The anti-monopolist., 1876-07-06
CONCLUDED FROM THIRD PAGE.

Industrial prostration. In such contest
victory must be ours if we adopt a strong
and uneqn,vocal platform in all the car
dinal questi ,ns which agitate the people,
and place upon it national democrat
whose private character and public rec
ORD will iniuse that enthusiasm and con-
fldence into our ranks which at once can
insure success. The republicans have
once more
UNFURLED THE BLOODY SHIRT,
that piratical flag with which they hope
to capture the liberties of the people,
Let US march against them under the
banner OF the union-that flag which has
never known and will never know de-
feat, either from domestic or foreign
foes. Mr.. Chairman, 1 offer the follow
ing resolution, which, with the consent
of this convention, / move to be referred
to the committee on resolutions:
we appeal to the honor and manhood
OF the American people to begin the Sec
ond century OF the American union and
independence by trampling under foo,
and extinguishing forever the shoulder
ing ashes OF distrust, rancor and ami
mostly between the two great sections
Of our common country We denounce
with Indignation the calculated maligni-
ty with which the leaders OF the republi-
can party have labored to keep alive.
through eleven years of peace, the worst
passions OF civil war. The machination
motto of the republican party has been
and is now, 'sDivide the people, and we
shall rule them.1 For the democratic
party we reply, "Unite the people, and
make them free" We denounce the re-
publican party in this great issue, as a
party Of false pretenses.
THE MONGOLIAN BUSINESS.
Reform IS necessary to correct the
omissions OF a republican congress and
the errors OF our treaties ard diplomacy
which have stripped our fellow citizens
OF foreign birth and kindred races, re-
crossing the Atlantic, OF the shield oil
American citizenship and have exposed
our brethren of the Pacific coast to the
lncurson ola race not sprung from the
same great parent s:ock-in fact now
lately denied citizenship through natur-
alization, rs being neither accustomed
to the traditions OF Il progressive civili-
Zaticn nor exercised in libertysunder
equal laws. We denounce the policy
which thus dscards the lberty-loving
German and tolerates the revival OF the
coolie trade in Mongolian women. i'm
ported for immoral purposes, and Mon
gollan men held to perform servile la
Dor contracts, and dem md such modifi
cations of the treaty with the Chinese
empire or with legislation by congress
within constitional limitation, as shall
prevent the further importation, of the
Mongt liam race.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BLOODY
SHIRT.
Reform is necessary and can only be
effected by making it the controlling is
sue of the election, and lifting it above
the two false issues with which the office
holding class and the party in power
seek to smother 1.-THE false issue with
which they would enkinde sectarian
strife in respect to the public schools, OF
which the establishment and support be-
long exclusively to the several states,
and which the democratic party has
cherished from their foundation. and is
resolved to maintain without partially
or preference tor any class, sect or creed
and without contributing from the treas-
ury the false issue by which they see',
to light anew the dying embers OF sec
tional hate between kindred people. once
unnaturally estranged but now reunited
in one indivisible republic and 4 common
destiny.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Reform Is necessary, rs the civil sar-
vice experience proves that efficient
economical conduct Of the government i.
not possible ii its civil service be subject
to change at every election; be a prize
fought tor at the ballot box; be brie
reward OF party zeal, instead OF posts o
honor assigned for proved competency
and held for fidelity in the public employ
that the dispensing OF patronage should
neither be tax upon the time OF all GU,
public men. nor an instrument Of theil
ambition. Here again performances at
test the partisan power can work out nc
practical or salutary reform.
OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Reform is necessary even more in the
higher grades OF the public service. The
president. vice president, judges, ssna-
tors. representatives. cabinet officers,
and all others in authority. are the pee
pies servants. Their offices are no,
private perquisites, but they are public
trusts. When the annals OF this repub-
lie shows the disgrace and censCre OF q
vice president; u late speaker OF the
house OF representatives marketing his
rulings asa presiding officer; three SEN
ators proii'ing secretly by their votes as
lawmakers ;five chairmen OF the leading
committee OF the late house of repre-
sentatives exposed in jobbery; y late
secretary OF the treasury forcing bal
ances in the public accounts: alate at
torney general misappropriaung public
funds; u secretary OF the navy enriched
or enriching friends by percentages
levied OFT the profits of contractors with
his department; an ambassador to Eng.
land censured in dishonorable specu-
lation; the presidents private secretary
barely escaping conviction upon trial for
guilty completely in frauds upon the
revenue; u secretary Of war impeached
tor high crimes and confessed misde-
l.