The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

solely responsible that there was taken
out of the treasury OF the United
States over $1.OOO,OOO."
"a year or two after the lndepend-
| ence of Panama." continued Mr..
| Rainey, "the officials of the little re-
public commenced to absorb ideas of
patriotism peculiarly distasteful to
Mr.. Cromwell. Mr.. Cromwell deter
mined to displace DR.. Amador and the
other leaders of the Constitutional
party Of Panama and put in as presi-
dent some more plant parsonage. less
devoted to high ideas and, of course,
in such an emergency as that his at
tention was directed to his old friend
and ally. Obaldia. He was a man af-
ter Cromwell's own heart. So it was
determined that Obaldia was to be-
come president of Panama. Crom.
we'll and his friends had developed
certain methods for despoiling and
robbing the little country. and they
did not propose to be interrupted in
any way by the awaked public pa
triOtism and honesty of DR.. Amador
and his friends.
| subsequently" he said. "Obaldia's 8
opponent withdrew on account of the
Interference Of Secretary Taft in the
elections and Obaldia was elected. In
President Amador's farewell message
to the general assembly," said Mr..
Rainey "he directly charged Mr.. Taft
with forcing the election of Obaldia.
| "The plan of Mr.. Cromwell and his
associates" he declared, was to ''ab..
solutely appropriate to their own use
the revenues Of the republic and to
steal the forests and the public lands.
The necessity for Mr.. Taft's interfer-
ence and for the election of Obaldia
becomes now as plain as day."
Mr.. Rainey referred to the fact that
there was pending and about to be
adopted in the general ASSEMBLY of
Panama, "the most infamous railroad
proposition ever submitted to any
government" by which Randolph G.
Ward Of New York was to be largely
the beneficiary. He called attention
to what he said was the failure of
Arnold Shanklin. the American consul
general at Panama. to make a report
requested by the bureau Of forestry
last year because "he evidently feels
he owes his position there to William
Nelson Cromwell" and charged that
certain interested parties were seek
ing to levy tribute upon the people
OF Panama and indirectly the people
OF the United States In connection
with these timber land deals.
"It will be interesting to know who
the gentlemen are who are attempt
ing this in way to impoverish the
tcpublic Of Panama" he said. and he
mentioned William Nelson Cromwell,
Roger I. Farnham. w. 8. Harvey and
Charles P. Taft.
| "Since the election Of last Novem-
ber." he continued. under the shadow
Of the dome Of the capitol a bread
line appears daily. constantly inoreas-
ing in length. If we permit the scheme
OF William Nelson Cromwell, Roger
T.. Farnham, Charles p. Taft and
others to go through on the isthmus
Of Panama, this government will have
there a bread line containing x00, 900
people," II we permit these men
who are attempting to steal and to
| appropriate to their own use the reve-
rues of this republic" we place upon
the United States the burden of car
ing for those people, he said.
7 do not charge that the gentleman
who will be inaugurated president of
the United States on March 1 is a
party to this infamous scheme for
robbing this little country. His friend
shrip for Cromwell. Farnham and Z.
A. Drake. as members of the board
of directors Of the Panama railroad,
his continued Endorsements of both
Cromwell and Farnham, his interfer-
ence on the isthmus Of Panama, which
compelled the election Of a corrupt
statesman. absolutely under the con-
troll Of Cromwell, as president of that
republic. all these things and other
things for which the present admin
istration Is responsible made possible
the signing of a contract by Obaldia
which may bring to the gentlemen in
terested therein riches beyonds the
dreams of avarice. 1t will not be long
If this scheme goes through. before
the campaign contributions made by
some of the gentlemen Interested in