People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-11-25
THE CRIME OF 1873
THE INFLUENCE ENGLISH GOLD HA,
UPON DEMONSTRATION.
The Bank OF England Put Up $1,000, 90,
for One Man to Use In Buying ths
American CONGRESSMAN AFFIDAVIT ThA
Settles q Question OF Long Standing.

Mr.. Frederick A. Luckenbach is |,
citizen of Denver, and is well and favor
ably known by many of ColOrado's lead
ing business men. He has been engage
for two years past in introducing hi,
pneumatic pulverizer, and has met witt
Aattering success. 1t having come L
the ears Of Mr.. NJ. H. Slater, chairman
Of the executive committee of the state
silver league, that Mr.. Luckenbach pos
sessed the startling information contain
ed in the affidavit, that energetic gen
tleman Immediately waited upon hin
and induced him to put the whole stor,
in explicit form and give it to the pub
Lie. This Mr.. Luckenbach did, and the
result is the affidavit published below.
State of Colorado, county of Arapahoe, S..
Frederick A. Luckenbach, being first dull,
sworn on oath, deposcs and says: am sixty.
two years Of age. Twas born in Bucks county,
Pa. removed to the city Of Philadelphia in
he year 1876 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 ma
chinery and inventions, and am the patentee
OF Luckenbach's pneumatic pulverizer, which
machines are now in use generally in the east
ern part Of the United States and in Europe.
! now reside in Denver, having removed from
New York two years ago. am well known in
NatV XOrG | baUa haan a unaY kar of h H..
duce exchange and am wei acquainted with
many members of that body. | am well known
by Mr.. Erastus Wiman.
In the year 1865 visited London, Eng, for
the purpose Of placing there Pennsylvania oil
properties in which ] was interested. took
with me letters Of introduction TO many gentle.
men in LondOn-amOng them one to Mr.. Err.
nest Seyd, from Robert VI. Foust, ex-treasurer
Of Philadelphia. became well 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-joining his family at din.
ner or other meals
In February, 1874, while on one Of these visits
ohu 'hiAV hlo bucSi lOl OIlGE
things alluded to rumors afoat of parliament.
AIRY corruption and expressed establishment
that such corruption should exist. In reply TO
this he told me he could relate facts about the
corruption Of the American congress that
would place 1t far ahead of the English parlia-
ment in that line. So far the conversation
was at the dinner table between us. His BROTH
er Richard and others were there also, but
this was table talk between Mr.. Ernest Seye
and myself. After the dinner ended he invited
me to another room, where he resumed the
conversation about legislative corruption. He
said: "lf you will pledge me your honor as
gentleman not to divulge what am about 10
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: 81 went to America in
the winter Of 1928, authorized to secure if
could the passage Of bill demOnetizing silver.
1t was to the interest Of those represented
the governors of the Bank of England have
1t done. took with me el00,O00 sterling, with
instructions If that was not sufficient TO &C.
complish the object TO draw for another GlOO.-
OOO, or as much more as was necessary He
told me German bankera we're also interested
in having 1t accomplished. He said lie was the
financial adviser Of the bank. He said IL saw
the committee Of the house and senate and
paid the money and stayed in America until
knew the measure was safe" ! asked II he
would give me the names Of the members to
whom he paid the money-but this he declined
to do. He said: Your people will not now
comprehend the far-reaching extent Of that
measure-but they will In after years. What
ever you may think Of corruption in the Eng.
lish parliament, assure you would not have
dared to make such an attempt here as did
In your country" | expressed my shame 10
him for my countrymen In our legislative
bodies. The conversation drifted into Other
subjects, and after that, though met him
many times, the matter was never again re-
ferred to. FREDERICK A. LUCKENDACH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me at Dem
yer, this 9th day Of May, A. D. ls92.
JAMES A. MILLER,
Clerk Supreme Court, State of Colorado.
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. Ithas been charged for years,
and never explicitly denied, that he
brought with him from London $780, 900
to spend in getting the demonetizing
measure through congress. 1t is fact
that he was before the congressional
committee upon the subject, and Mr..
Hooper, a member from Massachusetts,
spoke of the valuable aid given to the
committee in revising the coinage laws
by that eminent inancier, Mr. Ernest
Seyd.
But never until now has proof of it
appeared in authentic form over the sig.
nature and oath Of respectable gentle.
man. The proof is at last given in such
form that the enemies of silver can no
longer shun it or pass it over with a dis.
dainful shrug. The charge that silver
was demonetized through the bribery 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 creditable proof.
1t is an exposure that will force atten-
tention and make clearer than ever the
iniquitous charactGf of the transcendent
crime of lS7S.-kOcky Mountain News.
Watson Is Inquisitive.
Representative J. D. Taylor, Of Ohio,
during a discussion in the house the