The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-23


civilization, nor exercised iu liberty under
equal laws. We denouacR the policy Will
thus discards the hberty9Oviug German
aud tolerates the revival VI the co0lie trade
In Monaghan women, imported for imin0rA
purposes. and Monaghan men held to per-
form serviie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sRCTARIAN IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never bo Ell.
fected only by making 10 the controlling
issue OF the elections, and lifting II above
the two false issues with which the ONCE
holding class Hbd the party In power seek
to smother IL.
Fret the false Is tie with which they
would enkindla sectarian strife in respect
60 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 ioun-
dalton, and Is resolved to maintain. without
any Partially or preference for 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 embers VI
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnaturally esirsDged, but now reunited
on one indivisble republic and q common
destiny
RIroRM-1HK CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform T. 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 elest ion, be q prize fought
for at the ballot box, he n brief reward o.
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 shoul neither be =
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the ins.rtimen nj Of their ambition: here,
in s,ps fal. tel In for,
ance. y test that the party in power can
| work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
RErORN-CoRRUPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades Of the public service. The
president, vice president, judges. senators
representatives and cabinet officers and oil
| Others in authority are the peoples sery'
ants: their Offices are not q private ps rqui
| site they are public trust.
When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and censure OF vice presi
dent: late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as a presid
| ing officer: three senators profiting secret,
by their vote as lawmakers; five chairmeI
| of the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed In jJbbery:
| late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
| snees in public accounts; = late attorney
| general missppropriating public funds:
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrichins
| friends by percentages levied of the profit,
| Of contractors with his department; al
ambassador to England censured in 4 di-
honorable speeulstioa: the president
| private secretary barely escaping conNic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
frauds upon the revenue; . secretary o
| war impesched for high crimes and nisde
| meanors, the demonstration 10 complet,
that the first step in reform must be til,
| peoples choice Of honest men from auothe,
party. lest the disease OF one political or
ganization infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties W.
can get no change of measures and no rea
| reform.
| REFoRM-REPoRM-RE
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, tn,
| product OF sixteen years OF the asce ndanc,
| Of the republican party, create 4 necessity
| for reform, confessed oy republicans them
| selves, but their reformer, are voted down
| in convention and displaced from ths
| cabinet; the party's mass Of honest voter,
| is poweriess 10 resist the eighty Thousand
| omceholders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand q change O
| administration, change Of party, that We
may have . change Of measures and OF men