The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-07-22

and ]"'a:nA such modification 9. ;l1r
treaty with tne Chinese Empire OF 5.cL
legislation bS Congress. within, ~ consti
;uti"na! Limitation as shall prevent the
further importation or Immigration of
the Nongo!iAn race. Reform is unc"SSa-
ry an: can never he ctfc,tcd but by ma
king it he controlling Issue of the clec-
tioMs. and lifting il above tie two false
issues with which the off holding class
and the party III power seek tn smother
IL. The fi.e issues with which thew
would cnkinlic
SECTARIAN STRIFE
in respect to the public schools. of which
the establishment and support belong ex-
clusively 10 the several States. and which
The Democratic party has cherished l'rom
their Foundation and rcsoi, al 70 main
tam without partiaIity or preference for
any class, sect or ere d, and without con
trlbntl'.g from the treasury to any. The
false Issue by which they seek to light
anew the dieing cmbers CT scctiona! hate
between kindred people once unnatural
~ estiangcd, but now reunited in one
lndivisiblc republic and a common DIES
-!ny.
Reform is necessary in the civil service
Experience proves that the efficient
economical conduct Of the governmental
business is not possible if its civil service
be subjected to change at every election
and he . prize offered at the halIot-box as
Il brief reward Of party zeal, instead Of
posts Of honor assigned for proved com
potency, aid held for fidelity in the pub
lie employ. That the dispensing o.; the
patronage should neither be- II tax upon
The time uf all our public men, nor the
INSTRUMENT OF THEIR AMBITION.
Here again professions falsilied in the
performance attest that tho party in
power can work no practical cr sa!Htary
reform. Reform is necessary even more
in the higher grades of public service
President, Nice-prcsi,lcnt, Judges, Scna-
tors, Representatives., CabiUct Officers,
these. and all Others in authority are the
peoples servants. Their Offices are not
"A private pcrpnisi.c. They are public
trust. When tie Annals Of this Repuh-
lie. the disgrace and ccns'Wc Of Il Vice
President, late Speaker of the House
of Representatives, marketing his Vlling
as a presiding officer,
THREE SENATORS
prohting secretly by their votes as law
makers five chairman Of tll" leading
committees Of the late House of Repre-
$anta;iyrs exposed il johbrry. late
Secretary o.. the Treasury forcing balauc-
IS Of the pnb'c accounts, Il late Attorney
General iniaappropii"ting public funds,
a Secretary OF Tie Navy enriched or Ell
liching friends by percentages, levied off
the profits Of contractors with his depart
meltt, an Ambassador to England ccnsur-
cd in lishMlorabie speculation. the
Presidents Private Secretary barely cs-
! Gaping conviction npon trial for ynilty
completely in frauds upon the revenue, a
Secretary of War i!npeaclcd for high
crimes and confessed mis'lcMcanOrs.
THE DEMONSTRATION Is G COMPLETE
That the first step must BE the public
| choice Of honest men from another party,
lest the disease of one political organiza-
ton intest the whole body rolitic and
thereby makiny no change of mcn'or
party. we can get no change Of measures
and no reform.
ALL THESE ABUSES,
wrongs and crimes the product of six
teen years Of ascentlancy Of the Rcpnhli
can party, create Il necessity for reform
confessed by the Republicans themselves.
| But these retornnls are voted down in
convention and displaced from the Cabi
net The party's mass Of hone votes is
powerlcss to resist tire eighty thousand
Office holders, its leaders and guides. Re-
form can only he had by a peaceful civic
volution. We demand change Of
system, change of administration, a
change of parties, that we may have a
change Of men.