The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-22

civilization. nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy VIII h
thus discartls the liberty-oving German
and tolcrates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, impOrte d for immora.
purposes. aud Mungolian men held to per-
form scryile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAN IsSuE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never be ell
fccted only by making it the controlling
issue OF he el ctions, and lifting IL above
the two false issues with which the office
holding class aud the party IN power seek
to smother it,
Fir.t- the false is nc with which they
would enkIBdle sectarian strife in respect
to the public schools, of which the establish
mont and support belongs exclusively to
the several States, and which the demo-
cratic party has cherished from their ioun-
dation, and is resolved to maintain, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any
Second-Jhe false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally es'ranged, but now reunited
on one indivis bic republic and common
destiny
REToRM--1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform il necessary in the civil service;
experience proves lutt tlhtitht tCcHoihit-
al conduct of the governmental business is
not possible il its civil service lie Abject to
change at every ols.tor, be prize fought
for at the ballot box. be Il brief reward Of
party zeal, instead of posts of honor, as
signed for proved c mpetency and held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensipg OF patronage shou q neither be a
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument of heir ambition; here,
again, proies ions fal iii d in the preform
ancc, test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFORM CORRUPTION OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades of The public service. The
p, esident, vice pre.idcn', judges, senators.
| representatives and cabinet otlicers and all
| others in authority are the peope's serv-
ants; their offices are not private perqui-
| site -tht y are a public trust
When the annals OF this republic show
| the disgrace and censure OF vice prcsi-
cent: "a late sneaker OF the hou of repfe
| sentatives marketing his rulings as prcsid-
! ing otlc +: three senator proiiting secretly
| by their vote as law-maker>: five chairmen
| OF the leading comm tees of the late house
! of representatives. exposed in J bbtry; Q
| late secretary of The IT., asury forging bal
| ances in public accounts; late attorney
| general misappropriating public funds;
| secretary of The navy enriched az enrjchinl
! friends by percentages levi d off the proiit'
of contra TOYS wi h his depar mem: al
ambassador TO England censu ed in a dis
honorable sperulation he pre.iien :
private secretary barely escaping convic
ton upon trial for guilty completely IL
| fraud, upon the revenue: secretary o
war impeached for high crimes and misde
| meanuts, the demonstration is cOmplrti
| tn the first sep in re orm NUT be Thu
PEG les choice of honest men from anothe
party. lost the di ease Of one political or
gauization infect the body polite: and 'es
by making no change of men or parties w
can ret no change of measures and no rea
reform.
REFORM-REFORM- EEt ORM.
| All these abuses. wrongs ana crimes, III
product of sixteen years Of the sscendanc
of the republican parry. create necess't
for reform confessed ~ republicans them
selves. but heir reio- mer- are voted d w
in conv. ntlon and displa ed from tn
cabinet: the part = mass of honest voter
is ppwerless 10 resist the eighty thousau
ofticeholders it, leader. and guides.
Reform can only be hal by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand a change c
, Administered on, change of party. that W
may have chan &c OF measures and OF mer