The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-02

equal laws. We donounce The polio which
thus discards the libert,.loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the cooie trade
In Monaghan women, imported fol- immora.
purposes. and Mongolisn men held to per.
form scrvilc labor contracts.
THE FALSE SRcrAnrAN Issrr-Ipr rAfsE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform j. necessary, and can never I've e.
fccted only by making IL the controlling
issue OF The cl- ctlons, and lifting IL above
the two false issues with which the Office.
holding class and the party In power seek
to smother IL.
Fir.t- the false is ne with which they
would cnkindls scctarian strife in respect
to the public schools al " hich the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively 10
the several States. and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their ioun-
dation. aud l. resolved to maintain. without
any Partially or preference for any class.
sect or creed. and without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Second-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying epbers of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturslly estranged, hut now reunited
on one indiyis:ble republic aud common
destiny
REFoRM-IHE CIVIL SERVICE.
R.form is necessary in the civil service;
eyperie nee proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business IL
not possible l. its civil service be subject TO
change at every elrstion. he a prize fought
tor at the ballot box. be n briei reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts of honor. as.
gned for proved mpetency and held Tor
fidelity in the public employ: that the dis
peusi, of patronage shou neither be h
lax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the instrument of their ambition: here
again. profes ions fail ified in the preform
snce. test that the party In power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
| REFoRM-CoRRCPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
| higher grades OF The public service. The
president. vice presiden'. Judges. senators.
| representatives and cabinet officers and all
| Others in authority are the Peep e's sery-
| ants: their offices are not 4 private perqui.
/ site they are public trust.
| When the annals OF this republic show
| the disgrace and censure of a vice presi'
| dent: 4 late speaker OF the house of repre-
| sentstives marketing his rulings A. a presid'
| ing officer: three senators Fronting secretly
| by their vote as lawmakers: five cbairmer
| Of the leading committees of the late house
| of representatives exposed in J 'bbery: :
! late secretary Of the treasury forging bal
| snces in public accounts: late attorne.
general misappropriating public funds; 8
secretary of the navy enriched or enrjcnlns
friends by percentages levied OFF the profits
| of contra, tors wi h his department.: al
| ambassador 10 England censured in a dis
| honorable speculat,Jn: the presidents
| private secretary barely escaping conNic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
frauds upon the revenue: a secretary o
war impeached for high c'imeS and misde
meanors, the demonstration il complete
that the first step in reform must he til,
peoples choice of honest men from another
party. lest the disease of one political or
| ganizaton infect the body polite; and les
! BY making no change of men or parties ",
can get no change OF measures and no rea
| reform.
EFORM-BEFOKM-E reform.
All these abuses, wrongs ana crimes, th'
product Of sixteen years NJ the ascendanc!
of the republican party. create nect s>lt,
for reform, confessed by republicans them
| selves, but their reiormer> are voted dow
in convention and displaced from thu
cabinet; the party's mass of honest voter
| i, poweress to resist the eighty thousan,
oitceholders, its leader. and guides.
| Reform can only DC had by & peaceful
| civic revolution. We demand change o
administration. a change of party, that W,
| may have change OF measures and OF men