The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-17
DID SENATOR SHERMAN L1Ea
STATE OF
County of ArapahOe.

I am 81 years of age; I was born IN
Bucks county, Pennsylvania; l re-
moved to the city of Philadelphia IN
the year 1916 and continued to reside
there until 1866, when I removed to the
CITY Of New York; in Philadelphia L
was in the furniture business; in New
York I branched into machinery and
inventions and am the patentee OF
Luckenbach's Pneumatic Pulverlzer,
which machines are now in use gener-
ally in the eastern part of the United
States and in Europe; [ now reside In
Denver, having removed from New
York two years ago; [ am well known
in New York; I have been a member
of the Produce Exchange and am we'll
acquainted with many members OF that
body; I am well known to Mr.. Erastus
Wyman. In the year 1865 [ visited
London, England, for the purpose of
placing there Pennsylvania oil proper
ties in which l was interested; I took
with me letters of introduction to many
gentlemen in London, among them
some to MI. Ernst Seyd from Robert
NJ Foust, ex-treasurer of Philadelphia.
1 became we'll acquainted with MI.
Seyd and with his brother, Richard
Sayd, who, I understood, is yet living.
1 Visited London thereafter every year,
and at each visit renewed my acquaint-
ance with Nh. Seyd, and upon each &C
casion became his guest one or more
times-joining his family at dinner or
other meals.
In February, while on n of these
visits and while his guest for dinner, I,
among other things, alluded to rumors
afoatof parliamentary corruption, and
expressed astonishment that such cor
ruption should exist. In reply to this
he told me that 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 conversation was at the din
ner table between US. His brother
Richard and others were there also,
but this was table talk between Mr..
Ernst Seyd and myself. After the din
ner ended he invited me to another
room, where he resumed the converse
ton about legislative corruption. He
said; eff you will pledge me your
honor as a gentleman not to divulge
what l m about to tell you, while I
live, I will convince you that what I
said about the corruption of the Ameri
can Congress is true" I gave him the
promise, and he then continued: 81
went to America in the winter Of 1872
8, authorized to secure if I could the
passage Of a bill demonetizing silver,
It was to the interest of those I repre-
sented-the governors of the Bank of
England-to have it done. Itook with
G100, 900 sterling, with instructions
if that was not sufficient to accomplish
the object to draw for another G1OO, 600,
or as much more as was necessary"
He told me German bankers were also
interested in having it accomplished.
He said that he was the financial ad-
wiser of the bank. He said: IT saw
the committee of the House and Senate
and paid the money, and stayed in
America until I knew the measure was
safe" I asked if 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. Whatever you may think of
corruption in the English Parliament.
1 assure you I would not have dared to
mako such an attempt here as [ did in
your country" depressed my shame
to him for my cOuntrymen in our Iegis-
lative bodies. The conversation drifted
into other subjects and after that
though 1 met him many times-the
matter was never again referred to.
Signed)
FREDERICK A. LUCKENBECK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
at Denver, this 9th day of May, A. D.,
1892.
(Signed)
JAMES A. MILLER.
[SEALl
Clerk Supreme Court, Of Colorado.
COPIED from "The Bullion" newspa-
per, Vol. 2, No. II, Ell Pago, Texas.
Tuesday, July 25, 1898
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