The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-13

civilization, nor exercised In liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discsrds the rty.l0ving German
and tolerates the revival Of the ooolie trade
in Mongolau women, imported for immora
purposes, and Mungolian men held to per-
form servile labor contracts.
TEE FALSE sIcTARfAN IssUK-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary, and can never be ei-
fected only by making 1t the controiiing
issue OF the elections. and lifting IL anove
the two fsl,e issues with which the ofi1ce-
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother il.
First the false issue with which they
would enkiudla sectarian strife in respect
to the public schools, Of which 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 em6ers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally es,ranged, but now reunited
on one indivisible republic aud common
destiny
REFoRM-1HR CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary i'm 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 elesti0 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
| pensing of patronage shou d neither be q
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition; here,
again, profes ions falsited In the preform
| ance, n test that the party in power car
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
REfORM-coRRUPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
| OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in thu
higher grades of the public service. TIT
president, vice president, judges, senators
| representatives and cabinet officers and oil
others in authority are the peoples serv
ants; their offices are not private perqui
site they are q public trust.
When the annals Of this republic shov
the disgrace and censure OF a vice pres'
dent: a late speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presid
ing officer; three senators prohting secretl
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairne
OF the leading committees of the late hous
OF representatives exposed in jobbery;
late secretary of the treasury forging ba
general misappropriating public funds:
secretary of the navy enriched or enrjchin
friends by percentages levied of the profit
of contractors WITH his department; q
! ambassador to England censured in a di
honorable speculat.ol; the president
private secretary barely escaping convi
! ton upon trial for guilty completely
+ frauds upon the revenue; q secretary
war impeached for high cIimes and misd
meanors, the demonstration Is cOmple
that the first step in reform must be II
h peoples choice of honest men from auoth
! party. lest the di ease Of one political o
e ganization infect the body polite; and lie
q by making no change of men or parties "
/, can get no change Of measures and no re
y reform.
d REFORM-REPORM-RE
Il All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, Il
d product Of sixteen years of the ascendant
l. of the republican party, create necessi
!. for reform, confessed by republicans theI
/. selves, but their reioimers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from Il
cabinet; the party's mass OF honest vote
is powerless to resist the eighty thousal
ofiiceholders, its leaders and guides.
q Reform can only be had by peacefl
q civic revolution. We demand y change
e administration, change Of party. that '
o may have chanye OF measures and OF me