The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-14

equal laws. We dcnollucc The policy which,
thus dscards the lhcity-loNing German
and toleratcs the revival OF the coolie trade
ia Monaghan women. imported for immora.
purposes, and Mongolian men held to per-
form scrNile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sKCrARIAS 1ssUE--TnE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
reform l. necessary. and can never be ei-
tected only 10y making il the controlling
issue OF The elections, and lifting ii above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother IL.
First- the false il ne with which they
would oukludle sectarian strife in respect
to the public schools, of which the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively to
the several States. and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their toun-
dation. and is resolved to maintain. without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or cteed, and without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Second-The false issue by which they
seek To light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturslly estraDged, but now reunited
on one indvis BILE republic and common
destiny
REFoRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient economic
al conduct of the governmental business is
not possible IL its civil service he subject to
change at every elestion, be prize fought
for at the ballot box. be a brief reward o.!
party zeal, instead of posts of honor, as
signed for proved competency and held for
fidelity in the public employ: that the die:
pensirg of patronage shou neither be a
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument OF their ambition: here
again. profcs ions faliiied in the preform
ance, "A test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
RErORM-CoRGUPTIo OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
RJcFm j. necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president. vice president. judges, senators,
representatives and cabinet officers and all
others in authority are the peop.e's sery-
ants: their offices are not a private perqui-
site they are public trust
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and Censure of vice presi-
dent: late speaker of the house of repre-
sentatiyes marketing his rulings as presd-
ing officer; three senators profitng secretly
| 10y their vote as lawmakers: five cbaiTmcn
OF the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed in Jsbbery; a
late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
anccs ia public accounts; a late attorney
general miSappropTlating public funds; a
secretary OF the navy enriched or cnijchinc
| friend. by percentages levied of the profits
| of contractors vi h his department: an
! ambassador to England uoj in Il dis
| honorable speculat.SJ; The rrc>iCent'
! private secretary barely escaping conNic-
ton upon trial for guilty completely III
| frauds upon the revenue; a secretary Of
| war impeaChed for high crimes and m>de
| meanors, the demonstration is complete
thst the frs' step IN reform must be the
peoples choice of honest men from another
party. lest the di' ease Of one political or
ganization infect the body polite; and le>t
by making no change of men or parties We
| can get no change Of measures and no rea
reform.
| M-REFORM-REFoKM.
All these abuses, wrongs end crimes, the
| product of si--teen wears of the sscendarcS
of the republican party, create "a necessity
for reform, confessed by republicans them
selves. but their rcfOimcrs are voted down
in convention and displaced from the
| cabinet: the party mass OF honest voter;
j. powCrlcss 10 resist the eighty thousand
| ofhceholders. it, leader, and guido-.
Hcfpr7a can only bc had by peaceful
| civic revolution. We demand a change oil
administration. a change Of party, that we
may have change OF measures and OF men