The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-26

customed TO the traditions Of progre ssivs
civilization. nor exercised In liberty under
equal laws. We denornce the policy which
| thus discards the liherty-loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immors.
purposes. and Mcngolian men held TO per.
form scrviIe labor contracts.
| THE FALSE sKCTARIAN IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never he ~.
fected only by making IL the controlling
issue OF The elections, and 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 issue 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
dation, and is resolved to maintain, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any
Second-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnaturslly es,ranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis BILE republic aud q common
destiny
REFoRM-7HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business Is
not possii lie II its civil service be subject to
change at every eles ton, be prize fought
for at the ballot box, be q brief reward OF
party zeal, instead of posts of honor, as
signed for proved competency and held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensiBg Of patronage should neither he u
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition; here,
again, profes ions fal flied in the preform.
ance. u test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFoRM-CoRRrPT1oN 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 a private perqu.
site they are public trust
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and censure OF a vice presi-
dent: late speaker OF the house of repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings a. presid.
ing officer; three senators profiting secretly
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmen
Of the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed in jobbery: =
late secretary Of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; . late attorney
general Disappointing public funds: a
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrjching
friends by percentages levie d of the profits
Of contractors wi h his department.; an
ambassador to England censured in dis
honorable speculation the presidents
private secretary barely escaping conyic.
ton upon trial for guilty completely In
frauds upon the revenue; secretary OF
war impeached for high crimes and misde.
meanOrs, the demonstration is complete
that the first step in reform must be the
peoT les choice of honest men from another
party. lest the disease OF one political or.
ganiZation infect the body polite: and lest
by making no change of men or parties we
can get no change of measures and no real
reform.
REFORM-REFORM-R
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes, the
product Of sixteen years of the sscendancy
OF the republican party, ere ate a necessity
for reform, confessed by republicans them.
selves, but their rciormer- are voted down
in convention and displaced from the
cabinet; the partg's mass OF honest voter.
is powerless 10 resist the eighty thousand
of1ceholders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful,
civic revolution. We demand a change OF
administration, a change of party, that we
may have . chanye Of me asures and OF men.