The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-08-19

and demand such modification ut the
treaty Will! the Chinese Empire or such
legislation by ons:ess, within !, :onSti
tutional limitation rs shall prevent the
further importation or immigration Of
the Monyulian race. Reform is ,teessa-
~ an! can meyer be effected but BY MA
king it the Controlling issue of the cleo
ti"ns. and lifting it above the two false
issues Will! which the office holding class
and the party in power seek to smother
it. The, ,1,,.sn issues with which they
would c,a,kindlo
SECTARIAN STRIFE
in respect to the public schools, d, which,
the csta Llishnent and support belong cx-
clnsively to the several States, and which
the Democratic party has cherished from
their foundation and resolved; to MAIN
tain without partiality Or ptefo;spyc for
amy Class, sect Or ere d, and without OOH
tributing from the treasury to any. The
false issue by which they seek to light
anew the 'lieing emlers cfSpcticNal hate
between kindred people once unnatural.
ly cstrangcd, hut now reunited i'll one
iniivisiblc republic and 1 common dcs-
tiny. j,
Reform is necessary IL tile q vil service.
Experience proves that tile efficient
economical co,id,lct Of the governmental
business is not possible if its civil service
be subjected to change ut every election
and Le y prize offered ut the ballut-box rs
brief reward Of party zeal, instead of
posts Of honor assigned for proved com
potency, and held for fidelity IN the pub
lie employ. That the dispensing Of the
patronage should neither b. Il tax upon
the time Of all our public men, nor the
INSTRUMENT OF THEIR AMBITION.
Here again professions falsitied in the
performance attest that the. party in
power eau Work 10 lrnc tic.l or sanitary
reform. Reform, il neceSsary even more
in the higher. y,vl,.es 1T public service.
President, Vice PRECEDENT, Judges, Se,l.-
tos,. Representatives, Cabinet Officers,
these, :i,d all others in autlI0rlty are the
peoples servants. Their offices are not
y private perqnisite. They arc u public
trust. When the annals Of this Repul'-
lie, the disgrace and ceilstile pf o Vice
Preside Mt, /. late Speaker of the House
Of Representatives marketing his ruling
US a presiding officer.
THREE SENATOR'S
proAtiny secretly by their votes as law
makers, five. chairman of the leading
committees Of tho late House Of Repre-.
scnttives exposed in. jobbcry, late
Secietnly Of the Treasury fMyiiis balanc-
cs Of the public accounts, 4 latc Attorney
General misappropratiny public funds,
y Secretary of the Naty enriched or Ell
richin;; friends by percentages, levied Oft
the profits of coitrlcttrs with his depart
mcnt, al Ambassador to England censur.
ell in Il dishdnoral'le speculation, the
Presidents Private Secretary barely cs-
Gaping conviction upon trial for guilty
completely in frauds upon the revenue, a
Secretary Of War mpeachcd fdr Ugh
crimes and confessed mis.lemcanols.
THE DEMONSTRATION is COMPLETE
That ths first Step must be tile public
choice III, honest men from another party,
lest the disease Of one political trganiza-
ton inlcst the whole body polite and
thereby making no change Ut ,i,c,l Or
party, We can get no cllallse Of measures
and no reform.
ALL THESE ABUSES; ;.
wrongs and crimes, the product, Of six
teen years cf. asoe,;,lal,cy, Of tile Republi-
can party, create a necessity for reform
C MESSED by the Republicans themselves.
But these rcformers arc voted down in
convenient and Displaced from the Cabi-
net The rtrty,S mass Of honest; votes is
powerlcas to resist tho. eighty thousand
office holders, its le;l.lcrs and OXIDES. Re-
forli call only 4e hail hy . peaceful civic
ryolntio!i. 8. We 1clila,ll. 4 change Of
system, change Of administration, Il
change Of parties, that We u.ay lave a
change of men.