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plo of Panama and indirectly tho
people of tho United States in coiin
noction with these timber land
fraudH,
"It will bo interesting to know
who tho gonllomon are who aro at
' tomptlng in this way to impoverish
tho republic of Panama," ho said,
and , ho nionlloiicd William Nelson
Cromwell, Itogor L Farnham, W. S.
Harvey and Charles P. Taft.
"Sinco the election of last Novem
ber," he continued, "under tho
shadow of tho domo of the capitol
a bread lino appears daily, constant
ly increasing in lohgth. If wo per
mit thd schbmo of William Nelson
Cromwoll, Roger L. Farnham,
Charlos P. Taft and others to go
through on tho isthmus of Panama,
this govornment will havo there a
broad lino containing 400,000 peo
ple. If wo permit tho mon who
aro attempting to steal and appro
priate to .their use tho revenues of
this republic, we place upon the
United States tho burden of caring
for those pooplo," ho said.
"I don't chargo that tho gentle
man who will bo inaugurated presi
dent of tho United States on tho
fourth day of March is a party to
this infamous schomo for robbing
this llttlo country. Ills friendship
for Cromwoll, Farnham and ID. A.
Drako as mombors of the board of
directors of tho Panama railroad, his
continued endorsement of both
Cromwoll and Farnham, his inter
ference on tho isthmus of Panama,
which compollod tho oloction of a
corrupt statesman, absolutely undor
tho control of Cromwoll as president
of that republic nil those things
and other things for which tho pres
ent administration is responsible
muflo possible tho signing of a con
tract by Obaldia which may bring
to tho gentloinon interested therein
riches beyond the dreams of avarico.
It will not bo long, if this scheme
goes through, before tho campaign
contributions mado by some of tho
gontlomen interested In this enter
prise, will bo returned a hundred
fold."
Mr. Rainey charged that Mr.
Cromwoll and Mr. Farnham havo
been actively engaged hero for two
or three weeks promoting treaties
affecting Colombia and Panama,
ponding beforo tho senate. Ho said
that If tho plans of Mr. Cromwell
and his associates go through and if
tneso treaties aro confirmed, there
will bo no rovenues in Panama out
of which to pay the million dollars
or more indemnity to Colombia, pay
ment of which is guaranteed by this
treasury."
"The United States government
will bo called upon to pay it all "
ho predicted, "and if those plans for
the spoliation of Panama proceod to
a successful p.nnnlnnlrm t will
bo long until Immense burdens of a
different character connected with
Panama will bo imposed upon our
treasury.
"Those patriotic gontlomen," said
Mr. Ralnoy in conclusion, "therefore
aro boing permitted not only to rob
tho republic of Panama, but indi
rectly to rob tho treasury of the
Unitod States and in their offorts in
this direction thoy havo had so far
the complote co-operation and tho
nctivo assistance of tho present ad
ministration and of tho next presi
dent of tho United States."
From tho very outset of his re
marks Mr. Ralnoy claimed the abso
lute attention of tho house and ho
was frequently applauded.
Incensed at the remarks of tho
Illinois member, Mr. Stovons of Min
nesota, declared it to bo "extremely
regrettable that any member of this
house feols called upon to rise in
nls place and slander the ruler of a
fr endly republic and defame tho ad
Sent" " f UiS Wn g0Ve
He had proceeded .that far when he
was callod to order by Mr. Shackel
ford of Mssouri, who objected to the
uso of tho word "slander." The
chair admonished Mr. Stevens to
keep within tho rules.
Ho urged that it was no business
of tho American government what
any other government did with its
persons or its property, "provided
it does not affect our interests."
"It is our business," he said, "to
look after our own citizens and our
own administration." He declared
there was no foundation in fact for
tho statements that thero was any
interference by Secretary Taft'or any
officials of tho United States with
tho Panama elections any more than
was involved in tho keeping of order
there. Ho also attempted to refute
tho statemonts of Mr. Ralnoy re
garding President Obaldia and de
clared that he was not without a
political party. The steamships re
ferred to by Mr. Rainey, said Mr.
Stevens, wero a legitimate purchase
and were doing valuable service in
preventing trans-continental lines
from robbing the government. He
know of no work, ho said, which was
boing prosecuted as efficiently and as
honestly as that of excavating tho
canal. Ho scouted the talk about
graft and declared that those having
tho undertaking in charge were pro
ceeding without self-interest, and in
spite of tho detractions at home in
newspapers, by public mon and by
others who have other ends to serve.
Mr. Kustermann of Wisconsin, ex
pressed disapproval of what he called
the slighting remarks against the
president, made by Mr. Rainey. He
paid a tribute to the president and
said that while the chief executive
had his faults ho would be recorded
as one of the greatest presidents tho
country ever had.
Later, Mr. Rainey read on the
floor of the house the following tele
gram: "Havana, January 27. I assume
you have been misled into uttering
tho sheer and absolute falsehood
concerning me you are reported to
havo spoken. I have never had any
business association of any kind or
description, past, present or pros
pective, with William Nelson Crom
well nor any interest of any kind or
with anybody present, past or pros-
pective, on the isthmus of Panama,
and I confidently rely upon your loy-
iuty x.o me trutn to retract what you
said about me in the same high place
where you made yourself responsi
ble for those misstatements.
"CHARLES P. TAFT."
WITHDREW THE REMARK
Champ Clark loves to tell of how
in tho heat of a debate Congressman
Johnson of Indiana called an Illinois
representative a jackass. The ex
pression was unparliamentary, and
in retraction Johnson said:
"While I withdraw the unfortu
nate word, Mr. Speaker, I must in
sist that thO CentlfHTinn frnm Till
nois is out of order."
"How am I out of order?" yelled
tho man from Illinois.
"Probably a veterinary surgeon
could tell you," answered Johnson,
and that was parliamentary enough
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