The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-28

civilization, nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the lbefty.loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolic trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes, and Monaghan men held TO per-
form seryiie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sRCTARIAN IssuE-IiIE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never lie ~.
issue OF the elections. and lifting IL above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party In power seek
TO smother IL.
Fret the false is,ue with which they
would enkindla 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 ioun.
dation, and is resolved 10 maiutain, without
ANY Partially or preference Tor al! class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any
Second-The false issue ny which they
seek TO light anew the dying enibers OF
sectional bate between Kindred people once
| unuaturally es,rsrged. hut now reunited
| on one indyis hle republic aud common
destiny
REFoRN-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
R.f,,m is necessary in the civil service,
| experience proves that enhclent. economic
nj conduct OF the governmental business Is
| not possible IL its civil service lie subject 10
| change 1t every election, lie . prize fought
Tor st the ballot box, he brief reward OF
| party zeal. instead of posts OF honor. as
| signed for proved competency and held Tor
\ fidelity in the public employ: that the dis
| pen>iTg of patronage shon & neither he .
tax upon the time Of nil eur public men,
| nor the instrument OF their ambition: here
az sin, ptofes ions iSl,ihsd in the prsferm
snce. = test thst the party IN power can
| work ont no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
REFoRN--CoRRUFTioN or RICH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
| Reform Is necessary even more In the
| higher grades Of the public service. TIE
president vice president. judges, senAiors.
representatives and cabinet Officers and sll
| Others in authority are the peoples sery-
| ants: their Offices are not s private ptrqui-
site they are public trust
| When the annsls Of this republic show
| the disgrace and eeusure OF 5 vice presi-
dent; n late speaker OF the house OF repre-
| sentAiives marketing his rulings a. = presid'
ing officer; three senator. profting secretly
BY their vote as lawmakers: nye chsiruer
| of the leading committees OF the late house
OF representatives exposed in ioboery; {
late secretary of The tire asury forging bal
| ances 10 public accounts: late sttorne!
general mis.ppropriating public funds; I
secretary Of the navy enriched or enriehins
friends by percentages levied Cd the proht
of contractors Wi his department; al
ambassador TO England censuted in dis
honorable speeulaL51; the president
private secretary barely escaping con,ic
ton upon trial Tor guilty completely IL
frauds upon the revenue; 3 secretary o
war impeaehed for high ettmes and misde
mesnors, the demonstration is complies
that the first sep in reform must be th
people's choice OF honest men from anothe
party. lest the di-esse OF one political or
ganizaiion inject the body polite; and les
BY making no change Of men or parties W
can get no change of measures and no res
| reform.
REFoRM-REFoRM-RE
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes, tn
product Of sixteen years OF the sscendanc,
of the republican party. create necessit.
for reform, confessed oy republicans them
selves, but their re.ormers are voted dow
in convention and Displaced from tn
cabinet: the parts's mass OF honest voter
is powerless 10 resist the eighty thousan
ofsceholders, it, leaders and guides.
Rerorm can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand q change O
administration, q change Of party, that "
may have . change Of measures and OF men