The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-01

vent the further importation or immigration Of
the Monaghan raee. Reform Is necessary. and
can never be effected but by making 1t the con
trolling issue u the elections. and lifting 1t
above the two false issues with which the office
holding class and the. partyig power seek IL 70
would snkindie sectarian strife ~ respect 70 the
public schools, of which the establishment and
support bslong exclusively to the several States,
and which the Democratic party has cherished
from their foundation and resolved 10 maintain
without partiality or, preference for any class.
sect or creed, and without contributing from the
treasury 30 any. The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of sectional
hate between two kindred peoples once unna-
turally estranged. but now reunited in one IN
divisible Republic and q common destiny
REFORM IN cIvIL SERVICE
Reform IL necessary in the civil service. Ex-
perience proves that efficient. economical con
duct of the governmenta' business is not possi-
bic II it's civil service be subject to change at
every election. and be purse offered NJ the bftl,
Iot-box as y brief reward Of party zea,. lnstead
Of posts ~ honor assigned for proved Poulpe-
feney and held for fidelity In the public emtloy
That the dispensing Of patronage should neither
be tax upon the time OF our puP,ic men nor
professions. falsfied in the performance, attlst
That the party ID power can work ONT no pfao-
teal Or salutary reform.
REFo.J IN HIGH PLACES.
Reform is necessary even more in ne higher
grades Of public service Presid. MT. wee ffeSl
dent. Judges. Senators, Representatives. Cabinet
officersth these and ali others y, antnof' ,a aFs
Il
| private peraui4ite: tbey are o pubic trust
| When the annals If this Republic proclaim ne
disgrace and censurg Of a Vice President q late
Speaker Of the House Of representatives
marketing his ruling as presiding oiheer :
three Senators probing secretly ~ their V91es
rs aw-makers. five GltairlneD Of the lealinR
committees of the late House Of Represen-
tatiyes exposed in iobbery. p iate seere-
tary of the Treasury forcing bal
anees in the public accounts. late
ttorney General misappropriating pubic
funds q Secretary OF the Navy enricbes OF en-
riehipg friends by per centilges levied on the
profits ~ contractors with his department. ~
Ambassador to Fnginnd concerned IN u dis-
honorable speculation the Presidents private
secretary barely escaping conviction, upon trial.
| for guilty completely in frauds upon the re-
+, venue: u Secretary of War impeaehed Tor blgh
crimes and confessed misdemeanors; the de-
fnonstraion ia complete that the ilTst step must
be- the public Aoiee ~ honest men from another
| party le 1.-THE disease Of one politicfl ORGANIZE
| ton upset the whole body polite npd thereby
| making no change 81 mon or party. VIC can get
no change of measures aid no reform.
ALL THESE ABUSES,
wrongs and crimes. the product o. sixte vars
| of asesndancy of the Republican party cThat3 y
\ necessity for reform confessed by the Repuoli-
| cans themselves. But their reformers are voted
down in convention and displaced from the
| Cabinet The party's mass Of honest votes ~
powerless to resist the eighty thousand office
| holders itA leaders and guides reform can
only be- had by u peaceful civic revolution. We
demand change ~ system. u change OF admin
istration. change ~ parties. that we may nave
u change OF men.