The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-24

customed to the traditions OF progre ssve
civilization. nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the nberty-oviog German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immora.
purposes. and Monaghan men held to per-
form servie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sRCTARIAN IssuE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never be c,-
fected only by making il the controlling
issue OF ,he elections, aud lifting il above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother il.
First the false is tie with which they
would enkindle sectarian strife in respect
to the public schools, of which the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively to
the several States, and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their foiln-
dalton, and is 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 embers of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally esiranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis BILE republic and a common
destiny
RRFORM-1IIK CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business is
not possible II its civil service be subject To
change at every cles ton, he prize fought
for at the ballot box. he "A brief reward o {
party zeal. instead of posts of honor. as
signed for proved c mpetency and held TOR
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensiEg Of patronage shou neither he "A
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here,
again, profes ions fal flied 10 the preform.
auce, test that the party in power can
work out no practical or sat,sfac DRY
reform.
REFORM-CoRRUPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president, vice president. judges, senators.
representatives and cabinet officers and all
Others in authority are the peoples Serv-
ants; their Offices are not private perqui-
site they are public trust.
When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and Censllre of "a vice presi-
denf: late speaker OF the house of repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as u presid-
ing officer: three senators proiting secretly
by their vote a. lawmakers; five ChairInen
of the leading committees of the late house
OF representatives exposed in lJbhery: IA
late secretary of the tr, asury forging bal
anccs in public accounts; a late attorney
general misapproDriating public funds "a
secretary of the navy enriched or cnriChing
friends by percentages levied off the proli,
of contractors wi Ia his department.; an
ambassador TO England censured in "A dis
honorable spcculat3l; the presidents
private secretary barely escaping c1n,ic-
ton upon trial for guilty completely in
frauds upon the revenue; secretary OF
war impeached for high Grimes and INSIDE
meanOrs, the demonstration is complete
thst the first step in reform must be the
peoples choice of honest men from another
party. lest the iii ease Of one political Cr-
ganization infect the body polite: and le,t
by making no change Of men or parties "
can get no change of measures and no real
reform.
REFORM -REFORM--REFORM.
All these abuses. y olss and crimes, the
product OF sixteen yec OF the ascendaucy
oi the republican paty, create a necessity
for reform. confessed by republicans them
selves. but their reiormers are voted down
in convention and displaced from the
cabinet; the part,'- mass of honest voters
l. nowerless 10 resist the eighty thousand
oh4ceholders. II leader. and guides.
Reform can only lac had by peaceful,
civic revolution. We demand change of
administration. a change Of party. that We
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