The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04
BERGNER ONCE MORE.


Through the Lobbies, and shows his Prospect
of Some Day Hanging from a Lamp.post,
High Above the Rest of the Plunderers.
Senator Lowry's third letter to Deacon"
Bergner reads as follows
CONTINENTAL HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, March
3, 1870-Deacon George Bergner;-- Yesterday
parted with you abruptly, and with regret, at
the capital of law sellers; to-day warmly
greet you from the city of Penn. My duties
here are of such character that 1t may be out
of my power again to salute you before return
to the homo of the head of an organization which
purchases, intimidates, and debauches men at
the lowest price, and sells their votes at. the
the hghest-a city which has within itself an
organization of which you are an outrider,
standing like a highwayman, demanding of
every corporation in the State, as well as every
individual who seeks legislation, their purses
or their lives. Pardon me, my dear
Deacon for this complimentary depression,
and will proceed with the main ISSUE
One year ago protested against your outrage
GUS practice of corrupting majority of the Re-
publican party on or before their arrival at Har-
risburg. and then calling caucus, when you
knew that the knaves could outvote the honest
men, and compelling us to stand by the party or
suffer the ignominy of voting with the Demo
cracy. protested against these outrages, aud
showed my contempt for such caucus nomina-
tions by refusing TO vote for the caucus nominee
for State Treasurer.
! would not have dared to have done so during
the war; for then we had o nation to save from
rebels, but now we have to save 1t from thieves.
The African to-day is riding in the cars, the
negro has taken the seat of JEFF Davis in the
Senate of the United States, the colored man
will vote at all future elections, he already
represents us in the army and at foreign courts,
and with these great facts accomplished, the
question of his position is forever established;
and in future my attention shall be directed to
such men rs you.
knew last winter that the nomination of Mr..
Mackey had been purchased, and that the
movers in 1t had insulted the dignity and out
ragged the clearly expressed preferences of the
Republican PARTY for another man. In this
struggle private bankers openly took part; SEN
ators and Representatives were impOrtuned
before they reached Harrisburg, and long before
a caucus was called majority of the dominant
party were pledged bound hand and foot, and
carried into our gatherings, where they were
voted in the interest OF the ring that ruled.
beheld, with shame and humiliation, these pro-
ceedings for years. l have watched you, Dea-
con Bergner, while showing your Shiny length
along the lobbies of the Legislature, plying
vocation rs fixed by yourself or fixed for you by
your Weather and, if possible, more corrupt
masters.
Your newspaper has been prostituted to these
disgraceful purposes, and is the defender now
of the plunderers of the Treasury, and the de-
famer of those whom you could not purchase,
and who are endeavoring to protect the public
moneys from swindlers and robbers. One year
ago was compelled, in justice to the people
and out of regard to the honor of the Re-
publican party, to strike at those who are
it's worst enemies and try to protect it from
further pollution. OF course, in doing this
incurred your hatred and that of your confede-
rates, who monopoliZe the deposits of the public
money, and who do the great measure of their
banking business with the funds of the Com
monwealth. year ago you supposed the Trea-
sury thieves had become permanently fixed in
power and you, Deacon Bergner also started q
bank, that you might share in their profits, Mr..
Mackey, the State Treasurer, giving you de-
posit, on which capital, have reason to believe,
this institution was solely based. My course
and that of my comrades put an end to your
note e-shaving with the public money. And when
| used my efforts to save the Republican party
and the State Treasury from the clutches Of
thieves, ] drew upon myself their malignant
| hate, and though you were put forward to throw
| Your filth upon Inc, knew that behind were
those who owned and used you.
By the practices to which l have alluded, you
and your confederates have amassed fortunes
| gigantic in proportion and in fraud-fortune:
! stolen from the Treasures of the State and
! General Government-and it is stated as fact
| and believe it to be true, that you may present
| n bill of any character, however questionable
| and for any amount of money, and you can pass
| it through the Legislature. The fortunes thus
made are now boldly used to defy the will of the
| people of Pennsylvania, by corrupting theil
representatives whenever it is the interest Of
these men to do SO, and, after having done So
| duudCloubly uaho ~ PuDiLC IuaI hnoHeuer lucy
want Senator they buy him like sheep in the
shambles.
The defeat of Mr. Mackey for State Treasurer
was the only way could see to the beginning
of the end of this shame and fraud, which the
people of Pennsylvania have so long and sc
| grievously suffered. have started an investi
cation, which has already developed condition
of affairs which would, If driven home, arous,
the apprehension of every taxpayer, and impe
the people to force their representatives to In
| 70 nm OH their clotip m
or they will take it in their own hands, as th,
people did in the French revolution, and hans
the leaders to the lamp-posts of the capital; an(
you, Deacon Bergner, when that day comes
will be exalted above the rest by having you
head borne upon pike pole, high above th
others, as chief among the clan of public plum
| dereTs.
Believe me, dear Deacon, with distinguished
consideration faithfully yours,
| MORROW B. LOWRY