This fired up O'Farrell, who gave the
Senator a pretty severe rasping, telling
him that the Elections Committee knew
it's business and its duty, and proposed
to attend to both without the aid of the
Senator-that they would decide the
case on its merits, and pass judgment
upon the facts. whether it was in accord
with the Senator's political ethics or not
Hot words passed between them, and
O'Farrell then, with disgust and feel
ing of contempt, turned on his heel and
left
This plucky and manly course o.
O'Farrell was feather in his cap, and
Virginian, whether Democrat or Republi
can. 1t probably reveals to Senator Hill
the fact that there are things in the ca
reer of some public men dearer than the
smiles of political boss, and that the
consciousness Of doing right is more tc
be priced than the favor of Tammany
chief.
This little episode will do more to cool
Hills goose as a presidential possibility
than anything that could have occurred
1t uncovers him in q way and with F.;
perspicuity that expose his true char
acter and caiber, and advertises him as {
spoiled party boss, as far removed from
the statesman as was DIVES from Laza
rus
O'Farrell's manly resentment of Hill
insolence will be endorsed by the people
of Virginia irrespective of party. and en-
titles him to thanks for the rebuke h.
administered to the imperious Senator
cognized leader of the National Demo
cratic Party.