Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-05-21
AN OVERLAPPING DfsoRACE TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.


A dispatch from Denver gives th
f.ll"wing. which win be read witl
shame by every true American: "Mr
Fr~derlck A. Luckenback 10 a either
az Denver, and 10 well and favorabl,
known by many Of Colorado's leading
isusiness men. He has been engages
for swo years past In introducing pneu
nistic pulverixers, and has met will
n altering success. Il having come ie
the ears OF Mr.. M. III. Slater, chairman
ri the executive committee al the State
silver League, that Mr.. Luckenhack
rossessed the startling information
contained in the affidavit, that ener-
,,etic gentleman Immediately waited
npon him and induced him TO put the
whole story in explicit form and give
il 10 Tie public. This Mr.. Lucken.
hsck did, and the result is the affidavit
published below:
State OF Colorado, County OF Ara
l,ahoc, ss.--Frcdcrick A. Luckenbask,
l.eing fiist duly sworn, on oath deposes
and says: am 90 years OF age. wac
horn in Bucks county, Pa. removed
10 Philadelphia in 1864 and continued
~ reside there until 1866, when / re,
moved 10 the city Of New York. In
Philadelphia was in the furniture
business. In New York branched
into machinery aud inventions and am
the patentee OF Luckenback's pneu-
matte puiverizer. ] now reside in
Denver. am well known in New
York. / have been a member oi the
Produce Exchange and am well ac-
puainted with many members al that
body. lam well known by Mr.. Eras.
tins Wiman. In the year 1855 Wis
tied London for the purpose Of placing
there Pennsylvania oil properties in
which / wac interested. took with
me letters Of introduction 10 many gen-
t;enen in London, among them one
to Mr.. Ernest Seyd from Robert M
Foust, ex-Treasurer Of Philadelphia.
became well acquainted with NJ. Seyd'
aud with h,s brother Richard Seyd,
who. understand, is s;ill living. l
visited London thereafter every year,
aud nc each yi.it renewed my acqaint-
ance with Mt. Seyd, and upon each
occasion became his guest one or more
mes, joining his family at dinner or
other meals. In February. 1874, while
on one of these visits, and while hir
guest for dinner, I, among other things
alluded TO the rumors afioat Of Pariia-
meDtary corruptions, and expressed
establishment that such corruption
sluuld exist. In reply to this he told
me that he would relate facts about
the corruption of the American Con.
gIsss that would place il far ahead OF
the English Parliament in that line
So far the conversation was at the din
ner taLle between ms. His brother
Richard and others were there also,
but this WAS table talk between Ernest
seyd and myself. After the dinner
ended he invited me 10 another room,
where he resumed the conversation
about legislative corruption. He said,
III you win pledge me your honor rs
gentleman not ~ divulge what am
about ~ tell you while | live. win
convinee yoa that wh. said about
the corruption Of the American Com
gress 10 true"
gave him tie promise and he thtn
continued:
III went TO America in the winter Of
1878, authorized 10 secure, IL ]
could. the pa cage OF bill denonetir-
ing silver. II was to the interest of
those represented, III, governors Of
the Bank III England. to have ID dnne
took with me el00000 .lerling, with
instructions that, il that was not snif-
cient 10 accomplish the object, TO draw
f.r another ElO0.OO or as much more
as was necessary"
He told me that German bankers
were also interested in having il ac-
complishcd. lie said lac was financial
adviser OF tho bank. He said, Il
- the committees OF the House
and Senate and paid the money. and
stayed IN America until knew the
M assure was safe"
asked II he w.uld give m. the
names OF the members 20 whom be
paid the money, but this he declined to
dn. lie said, "You people win not
now comprehend the iarreaching ex-
tent u that measure: but they viii in |
after years. Whatever you may think |
az the corruption in the English Par
lament. assure you would not have
DARED Ia make such an attempt here
ms did in your country"
| expressed my shame 10 him for
my counirymen in Legislative bodies.
The conversation driited into other
subjects, aud, after that, though met