The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-26

| civilization, nor exercised in liberty undei
| equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty loyirg Gsimar
aud tOlerstes the revival VI the coolie trade
In M0ngOlian women, imported for imnOrs
| purposes. and MODgOlian men held to per
| form serviIe labor contracts.
| TINE FALSE sECTAR1AN IssUE-THE FALSE
EMOTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform IL necessary, and can never be 81.
| tected only by making IL the cOnirolli M
issue Ut The 81 ct ons, and Iiting IL above
the two fil.e issues with which the office.
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother IL.
Fret the false H. us with which IN, y
would enkinll- sectsrian strife IN respect
to the publ c schools, Of " hich the establish.
ment and support belongs exclusively to
the several States, and which the demo
cratic party has chcri.hed from their 'Ouu.
dalton, aud Is resolved To maintsin, without
any partiality or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without continuing
from the treasury 10 any
Second-rhe false 1 sue BY which they
seek to light anew the dying cmbeTs Oi
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnaturnlly esiranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis BILE republic aud common
destiny
REFORM CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform Is necessary In the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business Il
not possii le IL its civ sci vice he subject Ia
change at every Gle. ton, he q prize fought
for at the ballot box, be u brief reward o.
party zeal, instead OF posts Of honor, as.
signed for proved C mpetency and held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis.
peDsti L OF patronage should neither be u
tax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the Instrument Of their ambition; here,
again, profes ions fal ihed in the preferm
ance. test that the party 10 power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFORM--Co OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more iu the
higher grades OF the public s.r,ice. The
president, vice president, judges, senators
representatives and cabinet officers and al
Others In authority are the peoples sery
ants; their offices are not q private perQui
cite they are public trust.
When the annals Of this republic show
the disgrace and censure OF vice pres
dent; late speaker OF the hou,c of repre-
sentAtives marketing bis rulings rs presid
ing officer; three senators prOfting secretly
by their vote as Lawmakers; five chairmeI
OF the leading committees of the late house
OF representatives exposed In jobbery; Z
iate secretary VI The trI asury forging bal
ances In public accounts; q late attOrne,
general Incorporating public funds;
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrjchins
friends by percentages levied OF the profits
Of contra, tors wi b his department; al
ambassador to England censui ed in u dis
honorable speculai,ol; the president
private secretary barely escaping cOnyic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
| frauds upon the revenues; . cietary O
war impeached for high c1imes and misde
meanOrs, the demonstration Is compile +,
that the first step 10 reform mutt be thu
peoples choice OF honest men from anothel
party, lest the di ease OF one political or
ganization infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties W,
| can get no change Of measures and no rea
reform.
REfORM-REFORM-RE
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes, III,
product Of sixteen years OF the ascendarc C,
OF the republican party, create q necessity
for reform. confessed ny republicans them
selves, but their reiOrmer> are voted i wi
10 convention and displaced from thu
cabinet; the parts's mass OF honest voter,
Is powerless 10 resist the eighty Thousand
Oliceholders. its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by . peaceful
civic revolution. We demand change o.
administration, q change of party. that we
may have change OF measures and OF men