The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-08

civilization, nor exercised Ia liberty under
eaual laws We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty -l0Vi0g German
and tolerates the revival of the coolie II ade
in Monaghan wcmen, imported for im'nora
purposes, aud M"ngolian men held TO per-
form serNilc labor contracts.
THE FALSE sKCTARIAN 1ssuE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Heto,pi l. necessary, and can never he ca
fccted only Ivy making II the r"nir'iishs
issue OF the eli, ctions. and hitting IL above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party III power seen
to smother H.
Fret the false issue with which they
would enkindla scctarian strife IN respect
to the public schools, OF " hich the establish
ment aud support belongs exclusively TO
the several States. and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their iotln-
dation, aud is resolved to maintain, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed. and without contributing
from the treasury 70 any
Sccond--The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers OF
sectional bate between ki0dred people once
unnaturaly es,ranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis BILE repahii, and common
destiny
RRFoRM-TuE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service,
al conduct Of the governmental business is
not possible il its civil service be subject to
change ut every election, be prize fought
for at the ballot box. be bfiet reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts of honor, as
signed for proved c mpetency and held Tor
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pcnsiGg ut patronage shou q neither be
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the ms; rument Of their ambition; here,
again, profes ions fall flied in the preform
ance, n test that the party III power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFoRM-CoRRUpTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president. vice presidcn'. Judges, senators:
representatives and cabinet officers ana all
others in authority are the peop'es serN-
| ants: their Offices are not private perqui-
site they are public trust
When the annals of this republic show
| the disgrace and Censute OF vice presi-
dent: II late speaker of the house OF repre-
| senta,iyes marketing his rulings rs prcsid-
| ing officer; three senators prohting secretly
| by their vote as lawmakers: i've cbalrinen
| of the leading committees OF the late house
| o! representatives exposed in jobbery: q
| late secretary of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; a late attorney
| general misappropriating public funds;
| secretary OF the navy enriched or enrIchlng
| friends by percentages levied oil the proht-
of contractors wi h his department; an
| ambassador TO England censured in di>'
honorable speculatoI. the presidents
| private secretary barely escaping conNic'
ton upon trial for guilty completely In
frauds upon the revenue; secretary o
| war impeached for high cs;mes ana missile
meanors, the demonstration Is complctt
that the first step in reform must be thl
peoples choice of honest men from another
party, lest the iii case Of one political or
ganization infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties We
can get no change of measures and no rea
reform.
| REFORM-REFORM- REFORM.
| Al these abuses. wrongs and crimes, Tit
product If sixteen years of the sscendanc!
of the rypubll can parIy. create necesst.
for reform. confessed ~ republicans them
| selves, but 'heir re.o mer- are voted Il WI
| in convention and displaced from TIN
cabinet; the part = mass of honest voter
is powerless 10 resist the eighty Thousand
otiicehoders it, leader. and guides.
Refo,m can only be had by peaceful
civic revelation. We demand change o
administration, change of party, that W.
may have chan e OF measures aud OF men