The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-16
LOWRY VS.. BERGNER.

Brains VS.. Stomach-The "LegisIatIve Re-
cord" SwindIer and an Honest Republican.
In response to an abusive attack make by
George Bergner in his paper, upon Senator
Lowry, the latter gentleman scourges that sound
patriot in the following agreeable fashion. 1t is
understood, of course, that Bergner's Legislative
Record swindle was strongly opposed by Mr..
Lowry, as by other good Republicans. In the
State Senate day or two since Mr.. Lowry
said:-
Mr.. Speaker, the charge against me is that
voted with the Democracy, and thereby gave the
casting vote on vital issue in this case. Now,
Mr. Speaker call upon the chairman of that
committee to bear me out, when say that the
committee were unanimously of the opinion that
Allegheny township should not be stricken out.
There was no difference of opinion in this ques-
ton Yet last night Bergner published to the
country that this great wrong was done in this
case in pursuance of bargain with the
Democracy, and that did the deed. l cannot
think of anything more infamous than this, and
] cannot find language adequate to express my
self in reference TO this shameful misrepresenta-
tion. / now give Bergner and his friends notice
that IL he dares to set his foot upon the floor of
this Senate, after repeating such charges as this
will, If he repeats them, ask for his Immediate
and forcible expulsion. The Senate cannot en-
dorse a statue of corruption who will publish q
| lie made out of the whole cloth. Every Senator
| on that committee voted to exclude Allegheny
| township from being considered unless fraud
was proven. None was proven; no man on
| the committee ever objected to hearing proof of
| fraud. What he (Bergner) says in the balance
| of the article that the committee will bear me
| out in that. The committee decided that we
| could not require man to swear for whom nc
voted until it was proven that he was an illegal
| voter. 1t is not because am on this contested
election case that this editor desires to destroy
| me In the estimation of my constituents. That
i is not it. 1t is because stand here between him
/ and the Treasury, between the most notorious
i thief in Pennsylvania who has stolen more
/ money from the Treasury than any man in the
| Commonwealth. That is the motive power OF
| these attacks, not his (Bergner's) sympathy fol-
| Mr. Scull. l have long list of larceny charges
/ to make against this man, which / some day
| intend to lay before the Senate and my CON
stituents charge George Bergner with having
i run his arm more than one hundred times into
| the State Treasury, and stolen therefrom every
pound of meat he carries upon his bones--no
| one pound that he has not stolen from the Trea
| sury Caughter); and 1t Is for that he woult
wrong me here on false charge, that / wai
acting unjustly and unfavorably upon com
mittee.
Mr. Graham had understood Mr.. Lowry to say
that he stood between George Bergner and th'
greatest thief who ever had his hand In th'
State treasury. Then you say Mr.. Mackey Il
the greatest thief in the Commonwealth;
Mr.. Lowry-Oh, no; meant George Bergnel
was the greatest thief who had ever stoleI
money out OF the treasury.
Bergner had better use plenty of soap before
he challenges show of hands with Mr.. Lowry