The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-10


civilization. nor exercised IN iibcfts under
equal laws. We dcnouncc tue policy which
thus discards the ltberty-loving German
and toleiatcs the revival Of the coohe trade
ia Monaghan women. imported for imiDora
purposes. aud Monaghan men he'd 10 per.
form scrvile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECrARTAS IssCE-TUE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Hgf"rM l. necessary, and can never lie a.
fectcd only by making it the controlling
issue OF The elections and lifting III above
the two fuse issues with which the office.
holding Ella. End The party in power seek
10 smother IL.
fir,t the falls. j. III with which ihcy
would cnkiuda se.tsridn strife IN respect
to the pubic schocis. oi which the establish
mcnt and support lolongs exclusively 10
the several States. and which the demo
cratic PARTY has cherished from their forn-
daiion. and i resolved to maintain. Without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed. aud without contributing
from the treasury 20 any
Serond-jhe false i.>ue by which they
seek Ia light anew the dying .mber- OF
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnaturlly esiranged, hut now reuuite Il
on one indiYi' bic republic aCd common
tcS'iuy
REFoRN-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
R,f,-ia j. necessary ia the civil >eIy ice.
experience proves that efficient. economic
al conduct of the governn entail business 10
not possible II It's civ service he subject 10
change at every election. he prize fought
Ter NJ the ballot box. he brief reward o
party zesl. instead of posts OF honor. -
signed Tor proved mppiency and held foI
fidelity ia the public employ: that the dis.
| pensi. z OF patronage shDn Z neither De $
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here
! az ain. profes ions tal ihsd in the preforIn
/ auce. test that the party in power csr
| work cat 30 practical or satisfactory
| reform.
! TFORN-CoBEUPTInN OY iHGH rJBLiC
OFFICERS.
| kg-rFa j. necessary even more IN til,
I higher grades OF ,he pubic service. tt,
/ president. vice prcsiden'. judges. senators
| representatives sud cabinet officers snd al
| others IN authority are tie pcop.e's scTN
| ans: their Offices ara not private ptrqui
| site they are public tTU>.
| When the ANIMAL. OF this republic show
| the disgrace aud ceusure ot i vice presi
| Gent; late speaker of the house oi repre-
. sentsiiyes marketing hi. rulings a presid
Inc officer; three senators prOhtn- secret!
| by thei. vote a. lawmakers: i've CblirlDcl
| OF the leading committees OF the late hou,t
OF representatives exposed in j5bbNry;
late secretary of the treasury forging bal
| AHIts III DhpilC accounts. istG dtlDi he
| general misapprOr Tistin. public funds:
| secretary OF the navy enriched or sDricLiE
friends by percentages levied OF the prot
Of contra to:s vi his department: Al
emba,sadoT 10 England cen-u-ed in a di-
! honorable speculation: he PRECEDENT
private secretary barely e-capioc cOnN !,
ton upon trisl Tor guilty completely i
frauds upon the revenue; secretary c
war impeached for high crimes and mi-de
| meanors, the demonstration ]. cOmplet
thst the iirs' step in reform must be ia
peoples choice OF honest men from auothe
party. lest the di.ease OF obe political q
ganization infect the body polite: and r.
| by making no change of men OF parties "
can &c. no change Of measures and no r.,
| reform.
! BEFORM-REFORN-R
All these ahuses. wrongs and crimes. ia
prOduct OF si-ieen years of the sscendanc
| of the republican parry. create IA nece-sit
for reform. confessed by republicans then
selves. but their rcioImer- are voted dow
in convention and displaced from Ia
cabinet: the partY'- mass of honest voter
is powerless 10 resi-t the eighty thou.aE
oftceholders. it, leader. and guides.
Reform can only be had by pearefu
civic revolution. We demand n change
. adminisirat On. change of party. that "
, may have change of measures and Of M /