The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-13

equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the hberty-lo,inr German
and tolerates the revival of the coolie trade
IN Mongolian women. imported for Immors.
purposes, and Monaghan mon held to rer.
form servile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAN IssUE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
REFORM IL necessary, and can never tie ci-
fccted only by making 10 the controlling
issue OF the elections. and lifting IL above
the two false issues with which the Office.
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother it.
Fret the false is tie, with which they
would enkindla 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 foun-
dalton, and is resolved to maintsin, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any.
Second--The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturslly eetranged, but now reunited
on one indivis!ble republic and common
destiny
RRFoRM-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 be subject TO
change at every elestiOn, be prize fought
for at the ballot box. be brief reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts Of honor. as
signed for proved competency and held for
fidelity In the public employ; that the dis
pensing of patronage should neither be q
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here
again, profes ions fal,ifed in the pref0rm
apce. ~ test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFoRM-CoRRrPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is 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 peoples serv.
| ants: their offices arc not a private perqui-
| site they are public trust.
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and ccnsure OF y vice presi
dent; a late speaker OF the house of repre-
| sentatives marketing his rulings as "a presid
ing officer; three senators protiting secretly
| by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmer
OF the leading committees Of the late house
OF representatives exposed in jobbery; {
late secretary Of the treasury forging bal
| ances IN public accounts; . late attorne,
general misappropriating public funds: I
secretary Of the navy enriched or enTjchint
| friends by percentages levied on the profifi
Of contractors wi b his department: Al
| ambassador to England censu,ed in dis
honorable speculation; the presidentt
| private secretary barely escaping cnnvic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
frauds upon the revenue; secretary o
war impeached for high c4,:mes and misde
meanors, the denomination is complete
thst the fire. sep 10 reform must be til,
peoples choice OF honest men from auothe
party. lest the di ease of one political or
ganilation infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties W,
can get no change of measures and no rca
reform.
| RITORM-RETORM-RE
| All these abuses. wrongs 8nd crimes. III,
product of sixteen years OF the sscendanc,
of the republican parry. create necessit,
for reform, confessed by republicans them
selves. but their reiormers are voted dJwI
10 convention and displaced from TIT
cabinet: the party'- mass OF honest voter
is pOwerless 20 resist the eighty thousan,
Bceholders. it, leader. and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand a change 0
administration. change of party, that W.
may have q chance Of measures and OF men