The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-04-09
Let tie Truth be Kmoscn.

TIE ChzEsEse-sb.1rg TTltey NEa77ff =
rsrbt K DECLARING thai t1e stale tEezS-
NY Of Pe51syIvsEli1 = believed % oe
: .=Bk of in.aElev. Hidden IN it, depths
~ .a-rets wzl-1 cannot .sear the
light of day CorTuI5t practices N
r@ls-f9a % Is management have. here
and there. bzen partially disclosed ollt
-rg skin of tLe members Of tEe treaS-
-rv rig has thus fsT thEaFtsd the e
forts f8r taeiF complete exposure kI-
nor has whispered L I'll over - State
that certain worthless e-s-.elces O
deb. have been carried along IaSse1
from treasurer - treasurer. a. % much
uouev, uutl rte people ere becoming
mere and more a8xious each 6aE %
EuOx how much money q II TezlEtE
represented by tLe papers II H treas
NV
This investigation eSH not x s-sFed
OF mucb lo1ze- There : an lncTea--
i1g demand for The truth aB1 the whole
truth. and nothing bat the truth via
ss-isfs th=s demand There < 10 rea-
sya whv the lnTesf lZs-io1 should be
postponed lis aQ8eer thing indeed
thai the people czDBOt obtain lnEorlnz-
ton IA regard - this matter Are
thev content . be bzHe1 bv the Of
Ecer Who has charge % the vaults Of
the trezsuFvz VII they submit 20
tne answer that VII u1d0u 5-e@iIy come
f-om the State Treasurer when the
committee appointed JF the House Of
Representatives. demand All oppcrtu-
nitF . look into he secrets of tie
trezsurvz That answer viii be that
one branch q the Legislature has 10
poweT q order al invests CATION and
that lie Vi.l not recognize any com
I1ittee bat a joint committee appointed
bv the tao houses. VIII the people
submit u this sJTt Of & response from
the State Treasurer They have done
Il before and VIC presume they y II sub
nit again.
But II the Treasurer takes this posi-
tiCn-aui re do not douJ. for 2 no
meat that lac will-there = an officer
who has tie power u investigs ce--
Th.t officer J. the Auditor General
He csN institute an Is.iEy which vii
lay bare to the pubic All the secrets
of the treasury department We do
=
10 make this inquiry. lie has had
tie opportunity 10 d. i Tor the last
three wears. but has never taken sd-
vantage Of II. But the man Who viii
assume tie duties oT taa. Office IL sf1y
i q Democrat He was chosen = lis
position last November over the pres
CIT incumbent The people manifest
cd their iis-pproDsti5n OF NT Aliens
course IN this regard bv refusing 70 r.-
elect him. Mr. Temple was their choice
and he l. IN duty bound y meet their
wishes IN this respect He must do
t. or Be pronounced a miserable fail
ure- The investigation must come.
therefore. Il cOnnot Be avoided Il
must not BE avoided The duty IS one
which no officer. elected upon 4 reform
platform. can disregard Mr Temple
l--arS high reputation IN the western
portion Of the State for integrity. lie
must b. equal u the duty which Is
laij upon his shoulders Like Gov
eTBor Til len lie must not know either
, political friend nor foe in this business.
lie has great opportunity for Ills
tinctiO1 and be must not let it slip
No matter whom Il hurts, he mus-s hOH
Us the inside Of the treasury depart
rneIt If Democrats a-e sharers OF
the guilt which lies imberlded there
let the people know IT, The investi
CATION Is demanded In the interest ot
reform and let US have it whether i,
skaters our political idols or those ot
the opposition, or both.