The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-07

eivilis alton, nor exercised Ia liberty under
equal laws We denonnce the policy which
| thus discar1is the lberty .lovibg German
aud tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
10 Monaghan women, imported Tor iminora.
purposes, aud Mongolian men held TO Pet
form seryile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sRCTARIAx IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary, and can never he ei-
fected only by making IL the controlling
issue OF The elections. aud lifting it above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
10 smother IL.
Fret the false il tie with which they
would enkipdls sertsrian strife in respect
to the public schools, Of " hich the establish
mont and support belongs exclusively to
the several States. and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their ioun-
dalton, and il resolved 10 maintain. without
any psrtiality or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 20 sny.
Second-Thc false issue by which they
seek 10 light anew the dyiu. embers Of
sectional bate between kiudred people once
unnaturslly es.ranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis.ble republic sud = common
destiny
RRFoEN-IuE CIVIL SERVICE.
R.f'ri4 is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business il
not possible IL its civil service DC subject 10
change at every elestior, he prize fought
for at the ballot box. lie brief reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts OF honor. a.
signed for proved { mpetency anu held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensirg OF patronage shou neither be 4
tax upon the time OF all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here
All rnfa ion tal. ea.f IN ha afarr
ancc. test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
EFoEN-CoRRuPTIoN or HIGH PUBLIC
ofFICIRs.
Rg.rla il Necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president, Vice presiden'. Judges, senaiors.
representatives and cabinet Office Re snd all
others in authority are the peop.e's sery-
ants; their Offices sre not a private ptrqui-
sitc they are a public Trust.
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and ccnture OF vice presi.
dent a late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatiyes marketing his rulings A. presid.
ing officer; three senators protting secretly
by their vote a. Lawmakers: nve cbairmen
OF the leading committees Of the late house
OF representatives. exposed in jobbery; q
late secretary Of The treasury forging bal.
general misapprourizting public funds; q
secretary OF the navy enriched OF enriehine
| friends by percentages levied OF the prott,
Of contractors wi b his department; al
| ambassador to England ed in i di.
honorable speculat.Jl: The presitent:
! private secretary barely escaping csnyic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
! frauds upon the revenue; secretary o.
war impeached for high eaimes and misde
| meanors, the denomination is complete
thst the first step in reform mu.t be the
| peoples choice OF honest men from anothel
party. lest the iii ease OF one political OF
gsnization infect the body polite; snd les
| by making no change Of men or parties w
can get no change OF measures and no rea
| reform.
REFORA-REFoRH-RE
| All these abuses, wrong. and crimes, TIT
| product Of sixteen years Of the sscendAne,
| OF the republican parry, ere ate a necessity
| for reform. confessed 0y republicans them
| selves, but their Tefo!Iner. are voted iowI
| in convention and Displaced from the
cabinet: the psrt,'s mass of honest voter.
H. poweriess 10 resist the eighty thousand
f, oftceholders. it, leader, and guides.
Reform can oily lie had by peaceful
| civic revolution. We dsmsnd 4 change Of
| standardization, change Of party. that we
may have chan,e OF measures and o, men