People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-05-27
SILVER DEMONSTRATION.
How The Crime was Aceomplishsd-ernsst
Seyd's Confession.

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met with flattering success. 1t having
come to the ears of Mr.. NJ. H. Slater
chairman of the executive committee
OF the state silver league, that Mr.
Luckenbach possessed the information
contained in the following affidavit
that energetic gentleman Immediately
waited upon him and induced him to
put the whole story in explicit form
and give it to the public. This Mr.
Luckenbach did and the result is the
affidavit published below:
STATE OF CoLoRADO,)
COUNTY OF ARBAPAHoE.
Fredrick A. Lucksnbach, being first
duly sworn, deposes and says: l am SO
years Of age. ! was born in Bucks county
Penn. | removed to the city Of Philadel.
phia in the year 1916, and continued to
reside there until 1866, when removed
to the city Of New York. In Philadelphia
/ was in the furniture business. In New
York / branched into machinery and in
ventions and am the patentee of Lucken-
bsch's pneumatic pulverizer, which ma
cnines are now in use generally in cas-
tern U. 8. and Europe. / now reside
in Denver, having removed from New
York two years ago. l am we'll known in
New York. Ihave been member of the
produce exchange and am we'll acquainted
with many members Of that body. / am
we'll known by Mr.. Ersstus Wyman.
In the Year 1865 l visited London, Eng,
for the purpose of placing there Pennsyl-
vania oil properties in which was inter-
ested. l took with me letters of introduc.
tion to many gentlemen in London
among them one 10 Mr.. Ernest Seyd, from
Robert M. Faust, e1.treasurer Of Philadel.
phia. became we'll acquainted with Mr..
Seyd, and with his brother, Richard Seyd,
who understand, is yet living. / visited
London thereafter every year and at each
visit renewed my acquaintance with Mr..
Seyd, and upon each occasion became his
guest one or more times-ioining his fam
lily at dinner or other meals.
In February, 1874, while on one Of
these visits, and while his guest for din
ner, /, among other things, alluded to ru-
mors aAoat of parliamentary corruption,
and expressed astonishment that such cor
ruption should exist. In reply to this he
told me he could relate facts about the
corruption of the American congress that
would place it far ahead Of the English
parliament in that line. So far, the con-
versation had been between us at the din
ner table. His brother, Richard, and
Others were there also, but this was table
talk between Mr.. Ernest Seyd and myself.
After the dinner ended he invited me to
another room, where he resumed the con-
versation about legislative corruption.
He said: "If you pledge me your honor
as gentleman not to divulge what l am
about to tell you while ] live, / will con-
vince you that what said about corrup-
tion Of the American congress is true"
| gave him the promise and he then con-
tinued: II went to America in the winter
Of 1928, authorized to secure, il / could,
the passage of a bill demonetizing silver.
1t was to the interest of those ] represent
ed-the governors of the Bank of England
to have it done. / took with me el0O,-
600 sterling, with instructions if that was
not sufficient to accomplish the object to
draw for another 100000, or as much
more as was necessary" He told me Ger
man bankers we're also interested in hav-
ing 1t accomplished. He said he was the
financial adviser of the bank. He said;
Il saw the committee of the house and
senate and paid the money and staid in
America until / knew the measure was
SAFE" l asked if he would give me the
names Of the members TO whom
he paid the moHey-but this he de-
clined to do. He said: "Your people will
not now comprehend the far-reaching e1.
tent of that measure but they will in sf.
ter years. Whatever you may think Of
corruption in the English parliament,
assure you would not have dared to make
such an attempt here as l did in your
country expressed my shame to hin
for my countrymen in our Legislative.
bodies. The conversation drifted into
other subjects and after thst-though ]
met him many times-the matter wa,
never again referred to.
(Signed) Frederick A. LuoKryBACH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me a
Denver, this 9th day of May, A. D., 1892
Signed) JANIS A. MILLER.
Clerk Supreme Conrt, State of Colorado
[seal
Concerning the above the Ne,cs hal
to say editorially:
The name of Mr.. Ernest Seyd, tn,
agent of English and German bankers
has always been connected with tn,
demonetizatiOn of silver by the Amer
lean congress. 1t has been charged fo
years and never explicitly denied, tina
he brought with him 100000 to spent
in getting the demonetizing measur,
through congress. 1t is a fact that b,
was before the congressional commit
tee upon the subject, and Mr.. Hooper
member from Massachusetts,, spok'
of the valuable aid given to the com
mittee in revising the coinage laws b,
that eminent fnancier, Mr.. Ernes
Seyd.
But never until now has proof Of
appearedin authentic form over the sig
nature and oath of a respectable gen
tleman. The proof is at last given il
such a form that the enemies of silye
can no longer shun 1t or pass it owe
with a disdainful shrug. The charg,