The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-01
RIGHTLY
WAS THE ACT so NAMED.
A Leading Journal Explains the
Origin Of The Crime of
l873"-Proof Over
whelming.

The New York Freeman's Journal
has at some length explained why the
act demonetizing silver is rightly
termed "rhe Crime of 1873" After
quoting from the Congressional Rec
ord the remarks Of prominent men,
bers of the Congress which passed the
law, the Journal continues:
Sin view of this testimony, the adj
vocates of silver and everyone else who
has a shred of moal sense left to him,
are justified, nay, bound by the obi
obligation of veraciiy to designate the
law demonetizing silver as the "Crime
of 1875 the as yet UNPUBLISHED crime
that has brought untold misfortune to
the American people. The st. Louis
convention has resolved 10 maintain
that fraudulent law and perpetuate
its evil results. The Chicago conven-
ton has resolved to blot it from the
record and remove as far as possible
the evils it has produced.
THE CRIME OF 1873.
According to the statement of judge
Kelly, given above, the silver bill,
when it left the hands of the Commit
tee on Coinage, did not demonetize
the silver dollar. On the contrary, it
made provision for its continued coin
age. After the bill was passed it was
discovered that the provision for the
silver dollar was omitted-had been
surreptitiously omitted from the doc
ument! Here we have the crime offs.
Who did this nefarious work By
whose request or suggestion was it
that this doctored substitute for the or
lginal printed bill was not read in the
House? Whe shut off debate by a
demand for the previous question:
To bring crime home to its perpe-
traitor the first question asked is: who
is benefited by it? The foreign and
Wall street bondholders made millions
by it. This fact of itself is enough to
convict, but it affords clew. With
THE CLEw IN HAND,
We introduce Mr.. Earnest Seyd into
the conspiracy. A writer, quoted by
Samuel Leavitt in his book, "Our
Money Wars" says:
"The English capitalists raised $500
600 and sent one Earnest Seyd to
America to have silver demonetized.
He came. Iu the bill was skillfully
inserted clause demonetlzing silver.
Before the bill passed a member of
the committee which had the bill in
charge said that Ernest Seyd, of
London, distinguished writer and
bullionist, who is now here, had given
great attention to mint coinage. After
having examined the first draft of this
bill he had made various sensible sug-
gestions which had been embodied
in the bill .'-(Congressioeal Record,
April 9, 1922"
AS Ernest Seyd is an important
and interesting character in this con-
spiracy we will follow him to London
and see what he has to say about his
work in America.
In 1892 Frederick A. Luckenbach, a
former member of the New York
Stock exchange,
MADE AN AFFIDAVIT
in which the following statements &C.
Cured:
"In 1865 1 visited London, England,
for the purpose Of placing there Penn
sylvania oil properties, in which l was
interested. took with me letters of
introduction to many gentlemen in
London, among them one to Mr.. Ear
est Seyd, from Robert M. Faust, ex-
treasurer OF Philadelphia. l became
well acquainted with Mr.. Seyd and
with his brother, Richard Seyd, who,
understand is yet living. I visited
London thereafter every year and
with every visit renewed my acquain-
lance with Mr.. Seyd. In February
1874, while on one of these visits, and
while his guest at dinner, 1, among
other things, alluded to rumors afloat
Of parliamentary corruption, and ex-
pressed establishment that such cor
ruption should exist. In reply he told
Inc he could relate facts about the
Congress that would place
i far ahead of English Parliament in
hat line. After dinner he invited me