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Show I ' iLLEGED miBFZZIXilEXr. M ' Yesterday morning's issua of JB Urj,- the leading "Llberar' organ of Ibis I nil ' ' cl'y contained the following pxra- -"J 'graph: I j "There is a shortage in the City Ke- A ' corder's office, and wo understand M ' ' that investigations are bein had to 1 nnearth the caue cf tho tronble. J T" Have tho investigations public, gcnlle- I i .,. men. That is what the Liberal party 1 T j " expects. We had enough of &tar- L a I " chamber tribunals in the last. As It fl-A I - is, a great many men have been killed Hr by whispers. Whispers come invnri- Hf ably with secret investigations. Throw BK open tho doors and let the public BH know the truth as it may be de- BM -i . -relopcd. Tliat is tho fctralght business. 9-R 1". . Tho Ftraigbt business is what the iHt, " m Liberal party -wants." CWj All that has thus far been learned V regarding tho alleged defalcation Is 4 that it amounts to something over I $2000; that it occurred In tho 1 ense J tf I department, heretofore attached to 'J IjB . the Recorder's ofilee. It alao ap- J Hj pears that the reported swindiowas ! fl perpetrated nearly two months ago. I 9 It Is understood that tho crime has B j bn covered up and tho amount ef 9 . defalcation made good. On the surface tliero eeeni3 not i "oily to have been a serious crime ' iumltted, but ground for suspicion l I that a felony has been com- Junded. As tho matter stands, M i without the clear explanation de- i "1 ! inded by the "Liberal" organ, a I I ' Binberorcity om -iais aro placed j I , la very unpleasant position on rg I aecount of their liability to bo sus- f $V peeled. ! Tjne crooednc-3 wa3 discovered ' Ttrslx weeks ago and an investi- I i fon Instituted at that time. This " I j wai admitted today by a member of ! th finance committee. That com- ' BJltee will hold a secret meeting j , tonight and it ia probable that they Jj will report on the subject atTues- I j tty eights' session of the Council ' . j It iriH then Lo san whether ij it has been agrieJ uin to ,g continue the covering up process . V If the condoning courso ii pur- g 5 ued the sparks may fly in a fashion .' . that will mak matters livtly, and - 1 there will then be an opportunity of . ' y " T observing whether or not the '-Lib- j era!" party wish a genuine -'public j: invcttigation." 1 . j ' Sjjjj We prefer, before saying much I , t'il regarding this psrticular act of al- Jj " leged ofllcixl corruption, to await , i ' i- developments, as we have co desire i J " I! to even runtherltk of doing any- f f j" body injuitice. i . i I' - |