The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-15

equal laws. We denounee the policy which
thus discards the iiberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival OF the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immoral
purposes, and Mongolian men held to per-
form seryie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sxCTARIAN IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform il necessary. and can never he ef-
fected only 10y making il the controlling
issue OF The elections. and lifiing II ano'e
the two fsl.e issues with which the once
holding class and the party IN power seen
to smother IL.
First the false il tie with which they
would enklndle sectarian STRIFE In respect
to the pubic schools. ot which the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively 10
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 TO any.
Second The false Issue hy which they
seek To- light anew the dying embeTs OF
sectional bate between kindred people once
unnaturilly es,ranged, but now reunited
on one ndiNi> BILE republic AMI a common
destiny.
RgfoRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
H.fatya is necessary in the civil SerN ice;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business Is
not possible ii it, civil service be subject 10
change at every clestiop, he prize fought
Tor al the ballot box, he "A brief reward OF
party zeal. instead OF posts of honor. as
signed tor proved competency aud held Tor
fidelity in the public employ: that the dis
pensing Of patronage should neither be y
tax upon the time OF all our public men,
nor the instrument OF their ambition: here,
again. profes ions ial flied in the preform.
auce. u test that the party IN power can
work ont no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFORM-CoRRUPTIoN or HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Rytoyza is necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president, vice presidenr. judges. senators.
Representatives and cabinet officers and all
Others in authority are the peoples ser,-
ants: their offices are not private perqui.
site they are public trust
When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and censure of a vice pres
dent: a late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatiyes marketing his rulings ~ presid-
ing officer: three senators proiiting secretly
by their vote as Lawmakers tive cbairmen
of the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed in JDbbery; a
late secretary of the treasury forging bal.
ances in public accounts: a late attorney
general misappropriating public funds; 4
secretary of the navy enriched or eDriching
friends by percentages levied of the profit,
of contractors wi h his department; al
ambassador to England censured in dis
| honorable speculation; the pre,ident'
| private secretary barely escaping convic
| ton upon trial for guilty completely il
| frauds upon the revenue; q secretary o.
| war impeach ed for high crimes and misde
! meanors, the demonstration is complete
| that the first step in reform must be the
| peoples choice of honest men from another
| party, lest the disease OF one political or
! ganization infect the body polite; and les
/ by making no change of men or parties we
/ can get no change of measures and no rea
reform.
! N-REFORM-REFORM.
| All these abuses. wrongs and crimes. the
/ product Of sixteen years Of the ascendancy
of the republican party, create necessity
| for reform. confessed by republicans them
| selves. but their reiormer. are voted dowI
in convention and displaced from the
| cabinet; the party's mass of honest voter
| Is powerless to resist the eighty Thousand
( oficehoders, its leader. and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand q change @
administration, change of party, that We
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