The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-05

civilization, nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We denOunce the policy which
thus discards the iibetty-loyiDg German
and tolerates the revival OF the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for inmora.
purposes, and Mongolian men held to per-
form seryile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sRCTARIAN IssuE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never he e.
fected only by making II the controlling
issue OF The elections, and lifting IT above
the two false issues with which the office
holding class and the party in power seek
To smother IL.
First the false issue with which they
would enkindle 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 Tor any class.
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any.
Second-The false Issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying emhers of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturslly estranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis.ble republic and common
destiny
RRFoRM-THE CIVIL SERVICE.
R.form 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 TO
| change at every eles ton, be prize fought
| for at the ballot box. he a brief reward o.
| party zeal. instead of posts of honor as
| signed for proved c mpetency and held fol
| fidelity i'll the public employ. that the dis
peusiIg of patronage should neither be
tax upon the time OF all our public men
nor the instrument OF their ambition; here
Il LOW "a. in 10 mr. for 4
| ance. a test that the party in power eat
work out no practical or sat!sfaetor!
| reform.
| RFFoRM-CoRRuPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
| OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in thu
higher grades of the public service. Ib'
president. vice president. judges. senstors
| representatives and cabinet officers and al
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 shov
the disgrace and censure OF a vice presl
dent; u late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentstives marketing his rulings As a presid
ing officer: three senators profitiDg secreu
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairme
OF the leading committees Of the late hous
of representatives exposed in j3boery;
late secretary Of the treasury forging bs
| tUcts III puDiiC tCtOuute- iNAc attoi ~
general misappropriating public funds;
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrichin
friends by percentages levied on the prom
of contra tors wi his department; a
I ambassador to England censured in di
/ honorable speculation: the president
private secretary barely escaping conNl,
ton upon trial for guilty completely
/ frauds upon the revenue; secretary {
{ war impeached for high crimes and misd'
meanors, the demonstration is comple'
thst the first step in reform NUT he III
peoples choice of honest men from anothe
party. lest the Gi.esse OF one political o
, ganization infect the body polite; and 'e
by making no change of men or parties "
, can get no change of measures and no re
reform.
REPoRM-REPORM-RE
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes. IL
product OF sixteen years OF the sscendap,
: of the republican party, create a necessi'
for reform. confessed ny republicans theI
selves. but their reiormers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from Il
cabinet; the partv's mass OF honest vote
, is powerless TO resist the eighty thousar
oficeholders. it. leader. and guides.
1 Reform can only be had by speacefu
! civic revolution. We demand change
) administration, change Of party, that
, may have 8 change Of measures and OF mel