The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-29

and. In fact, now by law denied citizenship
through naturalization, rs being neither ace
custumed TO the traditions Of progressive
civilization, nor exercised In liberty undci
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the lberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival OF tue cooiie srsae
in Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes, and Monaghan men held to per-
form serviIe labor contracts.
THE FALSE sKCTARIAN IssuE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform, Is necessary, and can never be ca
fected only by making II the controiiing
issue OF the eli. ctiOns, aud lifting IL anove
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother II.
would enkindla seetsrian 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 ioun-
dation, and is resolved to maintain, without
any partiality or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any
Second--Thc false i.sue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers VI
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally eslranged, hut now reunited
on one indivis BILE republic and common
destiny
RKToRM--1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service,
experience proves that efficient, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business is
not possible | its civil service be subject TO
| change at every elee ton, be prize fought
| for at the ballot box, be a brief reward Of
party zeal. instead Of posts OF honor. as
| signed for proved .mpetcncy and held for
| fidelity In the public employ, that the dis
pensirg of patronage shou d neither be II
| tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the Instrument Of their ambition; mere,
again, profes ions fal ified in the preform
ance. u test that the party in power can
| work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
REToRM--CoRRUPTIoN OF HIGH Publ IC
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 al
others in authority arc the peOp.e's serv'
ants; their offices are not private perqui'
site they are q public trust
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and ccusu,e Of vice presi
dent; a late speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presid
ing officer; three senators proftng secret,
by their vote as Lawmakers; five cbairmeI
| OF the leading committees of the late house
| of representatives exposed in JobDery; |
late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; late attorne!
general misapproprating public FUNDS;
| secretary Of The navy enriched or enr'chinl
friend. by percentages levied OFT the profit
of contractors wi h his department; al
ambassador to England censured in dis
honorable speculation; the .prcsident'
! private secretary barely escaping convlc
ton upon trial TOR guilty completely l
frauds upon the revenue; q secretary 9
war impeached for high ctimes and missile
meanors, the demonstration is complet
that the first step in reform must be tn
= | peoples choice Of honest men from anothe
= party, lest the iii ease Of one political Of
y ganization infect the body polite; and les
!, by making no change of men or parties "
can get no change of measures and no rei
=, reform.
/ REFoRM --REFORN-REFol,M.
: All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, III
: product of sixteen years OF the ascendanc
= of the republican party, create necessit
for reform. confessed by republicans then
:. selves, but their retOrmers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from I'll
cabinet; the partS's mass of honest vote
u is poweress to resist the eighty thousar
Il officeholders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by apeacctl
o civic revolution. We demand change
Y administration, II change of party. that v
d may have change OF measures and o. me