Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-06-08

POSSOSSeu Inc startling InIOrma-
ton contained in the affidavit, that en-
ergetic 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
dld, and the result is the affidavit pub
liShed below.
STATE OF COLORADO,
COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE,
frederick A. Luckenbaeh, being nrst duly
sworn on oath, deposes and says: am sixty
TWO years OF age was born Ia Bucks county,
IA removed to the city Of PhiladelphiA In
the year lS46 when removed to the city Of
New York. In Philadelphia. was in the fur
niture business. In New York. branohed into
mscnlnery and inventions, and am the petsntee
OF Luckenbach's pneumatic pulverixer, which
machines are now in use in the eastern part Of
the United States and in Europe. now reside
III DenVer, having removed from New York two
years ago. am well known in New York.
nave been member Of the produce exchange
and am well acquainted with many members Of
snat body. 1 am well known by Mr. Ernstus
Wyman
In the year 1885, visited London. Eng, for
the purpose Of placing there Pennsylvania oil
properties in which I was interested took
with me letters OF introduction to many gentle
med II London-amoRg them one TO Mr.. Ernest
Seyo' from Robert M. Foust x-treasurer Of
Pnlaoelpha. I became well acquainted with
MT seyd, and with his brother, Richard Seyd
VINO, understand, is yet living. visited Lon
don thereafter every year. and at each visit re-
newed my acquaintance with Mr.. Seyd and
upon each occasion became his guest one or
more times-joining his family at dinner or
other meals
In February, 1874, while on one Of these vis-
it's and while his guest for dinner I among
other things, alluded to rumors afloat OF pa ria
mentary corruption and expressed astonish-
ment that such corruption should exist In
me n ala< Pan
about the corruption Of the American congress
that would place it far ahead Of the English
parliament In that line. So far the converse
tion was at the dinner table between US His
brother, Richard, and others were there also
but this was tabls talk be ween Mr.. Ernest
Seyd and myself. After the dinner ended
he invited me to another room, where
he resumed the conversation about
legislative corruption. He said: IF
you will pledge me your honor
gentleman not to divuise what am about
70 tell you while live, will convince you that
what said about the corruption Of the Ameri-
can congress Is true" gave him the promise
and he then continued: Il went to America in
the winter of 1923, authorised to secure, If 1
could, the passage of bill demo netizing silver
II was to the interest of those 1 represented
the governors Of the Bank of Engiand-te have
it done. took with me Al0o, 900 sterling, with
instructions that was not suficient to accom-
plish the object TO draw for another 100000 or
much more was necessary" He told
me German bankers were also Interested In
having 1T accomplished. He said he was
the financial adviser OF the bank he
said: Il the committees of
the house and senate and paid the money and
stayed in America until I knew the measure
was safe" I asked il he would give me the
names of the members to whom he paid the
money-but this he declined to de- He said:
''YoYr people will not now comprehend the far
reaching extent of that messure-but they will
fy,a ftar hot
corruption In the English parliament, assure
you 1 would not have dared to make such an
attempt here as did in your country" ex-
pressed my shame TO him for my oountrymen
in our legislative bodies. The conversation
drifted into other subjects, and after that
though met him many times-the matter was
never again referred TO-
(Signsd) FREDERICK A. LUCKENBACH
Subscribed and sworn to before me at Denver,
this 9th day Of May, A D., 1892
(Signed) JAMES A. MILLER
Clerk Supreme Court state Of Colorado
Concerning the above the News has
this to say editorially:
"The name of Mr.. Ernest Seyd, the
agent of English and German bankers,
has always been connected with the de-
monetization of silver by the American
congress. 1t has been charged for years
and never explicitly denied that he
brought with him from London s1OO,-
600 to spend in getting the demonetiz-
ing measure through congress 1t is a
fact that he was before the congress
sional committee upon the subject, and
Mr.. Hooper, a member from Massaohu-
setts spoke of the valuable aid given to
the committee in revising the coinage
laws by that eminent fnancier, Mr.
Ernest Seyd.
''But never until now has proof of 1t
appeared in authentic form over the
signature and oath of respectable gen
tleman. The proof is at last given in
such form that the enemies Of silver can
no longer shun it or pass 1t over with a
disdainful shrug. The charge that sill
yer was demonetized through the brib-
cry of American congressman by an
agent of English and German bankers
for the purpose of enriching the money
kings of Europe and pauperizing the
farmers and other laborers of the United
States is now substantiated by credit
able proof 1t Is an exposure that will
force attention and make clearer than
ever the iniquitous character of the
transcendent crime of 1873"