The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-24


civilization. nor exercised IN liberty under
equal laws. We ucnouace the peucy which
thus dscarIis the libettr-loVing German
and tolerates the revival of the coolie trade
IN Mongolisn women, imported Tor minors.
purposes. aud Nongclan men he'd 10 PER-
form scrvile labor contracts.
TnE FALSE sECraHI,E Issur-THk tALsE
SECTIONAL ISsCk.
Ref'ras is necessary. and can never be ca
tectod only 10y making VI The conirollnhs
issue OF The elections, aud lifting ~ ahoNe
the two false issues with which the office
holding Glass aud the party in power seek
TO smother it,
First the false issue with which they
would cnkindlr seGtaiian strife ia respect
t. the public schools. OF " hich the establish
ment and supper, belongs exclusively TO
the several states, and which the demo
cratic marty has cherished IRON their ioun-
:st.ou. snG is resolved 10 maintain. without
aiy naI.ia,ity or preference for any class
sect or creed, ana without contributing
from the treasury Ia any
Second-The false issue by which they
seek TO light anew the dying embors Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnatur5lly estrsnged. but now reunited
on one indiyisihle republic and common
destiny
REFoRN-1uE CIVIL SERVICE.
experience proves that efficient. economic
al conduct of the governmental business Is
not possible il its civil service be subject 10
change az every cle.tor, lie prize fought
tor at the ballot box, We a brief reward az
party zeal, instead of posts OF honor, as
sigUed for proved competency and held tor
lAeliiv in the public employ; that the dis
penSirg OF patronage should neither be \
tax upon the time Of all our public men.
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here
again, professions fal'ihed in the preierm
auce. "a test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satsiactor!
reform.
RFFuRM-CcERUrTIo oF RlGn rUBLlC
OFFICERS.
hsTpyu i necessary even more IN the
higher grade, of the public service. Tn,
/ president, vice president. judges. senators,
| Representatives and cabinet officers ana 4.
! others in authority are the peoples serI'
ants; their offices are not a private perqut'
! site they are 4 public trust.
When the annals OF this republic show
/ the disgrace and censure of a vice presi
| dent: late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatiyes marketing his rulings n Il presid
ing officer; three senators p,ohting secret!
| by their vote as lawmakers: five cbairmeI
| OF the leading committees Of the late hous'
! OF representatives exposed in lobbery;
I
anccs in public accounts; late attorne,
: general misappropriating public funds:
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrchin
friends by percentages levied of the proht
of contractors with his department: a.
ambassador to England ccnSurcd IN a ii.
honorable speculai,N1; ihe president
private secretary barely escaping conNi,
tion upon trial for guilty completely /
frauds upon the revenue; secretary {
war impoached for high c':mes ami misdt
meanors, the demonstration is complet
that the fir,t step in reform must be III
peoples choice OF honest men from snothe
party. lest the di eSso OF ohe political ol
ganization infect the body polite; and se,
by making no change of men or parties W
can get no change of measures and no res
reform.
| REFORM-EEFoRM-
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes. In
product of sixteen years Of the ssceEdanc
of the republican party. create necc>sit
for reform, confessed by republicans then
selves, but their reto:mer- are voted dow
in convention and displaced from IL
cabinet; the parts's mass of honest voter
Is powerless 10 resist the eighty thousan
officeholders. its leader, AMI guides.
Ref5bm can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand II change Q
| administration, change OF party, that W
may have 4 change OF measures aud OF men