The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-11

equal laws. We dcnouncc the policy hitch
thus dlscards the liberty-loyiDg German
snd toleratcs the revival of the cuolic trade
in Mon.olisn women, imported fol immors!
purposes. aud 1Ungolisn men held TO pei
form soryile labor contracts.
IliE FALSE sECIARIAN fSsuE-IuE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Hgo'm IL necessary, and can never be ct
tected only by making 1t the controlling
issue OF The elections, aud liitin: II above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother H.
First the false is7ue with which they
would enklndlA seGtarlan strife IN respect
to the pubic schools, OF which the establish
ment ard support belongs exclusively to
the several States, and which tho demo
cratic party has cherished from their Ioun-
dalton, and Is resolved 10 maintain, without
any partiality or preference for any class.
sect or creed, aud without contributing
from The treasury TO any,
Second-The false Issue hy which they
seek TO light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally estrsnged, but now reunited
on one indlvisitle republic and common
destiny
RKfoRM-1uE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business IL
not possible II its civil service be subject to
change at every elestiOn, he O prize fought
for at the ballot box, be a brief reward {
party zeal. instead Of posts OF honor, as
signed for proved competency and held tor
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensing of patronage shou neither he a
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here
az ain, profes ions fall flied in the preform
ance, - test that the party in power can
work ont no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFORM CORRUPTION OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president, vice presidcni, judges, senators.
representatives and cabinet officers and all
| others in authority are the peoples serv-
! ants; their offices are net private perqui-
site they are public trust
When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and censure of vice presi-
dent; late speaker Of the house OF repre-.
Sentstives marketing his rulings as presid-
ing officer: three senators proiiting secretly
by their vote az lawmakers; five cbairmen
OF the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed III jobbery; a
late secretary of the treasury forging bal.
anccs in public accounts; a late attorney
general Disappointing public funds; Il
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrjching
friends by percentages levied of the profits
| of contractors with his department; al
ambassador 10 England ccnsured in u dis
| honorable speculation: the presidenti
| private secretary barely escaping conyic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
| frauds upon the revenue; secretary o.
war impeached for high cl!mes and misde
| mcanors, the demonstration is complete
| that the ir.' step in reform must be the
! peoples choice OF honest men from another
party. lest the di,ease OF one political or
ganization infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties W,
can get no change of measures and ne rea
| reform.
| REF0RM-REFORM-EE
| All these abuses, wrongs ana crimes, til,
| product of sixteen years of the sscerdapcl
of the republican party, create a necPsst,
for reform. confessed by republicans them
selves, but their retormers are voted down
in convention and Displaced from tn,
| cabinet: the party's mass of honest voter
| IL p0weress to resist the eighty thousan,
| oftceholders, its leaders and guides.
! Reform can only he had by q peaceful
| civic revolution. We demand change o
administration, 4 change of party, that W.
may have change Of measures and OF men