New-York tribune., 1909-01-27
RAINEY STARTS FIGHT
CHARGES PANAMA GRAFT
4ttacks Taft, Crom1CeU and Others
-Rebuked by Republicans.
From The T-ibun. Bureau


Canal That Mr.. Rsiney is Democrat was Ap
,,sreut 70 those who saw the empty Republican
seats which ne addressed. but that he possessed
so brilliant an imagination as he reVealeo 'o-oao
va. not suspected even by his Democratic COL
leagues few Of whom epplsudei his HsI'erslohs o"
fhe President the President-elect. Senator Lodge
Of Massachusetts William Nelson Crom"eA ana
others
Mr.. Rainey rambled from one topic 10 another
-rith easy familiarity. lie traced the history OF
.he rroposed canal for hundred years in ten
minutes: he denounced the pending libel SUIT; ne
declared thet the President had made several mis-
statements regarding the canal: he called WlIiam
Nelson Cromwell a '-buccaneer. and ahuoed 10
New York fnanciers ''vultures He said many
uncomplimentary things Of President ooaIoia
OF Panama. and charged that President-eiect -afI
on the occasion HIS last trip 10 Panama. in May
'did nothing on the isthmus except TO openly pUS"
the candidacy of Obaldia for President
He attacked Senator Lodge for his part IN the
purchase Of ships for Panama, ard asserted that
Randolph O Wsrd. OF New York. is to be the
beneficiary Of the --Iaast infamous railroad deal
ever Submitted to any government. which Hs now
-,endznC before the General Assembly n Panama
he sai5 that Arnold Shankiin Consul General al
Panama. has withheld reports because he owes
his position 10 William Nelson Cromwell and ne
en5ed by accusing Mr., Cromwell Roger l. Farm
Sarn W s Harvey and Charles P Taft Of attempt
Ing 10 impoverish Panama. on the whole, the
speech too extravagant 20 be taken seriously
even by the Democrats.
Referring to The Panama libel suit and the grand
Jury Investigations Mr.. Rsney said: IF We are 20
carry this project through a successful conclo-
sion we must avoid graft II is not the part OF
wise statesmanship to dispose OF resolutions ask
sng for investigation Of any phase OF the canal
ouestion with the sweeping and absolutely unsup-
ported official declaration that there is nothing 10
investigate II IS not the part Of sound statesman
shin and true patriotism 10 attempt 10 revive the
oosoleet law remedies Of two hundred
years and employ all the tremendous ageIl-
cies OF the government in attempting to crush
newspapers which have had the courage TO cali
attention 10 questionable transaction in connec-
tion with The canal.
BITTER ATTACK OK MR. CROMWELL
yr Rainev was uarticulariy bitter in his attack
on Mr Cromwell He charged that through the
raenipulations of NJ. Cromwell the French Canal
Company was permitted 70 steal Sron the United
States government three four million dollars.
and thar after he had become officer in fact
Of the United States he became party TO an at
tempt &c collect from the United States frsudu-
lent claim the part OF TIE canal company q
s22oo .e0o''
President Obaldia ne said. represented "as no
other Spanish-A American statesman in his genera
ton all that is corrupt in Spsnish-American poll
1ics- Without obaldia Cromweii's career would
have been impossible. Without Cromwell Obaidta
would have been Impossible
He asserted that thinly yelled threat to seize
she republic II Obaldia not elected was con-
taned letter written by Mr. Taft TO President
" Amador. and that 10 prevent this ATias. obaldss
" Opponent Withdreg-
Mr.. Raney declared that Senator Lodge. Of
Massachusetts was responsible for the expenditure
on January s. 10000 for the purchase
of the steamships Shawnut and fremont for the
Panama Railroad Company, which he said the
canal commission die not want and did not need,
but which were Bought because the constituents
Sf the senior Senator from Massachusetts wanted
sell them" He said that for some weeks the
secret agencies Of the government had been at
STr-a
Carolina They have" he added. discovered that
Re used his frank inadvertently in private CORE
spondence and deprived the government OF reve-
10 the amount Of two cents. and the matter
considered important enough 10 be embodied
special message from the President TO Con
gress. The senior Senator from Massachusetts, ]
believe is still invited TO White House dinners, is
the Presidents friend and adviser and the Cabinet
maker the incoming President. ! have not
heard Of any Secret Service agents disturbing the
senior Senator from Massachusetts, and yet he
is directly individually solely responsible that
there was taken out OF the Treasury Of the United
States s.. l.O09cOo''
A FLING AT Mr.. TAFT
A year or two after the independence Of
Panama continued Mr.. Rainey. the officials Of
the little republic commenced 10 absorb ideas Of
ratrfotism peculiarly distasteful 10 Mr. Cromwell.
afr. Cromwell determined 10 displace Dr. Amador
and the other leaders OF the constitutional party
Of Panama and put President some more
tIant parsonage. less devoted high ideas, and
OF course IN such emergency as that his atten-
tion was directed TO his old friend end ally,
Obsi6ia- He was man after Cromwers own
heart So il determined that Gbaldia was 20
become President Of Panama. Cromwell and his
friends had developed certain pethods for despoil-
sns and robbing the little country, and they did
not propose be interrupted in any way by the
~akened public patriotism and honesty Of DR..
-Auaador and hts friends. Subsequently obaldias
opponent withdrew account 0f the interference
of Secretary Taft in the elections" and obaidia
was elected II President Amador's farewell mes
sage TO tie General Assembly. Mr.. Rainey said.
he directly charged Mr.. Taft with forcing the
election Of Obaldia-
The plan CT Mr.. Cromwell and his associates"
>e declared was absolutely appropriate their
own use the revenues OF the republic and steal
She forests and the public lands. The necessity
sor Mr. rafts interference and for the election Of
sChaidis becomes plain as Gay"
-,strce the election of last November" he con-
fainued under the shadow or the dome Of the Capt.
soa bread line appears daily. constantly increas-
3rg fn length II permit the scheme Of william
Nelson Cromwell, Roger l. Farnham. Charles P.
Taft and others SO go through the Isthnus Of
iSansrna- this government will have there bread
s,ne containing four hundred thousand persons II
Us permit the who attempting 10 steal
and to appropriate TO their the revenues
Of this repablic. place upon the United States
Che burden Of caring for those people.
= do not charge that the gentleman who will be
snsugurated President of the United States the
fourth day os March is party 20 this infamous
scheme roSbng this little country. His friend
ship FOR Cromwell, Farnham and E A Drake as
members OF the board Of directors Panama
Ra..road his continued Endorsements Of both Crou-
well end Farnnan. his interference the Isthrnus
% Panama. which compelled the election OF cor
rzpt statesman. absolutely under The control Of
Cromwell President OF that repuSlic-an these
fsrerz ana ofE-e