Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-26


gress The senior senator from
Massachusetts,, 1 believe is stiu in
vited to White House dinners. is the
PRESIDENTS friend and adviser .and
the cabinet maker for the incoming
president. | have not heard Of any
secret service agents disturbing the
senior senator from Massachusetts,,
and yet he is directly. individually
and solely responsible that there was
taken out Of the treasury of the
United states over one million doll
lars"
"a year or two after the independ-
once of Panama" continued Mr.. Ray
ney the officials of the little repub-
lie commenced to absorb ideas of pa
triotism peculiarly distasteful to Mr.
Cromwell. Mr.. Cromwell determined
to displace DR.. Amador and the other
leaders of the constitutional party Of
Panama, and put in as president
some more plant parsonage less de-
voted to high ideals and Of course in
such an emergency as that his atten-
tion was directed to his old friend
and ally Obadia He was a man af-
ter Cromwell's own heart. So II was
determined that Obaldia was to be-
come president of Panama Crom-
yoll and his friends has developed
certain methods for dofrauding and
rcbblng the little country and they
did not propose to be Interrupted I'm
any way by the awakened public pa
triotism and honesty Of DR.. Amador
and his friends"
Subsequently" he said. "Obaldia's
opponent withdrew on account Of
the Interference of Secretary Taft IN
tho elections" "
IN President Amadors farewell
message to the general assembly said
Mr.. Rayney, he directly charged Mr..
Taft with forcing the election OF
Obaldia.
"The plan of Mr.. Cromwell and his
associates was to absolutely appro-
PIRATE to their own use the revenues
of the republic and to steal the for
ests and the public lands. The neces-
sity for Mr.. Taft's interference and
for the election of Obaldia becomes
now as plain as day."
Mr.. Rayner referred to the fact
that there was pending and about to
be adopted in the general assembly
of Panama the most infamous rail-
road proposition ever submitted to
any government by which Randolph
Ward, of New York, was to be large
ly the beneficiary. He called atten-
tion to what he said was the failure
of Arnold Shanklin, the American
consul general at Panama, to make
report requested by the bureau of for
estry last year because "he evidently
feels he owes his position there to
William Nelson CrOmwell" and
charged that certain A4terested par-
ties were seeking to levy tribute upon
the people OF Panama and indirectly
the people of the United states in
connection with these timber land
frauds.
1t will be interesting to know who
the gentlemen are who are attempt
ing In this way TO impoverish the re-
public of Panama" and hc mention
ed William n. Cromwell, Roger L.
Farnham and Chas. p Taft.
Il don't charge that the gentleman
who will be inaugurated president of
the United states on March 4th is a
party to this infamous scheme for
robbing this little country His friend
ship for Cromwell Farnham and f.
a. Drake, as memOcrs of the board Of
directors of the Panama raiload, his
continued endosement of both Crom-
well and Farnham, his interference
on the isthmus Of Panama whicn
compelled the election OF a corrupt
statesman, absolutely under the con-
trol of Cromwell, as president of that
repubic-all these things and other
things for which the present admins
tration is spohsiblC-made possible
the signing of a contract by Obaldi,
which may bring to the gentlemen in
terested therein riches beyond the
dreams of avarice"
Mr. Rayner charged that Mr.. CrOm-
wen and Mr., Farnham have been ac-
lively engaged here for two or three
weeks promoting treaties affecting CO.
lomhia and Panama, pending before
the senate. He said that if the plans
of Mr.. Cromwell and his associates
go through and If these treaties are
confirmed there will be no revenues i'm
Panama out of which to pay the mil
lion dollars or more indemnity to Co
lombia, payment of which is guaran- |
tccd by this country
The United states government will |
be called upon to pay it ALL" he pre- !
dicted "and If these plans for the |
spOilation of Panama proceed to a /
successful conclusion ii will not be (
long until Immense burdens of a diff /
fercnt character connected with Pan I
anna will 6e imposed upon our treas ,
ury"
''These patriotic gentlemen" said !
Mr.. Rayney I'm conclusion, there
fore are being permitted not only to
rob the republic of Panama but in
directly to rob the treasury of the
United States, ana I'm their efforts in
this direction they have had, 50 far
the complete cooperation and the
active assistance of the present ad-
and of the next president
Jf the United States'
. 80 % . = . o 80 .