The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-30

and, in fact, now BY law denied citizenship
through naturalization, ~ being neither sc
customed to the traditions Of . progressive
civilization, nor exercised In liberty under
equal laws We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immofA
purposes, and Monaghan men held to per-
form seryilc labor contracts.
THE FALSE skCTARIAN IssuE--THE rAIsk
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
psfcyu il necessary, and can never he c,-
| fected only by making 10 the controlling
issue of The elections, and lifting II above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother IL.
Fret 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
cratic party has cherished from their foun-
dalton. and is resolved to maintain, without
any partiality or preference for any class.
sect or creed, and without contributing
from tue treasury TO any,
Sccond-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally es,ranged, but now reunited
on one indivis bic republic and common
destiny
REroRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
| experience proves that efhL'ent, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business If
not possible il its civil service be subject 10
| change at every cle.tiop, be prize fought
| for at the ballot box. be a brief reward OF
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 should neither be q
tax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the instrument of their ambition: here,
| again, profes ions falsified in the preferm'
ance. a test that the party IN power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
RFFoRM-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 ser,'
ants: their offices arc not private perqui-
site they are public trust
| When the annals Of this republic show
the disgrace and censure Of vice presi
dent: a late speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presid
ing officer: three senators prohting secretly
| by their vote as Lawmakers; hve cnalrmef
OF the leading committees Of the late house
| OF representatives tAPOtCu Au yoou'AsS
late secretary of the treasury forging bal
, ances in public accounts; late attorne.
general incorporating public funds;
secretary Of the navy enriched or enrichlnl
friends by percentages levied of the pront
! of contractors wi h his department.; al
ambassador to England censured in Oh.
honorable speculation: the president
! private secretary barely escaping convit
I ton upon trial for guilty completely i
frauds upon the revenue; secretary Q
war impeached for high crimes and misde
meanors, the demonstration is complet
u that the first step in reform must be Tn
J, peoples choice of honest men from anothe
party. lest the disease Of one political oil
. ganization infect the body polite; and lei
, BY making no change of men or parties "
J, can get no change of measures and no re-
!, reform.
4 REFORM-REFORM-RE
y All these abuses. wrong. and crimes, III
i product Of sixteen years OF the sscendsnc
l. Of the republican party, create necessit
for reform. confessed by republicans then
=, selves, but their reformers are voted dow
T. in convention and displaced from IN
cabinet; the party's mass Of honest vote
q Is powerless TO resist the eighty thousan
d ofiiceholders. its leader. and guides.
e Reform can only be had by speacefu
o civic revolution. We demand change
y administration, a change Of party, that
d may have Q change Of measures and OF me-