The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-11

eou,, laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes, and Monaghan men held TO per-
form servile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAN IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Psf,y,n il necessary, and can never be eli.
fected only by making II the controlling
issue of the elections, and lifting II above
the two false issues with which the once
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother 1t. 49,. 49,.
would enkInde sectarian strife In respect
To the public schools, of hich the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively 10
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
unnaturaly estranged, but now reunited
on one indivsible republic and common
destiny
RRFORM-7HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
| experience proves that efficient, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business Is
| not possible il its civil service be subject 10
change at every election, be prize fought
for mt the ballot box, be a brief reward o
party zeal. instead of posts OF honor, as
signed for proved competency and held fol
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
| pensing Of patronage should neither he
tax upon the time Of all our public men
nor the instrument Of their ambition; here
| again, profes ions falsitied in the prefOrm
| ance, u test that the party in power cal
work out no practical or satisfactor
reform.
REFORM-CoRRUPTION OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
, | Reform is necessary even more in tn
higher grades of the public service. Tn
president, vice president, judges, senators
! | representatives and cabinet officers and a
| Others in authority are the peoples ser,
ants; their Offices are not private pc rqui
site they are public trust.
When the annals OF this republic sho'
the disgrace and censure of vice pres
| dent; a late speaker OF the house OF repI'
sentatives marketing his rulings as presto
G ing officer; three senators prohtiDg secret
! by their vote as lawmakers; hve cbairme
II of the leading committees of the late hou:
II OF representatives exposed In Jobbery;
l. late secretary of the treasury forging ba
l. ances in public accounts; q late attorne
e general Incorporating public funds;
], | secretary oil the navy eDrlcntu OF eDTIcull
II friends by percentages levied of the prom
., of contractors with his department.; :
'f ambassador to England censured in ii
1t honorable speculation; the president
d private secretary barely escaping conyi
e. ton upon trial for guilty completely
1t frauds upon the revenue; q secretary .
)f war impeached for high crimes and misd
meanors, the demonstration Is compile
that the first step in reform must be q
n peoples choice of honest men from anOth
~ party. lest the disease Of one political {
20 ganizaton infect the body polite; and IL
~ BY making no change of men or parties '
can get no change of measures and no re
a, reform.
ii REFoRM-REFoRM-RE
III All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, I
~ product of sixteen years OF the ascendan
Il of the republican party, create necessl
s. for reform, confessed by republicans the
a. selves, but their reformers are voted do'
in convention and displaced from t
~ cabinet; the party's mass of honest vote
l. pOwerless to resist the eighty thousa
oficeholders, its leaders and guides.
~ Reform can only be had by apeacef
~ civic revolution. We demand q change
.e administration, a change Of party, that '
W may have . change Of measures and OF me