The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-28


civilization, nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws, We denCuuee tina policy which
thus diseards the liberty .ie,ipg 0srtnan
ana tolerstes the revival VI the eoolis trade
ia MoDgoliaD Woinen, Imported TOT mInors.
purposes. aOt MongoIian men held to per
form servile labor contisds
THE FALSE skCTAHIAN bssIE--lHk FALSE
SECTIONAL Issuk.
Reform L. necessary, and can never be e.
tecieu only by making II the rontruliina
issue Of the ell ct'ous, aud lifting VI above
the Two f,l.e issues with Which the Office
holding cisss and The paff. ia power SEEK
10 smother IL.
Fret The false /. ne wiih which thsy
would enkindl- sc tarian strife 10 respect
IL tue public schools. of which the ahtish-
ment and support belongs exclusively 10
the several states, and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their IouG-
dat,oH. aud T. resolved to Insintsin, without
any Partially Oh preference Tor any e!ass,
sect or creed, aid without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Second--1he false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers VI
sectional hate betwe cen Kindred people once
on one indivisihle republic and = vommon
destiny
RKFOBN-THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform IL necessary ia the civil service
experien nee proves that efficient, economic
al conduct Of the governmental business IL
not possible IL Its civil service be subject TO
change at every eies tion be 3 prize fought
for 81 The ballot box he n brief rev. ard OF
party zeal, instead of posts OF honor, as
signed for proved mpetenc! and held for
fidelity ia the public employ; that the dis
pensit VI patronage shou neither be q
tax upon the time uf all our puOiiS men,
| nor tue ins;rume III Of their amhition' here
sgsip. profes ions fai.lned In The prsfeIm
anee. tert that the party 10 power can
work out 10 practical or satisfactory
! reform,
REFoRN-CoRkUrTlUN VI HIGH TuBIIC
oFFI,kRs.
H5syW Is necessary even more in the
higher grades OF the public service The
president, vice president. judges, senators
| repre- sentatives and cabinet ofteeTs and all
| others 10 authority are the peoples sew
ants their offices are not \ private perqui-
site they sre public uust
When the annals OF this Republic shoW
the disgrace and ceusufe OF vice pre- ST.
dent a late speaker vi the house VI Tepie-
sentatives marketing his rulings ~ = PIE sid
ing officer; three senators Fronting SECRETLY
by their vote as lawmakers; nve CHARM g
Ut the leading committees vi the late house
OF representatives exposed Ia Jobbery; &
late secretary vi The treasury forging bsl
ances 80 public sceoupts: late attorne J
| general nisappruuriatins public funds; /
secretary OF the navy enriched or enltchins
irie Dds by Percentages levied OH The prObIi
OF contractors vi b his department; ~
ambassador to England censu'e t In N iii,
honorable speeulat..l; the president
private secretary barely escaping conSic
| ton upon trial tor guilty completely II
frauds upon the revenue; = secretary o
war impeached Tor high :mef aud misde
meanors, the demonstration IL complet,
| tbst the tirSt sep in reform must be the
| peotle's cho,ce oil honest men from anothe
party. lest the iii ease OF Ole political or
| ganization inject the body polite: and les
by making no change Of men OF parties We
can get no change OF measures aud no res
reform.
REFORM -REFORM-REFORM.
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes. the
product Of sixteen years of the sscendancy
of the republican parry, Great = necessity
| for reform. confessed by republicans them
| selves, but their retO. mer. are voted Il WI
in convention and Displaced from the
cabinet: the part. . mass OF honest voter,
| Is poweriess TO resist the eighty th0ds aud
of1cehOlJers. its leaders aud guides.
Reform can only he had by q peaceful
| civic revolution. We demand change o.
| administration. a change of party, that We
| may have chan!e OF measures aud OF men