The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-06-02
HOW SILVER WAS DEMONE TIED,
The Man Who Accomplished the
Job Tells How and hv Whom
';his Monstrous Deed
Was Planned.

! Denver. Colo. May l2th.-Mr.
! Frc,lrick 4. Luvken!;ach is IL citizen
of Denver and Is well and favorably
known ~ many Of Go'ora,NS Healing
business men. Ifc .,as been engaged
| for two years past introducing his
pnumasic pnlveriser, asli has met
with hatteriny success. 1t hav.n:.
come to the cars Of Mr.. H. *. Slater,
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee Of the State Silver League. that
Mr.. Luckenhec!l possessed the STARTLING
information contained in the following,
affidavit, that energetic gentleman
waited upon him all.l induced him To
put the whole story in explicit torm
and give it the public. This Mr..
Luckcnhach did, and the result is the
affidavit published below:
STATE OF Cc'crApo
County OF AE.rAHoE.
Frederick Luckenbach, being FIRST
sworn, on oath deposcs and says:
! Il am 81 years OF age. Twas born
in Bucks county Pa. removed tn
the City of Philalslp'l;;s in the year
of 1862. and continued to reside there
until 1856. when removed to the city
Of New York. In Philadelphia |
was in the furniture business. In
New York | brancle1 into machinery
and inventions :s'&t am the patentcc
of i.uclcnoacIl' 5 pen,,ir,tic' puiyarizar
which machines are in use general,
i'll the eastern part of the Cnltctl
States AMI iiarope. | now reside Ill
Denver. having removed from New
York two wears aro have been 8
member Of the Produce Exchange
and am well acquainted with many
members of that body. | am well
known by Mr. Era>tus Wilman. In
the year 1863 | visited Lon ion
Engl,nd for tile purpose OF placing
the Pen ;ylvan:a Oil colnpa, y in whicl
WAS interested | took with IN
letters Of introduction 10 many gen
ticmen il LONDON, among them one
- Nj r rila5. Sayd, from Robert
Foast. cx-';':eas,er of Philadelphia
| VISITED! london thereafter ever,
wear, and each visit renew III,
acquaintance with Mr.. Seytl, anal upol
each occasion became his guest. one
more times joined his family at d;H
tncr CT other mails. In February
1871, while Oh one one OF these oc
Gains and while his guest ut dinner,
among other things a!i;i,led to ru.aor;
expressed establishment that sue!
corruption should exist In rcil Y tC
this t.. told nae he could relate facts
about the American Congress thai
would place it ;,h, al OF tle Engl.s!
parliament in :Aat Inc.
So far the conversatio:, w:,s ut III,
dinner table between Us. HIS brothc
Rir.l,rd ALL others were there, bU
this was table talk between Nj. Ernca
Sayd and myself. After the Dime
ended h" invited HE to another rooE
wii"rc he resumed the conversation
about legislative corruption. liz
said: ''if ,ou will p'cd:ss yourself
rs gentleman not to aevUlgc villa
| am about to tell you while l,vc,
vii! convince yon what | sail ah,u'
the corruptncss ii the American
! Congress is true | gave i,in my
promise, and lie then continued; -
went to America in the winter o
1923. ant!loriznu to scc"rc. if
coui |, to secure the passage Of a hi.
dcmoaet:z:ng silver Il WAS to TIL
interest Of those wiioin l repre- .c:it-
the governors OF the Bank Of In CLAN,
to have it doa: | took with n'
E; Gee, 0Gj, or as much more as wa
..cccssarv.' lie told Inc German
banks were also Interested in havin.
it accomplished He SAID h. WAS Tx
financial adviser Of thr bank. IL,
sad: Il saw The committees OF tA'
House AMI Senate and pal the none,
ana siaid in America until knew thu
measure was safe.
| ASKED if &c wonld give the name
of the members to whom II" gave TN
money, bat tn" he declined to do
H. sail: Your people will moi nov
comprehend the far reaching exten
Of that measure, but t:icy will il
aftcr years. What ever you ma,
. think Of corruption in the Enylisi
, government, | assure you that
, would not have dared to make s.lc
an attempt here as l did in yoa
country"
= l expressed my shame to him 70
my countrymen iii our ligislativ
{ bodies. The conversation drifted int
, other subjects, and after that | me
+ him many times, the n ,ttcr WAS nevc
4 again referred to.
| Signed. lFREDRIcK \. LUCKENDAcr
5 Subscribed aud sworn to before III
at Denver, this Nl day Of MAY, \. /
D [Signad.} JAMES \. MuLLEr
+ Clerk Supreme Court, State of Colt
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