The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-06-30
A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.
1T SHOWS HOW SILVER WAS
DEMONETlZED.
A Denver Dispatch Creates u Commotson
The Republican 7 .cket ana Plat 0rIm
Harrison and Reid but Tools Of the
Cold Bugs.
How Silver Was IDcmOnpt znsl

HOW SILVER W: DcmOnet Zcal,
Quite a sensation has been caused bv
the publication in all the leading pa
pers of the following dispatch from
Denver, Col.
Mr. Luckenbach of this city has
made u remarkable affidavit be ore the
Supreme Court, in the course Of which
he says, that in 1sS5 while on IA BUSH
ness trip to LONDON he became &C
quainted with Mr.. seyd. to whom b.
had letter of Introduction During Il
conversation Mr.. :crd made the fol-
lowing statement to him under tte
pledge OF secrecy:
II went to America in the winter of
lS12, author. ed il l could to procure
the passage of Il bill demonrtiziny sill
yer. 1t wa> the interest of those rep
resented governors OF the Bank of
England to have il done. ! took with
me 300, 600. with instructions that if it
was not sufficient t. accomplish tho OBJ
Jcct 70 draw another t1D0, 900, or as
much more as necessary. saw the
Committee OF the House aud Senate
and pald the money. and staid in Amcri-
ca until knew the measure was safe. ="
Mr.. Seyd was asked 10 give the
names of the members to whom he
PAID the money, but this he declined to
do. Mr.. Liickcnhach is well known by
many OF COloradOs leading business
men. and made the affidavit at the re-
quest OF NJ. ). Slater, Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Silver
League, who learned that Mr.. Luckrn-
bach possessed the information.
1t is not surprising that such n
statement should attract wide atten-
ton and create quite a commo.ion in
the political world. But to those who
have been reading on financial qucs
tons this affidavit reveals nothing new
or startling. 1t is simply contirma-
tory evidence of what has been pub
lisiicl time and again, and has been
firmly believed Ivy financial reformers
for fifteen Years. The following quo
tations which have appeared III nearly
every reform book and PAPER in the
land will show that this affidavit
throws little if any new light on the
facts:
In the Congressman Rrt.orl of April
3, 1872, page 2o32, appears these
words from Mr.. Cooper OF Massachu-
| sets, chairman of the committee hav-
ing i'll charge the bill which d..monc-
TIED silver:
Ernest Sryd, of LonLon, Il distiny-
ni>hci writer and builioni>t who is now
here, has given great attention to the
sub Get OF mint and coinage. After
having examined the fist draft of this
bill lie made various sensible suggcs-
tionS. which the c mmittcr adopted and
| en- bodied iii TIE bill.
In the EGHhrr'S Nagnzinc for An
| gust 1873 appeared the following:
In l>.2 silver being dcmonetized in
France, England and Holland, {. capt.
| tai of one hundred thousand pounds
| $500. otol was raised, and Ernest Scyd
| of Lon ioa WAS seat to this country
with this fund as the agent If tho for
| eign lond-holders aud capitalists 10
| eject the same Get which was ac-
| com i,l.>hrd.
| In the book whittier are We Dirt
| ing, we find the following statement
| Congressman lie Lamatvr OF Indiana
| III L speech deliver. ut bismarck :
Grove. Kansas. in August. 1881, said
| that Judge Kelly Of Pennsylvania
| stated to him that he saw the first trait
| Ut the bin IN irhiri, SiI,',f srns icHolit-
| tied IN tn. hnni 'rrjting u Ernest SeFl
| ot Lond'n.
Here is 4 chain of evidence that is
strong enough to convince any fair
mindedman. 1t proves beyond any
reasonable doubt that the demonc;iza-
ton Of silver was luJti,aScF ritIt
british goid. In the light of this
fact what must he said Of the cry of
''honest money which Is raisel by the
men who SO hasclv betrayed their
| country? Is there on record more
infamous act of trracherv or Il more
| heinous crime against a nation?
How much longer will the perpetra-
tors of this crime go unvisitel with
ignominy they deserve? How much
longer will this wrong go unrighted :
How much longer will its effects drag
the people down to hopeless poverty :
Surely the day is not far distant
when the native good sense and hon
esty of the American people will as
sert itself Then will the control OF
the Nation affairs he taken out of the
hands of base traitors and soulless rob
bcrs and placed in the hands of honest
patriotic men. Topeka Advocate.