The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

and, In fact, now by law denied citizenship |
through naturalization, as being neither ae-
customed to the traditions OF progressive |
civilization. nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We denonnce the policy when
thus discards the liberty.lovipg German
and tolerates the revival of the coolie traue
In Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes, and Mongolian men held to per-
form servie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAN IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform il necessary, and can never he e,- |
fectcd only by making u the controlling |
issue OF the elections, and lifting IL ahoVe
the Two false issues with which the Oince
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother IL.
First the false issue with which they
would epkindla 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.
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 by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers OF
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally estranged, but now reunited
on one indivsible republic and common
destiny
REFORM--THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business is
not possible it its civil service be subject to
change at every election, 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
pensipg of patronage should neither be n
Il all vatr1t t. rnnY
| nor the instrument Of their ambition; here,
| again, profes lions al'ifed in the preform
| ance, u 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
president, vice president, judges, senators.
representatives and cabinet ofhcers and all
others in authority are the peoples serv-
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 presi-
dent; a late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentstives marketing his rulings as presid-
ing officer: three senators protting secretly
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmen
Of the leading committees Of the late house
of representatives exposed in jobbery: q
late secretary of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; late attorne.
general Disappointing public funds;
secretary OF the navy enriched or enr1chint
friends by percentages levied off the profit
of contractors with his department.; al
ambassador to England censured in dis
honorable speculation; the president
L. private secretary barely escaping convie
ton upon trial for guilty completely ii
frauds upon the revenue; a secretary o
war impeached for high crimes and misde
meanors, the demonstration is complet
that the first step in reform must be tn
/, peoples choice of honest men from anothe
: party. lest the disease Of one political OF
ganization infect the body polite: and les
!: by making no change of men or parties w
, can get no change of measures and no res
: reform.
REFoRM-REfoRM-RE
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, tn
: product of sixteen years OF the sscendanc
= of the republican party. create a necessit
for reform. confessed by republicans then
, | selves but their reformers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from tn
cabinet; the party's mass Of honest voter
! Is powerless to resist the eighty thOusan
u oficeholders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful
o civic revolution. We demand change {
Z administration, change Of party, that W
u may have q change of measures and OF mel