The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-18

| civilization, nor exercised IN liberty under
equal laws. We deDouncc the policy which
thus discartls the liberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Mongolian women, imported for iminora.
purposes, and Mongolan men held to per-
form serviIe labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECrARIAS IssUE-THE rAIsK
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform il necessary, and can never he "a,
fected only by making 10 the controlling
issue OF The elections, and lifting IL above
the two false issues with which the office
holding class aud the party in power seek
10 smother it.
Fir,t- the false Is ne with which they
would enkindle se;iarian strife in respect
to the public schools of which the establish
Hent and support belongs exclusively 10
the several states, and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their toun.
dalton, and j. resolved 10 maintaiti, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without cont ibuiins
from the treasury 10 any
Second--Tlie false Issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers OF
sectional hate between Kindred peopla once
unnaturally estrsDged hut now reunited
on one indi,isble republic aud common
| destiny
RgFoEM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
H,fopHt il necessary in the civil service,
experience proves that efficient, economic
/ al conduct of the governmental business L.
/ not possible il its civil service he subject 10
! change ut every cles ton, be a prize fought
| Tor at the ballot box, he a brief reward of
| party zeal. instead OF posts of honor. as
signed for proved competency and held tor
fidelity in The public employ; that the dis
pensiuS Of patronage should neither he q
tax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the instrument OF their ambition: here
again. profes ions ial'iiied in the preferm
ance, test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
REFoRM-CoRIUpTIoN OF nIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president, vice president. JUICES senators.
representatives and cabinet officers and all
others in authority are the peoples serN.
AMI: their offices are not a private ptrqui.
site they arc public trust
When tue annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and ceEsu-e OF Il vice presi
dent: "A late speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as rrcsid
ing officer; three senators rrotiting secretly
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmct
OF tue leading committees of the late house
OF representatives exposed in jobbery; {
late secretary Of The treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts: q late attorne,
I
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrjchin.
friends by percentages levied of the profit
of contra, tors wi II his departments: AZ
ambassador to England censu ed in q ,li>
honorable speculat,Sl: The prc,ideni';
private secretary barely escaping convic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
frauds upon the revenue; a secretary O
war impeached for high crimes and misde
meanors, the demonstration is complete
that the ir'' step in reform must he tbs
peoples choice OF honest men from anothel
party. lest the disease Of one political or
ganization inject the body polite; and lcst
by making no change Of men or parties W.
can get no change OF measures and no rra
reform.
REfORM-REFoRM-RE
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes. the
product Of sixteen years Of the sseendauey
OF the republican party, ere ate a necessity
Tor reform. confessed ny republicans them.
selves, but their reiofmer- are voted down
In convention and displaced from the
cabinet the part''s mass Of honest voters
Is powerless TO resist the eighty thousand
oftceholders. its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had BY peaceful
| civic revolution. We demand a change oil
administration, change of party. that We
may have change OF measures and OF men