Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
SENATOR RAYNER
FLAYs DICTATOR.
Urges Arrest and Trial Of Presi.
dent Zelaya.
SAYS HE is A DESPERATE
Maryland statesman's Speech sristles
with invective in Denouneing Nc
arasuan Ruler-Demands His
Punishment.

Washington, Dec. IA. - Vigorously
denouncing President Zelaya of Mica.
ragua for having murdered" Cannon
and Groce, officers of the revolutionary
army. Senator Rayner of Maryland ad.
yocated the passage of his resolution
authorizing the president of the Unit.
ed States to apprehend and try the
president of Nicaragua for his crime
against these two American citizens.
The private life of Zelaya, almost
unSpeakable in its enormity," said
Senator Rayner, SHOULD be made pub.
lie by the state department In order
that the people of the United States
might know the kind of man Zelaya
Is" Senator Rayner said there was
ample authority in international law
for the course he advocated to bring
Zelaya to the bar of justice.
His speech. SURFING and denuncia-
tory in tone and characterized by dra-
matte fervor, was an unsparing ar
raignment of President Zelaya, whom
he designated as one of the criminals
of the age.
desperate" is Denounced.
what am concerned in now" said
Senator Rayner. is not the question
of the belligerent rights of the revo-
lutionists. or In case of their success
their recognition either rs the de facto
or the de jure government, but In
the speedy apprehension and punish
ment of Zelaya. This desperate is
everything that the secretary of state
Gays about him, and great deal
more,
IF the country knew what is known
In official circles in reference to his
general depravity, it would regard the
secretary's communication as exceed
ingly temperate. as it shows upon the
face the restraint under which he
was laboring in dealing with such 4
character.
"pespicable Figure"
Il have watched for years the revo-
.lutionary history 0 Central America.
Eelaya is probably the most despica-
bic figure that has ever risen in their
midst If he were simply highway
man. we might identify him; If he
were simply tyrant who oppressed
the people for the purpose of robbing
them, we might particularize him; if
he were a usurper who was only hold
ing onto power in the treasury to
steal. or any further territory that
he could sack for private plumber. we
could assign him proper place in
the ranks of some OF his predecessors.
and il he was purely an assassin who
regarded murder as legitimate pro.
fession through which he could de-
spoil his victims of their possessions
until the time came for him to flee
from the hands of retributive justice,
1t would be an easy task alsp fer any
one acquainted with the political
history of Nicaragua to classify him.
Character Described Here.
.He is, however, all of these things
combined In the school of corrup-
ton. dishonor, perfidy and crime he
stands without a peer, and exhibits
in one glow of associated harmony the
pride of every model and the perfec-
ton of every mastery l have been
informed upon most reliable authority
that the vices of his private life are
more infamous in their indescribable
details than the iniquities of his pub,
lie career.
'iSuch a creature as this deserves
the execration of mankind"
Must BE Punished.
Senator Rayner asserted that Re
laya's only anxiety would be lest he
lose the money he had stolen.' and
that'"if he Us guilty he must be award
ed the doom and fate that he de
serves, so that every tyrant on this
eartL in every nationality under the
sun, and in every government large oI
small, and especially these Central
American states, may take warning
that when an assassination like this
occurs the malefactor must take his
place like any other culprit at the bal
of criminal justice and must answer
for the deed with his liberty or his
life"
United States Troops to Fight Zelaya
Portland, Ore, Dec. 14.-Rep9rt,
were current that 1900 United State,
army troops will be sent from tbs
Vancouver barracks to Nicaragua ant
that the transport Dix will be put II
readiness to convey them.
In harmony with the report con
corning the sending of troops on thu
MT. o,1 rooopt ohopoac Il, ordar, fo,