The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-22

civilization, nor exercised IN liberty under
canal laws We dcnounce the policy which
thus ,liscards the liberty-loyi0g Germsn
and tolcratcs the revival of the coolie trade
in Mongoliau women, imported fol imniora.
purro.cs. aud Mongolian men he'd 10 per-
form scryie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAy IssuE-1nE FALsk
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Rsfo;17 /. necessary. and can never be ci-
fected only hy making IL the controlling
issue at he ell Of ons. aud lifting ii above
the two fsl.e issues with which the cihce-
holding class aud the purity in poNer seek
to smother II,
Fir,t- the falsa is ne with which they
would cnklndl, te,tarian strife III respect
to the pubic schools, of which the ,Stabli>i-
mcnt and support belongs exclusively to
the several states, and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their io,ln-
d1,ion aud j. resolved tn maintsin, without
any Partially OF preference Tor any class,
sect or coed, aud without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Scrond--rhc false issue by whicH they
seek To Ugh, anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturaliv cs;rdnced, but now reunited
on one iGdil : bile republic and common
destiny
RKrOEM-TIIE CIVIL SERVICE.
E.toJg. j. necessary III the EVIL service,
experience proves that efficient. economic
&! conduct 0f the governmental business Is
not possible il its civil service lie subject tn
change at every ci-rtion. he prize fought
for at the ballot box. he Il brici reward %
party zeal. instead OF post, Of honor, A.
signed for proved mpetency anu held i"l
fidelity in the public employ; that tue dig
pensit Of patronage sh1u q neither be i
tax upon the time of all our puolc men
nor the Instrument of their ambition: here
/ .a,a
ance. u test that the party in power cal
work cut no practical or satisfactory
reform.
| RFFoRN-CoRRUPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
reform i necessary even more in tn,
higher grades of The public service. I'll,
president. vice president, judges, senators
! representatives. and cabinet o1hcers and al
! Others in authority are the peope's serN
au's: their offices are not a private perqul
| site they are public trust
When the annals Of this republic show
| the disgrace and Censure Of i vice pre>i
| dent: 4 late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentaiiyes marketing hi, rulings A. a lr,-id
| ing officer; three senator. protitiu" >Ccrtll.
| by their vote as Lawmakers five charmed
| Of the leading committees of the late hou,
OF representative exposed in ,bbrry:
/ late secretary OF HE treasury forging bal
ance> IN pubhc. accounts; lftc allolht
! general misapprouriating public funds;
| secretary of the navy enriched CT cDriChin
| friends by percentages levi. d Of the Pre- III
of contra tors wi h his depar men: "a
ambassador TO England censu ed in = di'
! honorable >pecunI,-.l: iEe pre-ideh.
private secretary barely escaping c0nNi i,
ton upon tiial tor guilty completely /
| frauds upon the revenue; >cc-etar. &
| war impeaChcd for high lines and mi>d.
mcanofs. the demonstration l. cnmpet
| that the iirs' Sep in Ieioim must De Ia
peoples choice OF honest men from anothe
party. lest the Iii ease of one political o.
! ganization infect the body polite: and 'e'
by making no change Of men OF parties "
can get no change of measures and no re-:
| reform.
ifpEN-EItDBM-E EIoEM.
| All these abuses. wrongs ana crimes, til
! product Of fifteen wears of the a>cendanc
oi the republican parry, create a neccs>it
for reform. confessed ~ republicans then
| selves. bat their rciu'mcr- are voted dow
| in cunysEllon and displaced from III
cabinet; tho part,' mas of honest voter
! j. powcrlue> tu resist IN. eighty thou>ail
| oihccholIers. it, leader, and gliide..
! Hcf.rn. can only bc h3l hy pcarcfu
cINir revolution. We demand 4 change {
administration, a change of party, that W
may have chan-u OF measures and OF mCi