The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-20

civilization, nor exercised In liberty under
equal laws. We denotince the policy which
thus discards the ltberty-loviug German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immora.
purposes, and Monaghan men held to per-
form servlle labor contracts.
THE FALSE sRCTARrAN IssUr-rHg FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform IL necessary, and can never be ef.
fccted only by making Il the controlling
issue OF the elections, and Hitting Il above
the two false issues with which the Office.
holding class and the party In power seek
to smother 1t.
would eukindls 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 f0un.
dation, 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 Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
uunaturally es.raDged, but now reunited
on one indivisble republic aud q common
destiny
RRFoRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
| Reform Is necessary In the civil service;
| experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business IL
not possible II its civil service be Sbject to
change ut every eles ton, 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
pensiDg Of patronage should neither be q
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument OF their ambition; here,
again, profes ions fal.ified in the preferm.
ance, n test that the party 10 power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
RRyORM-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 all
others In authority are the peoples serv.
ants; their offices are not private perqui-
site they are public trust.
When the annals Of this republic show
! the disgrace and censure OF vice presi
dent; q late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presid
I ing officer; three senators protiting secretly
| by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmel
| of the leading committees Of the late house
Of representatives exposed In jobbery;
late secretary Of the treasury forging bal
!, ances in public accounts; late attorne!
general misappropriating public funds;
secretary Of the navy enriched or enrichin,
A., friends by percentages levied of the profit
{ Of contractors wi h his department.; 81
I ambassador to England censured in a di.
| honorable speculation; the president
private secretary barely escaping convio
{ ton upon trial for guilty completely Il
{ frauds upon the revenue; q secretary O
war impeached for high crimes and misde
meanors, the Demonstration is compet
that the first step in reform must be III
b peoples choice of honest men from anOthe
J., party. lest the di.ease OF one political Of
e ganization infect the body polite; and les
o by making no change of men or parties W
}, can get no change Of measures and no rel
y reform.
y REFORM-REFORM-RE
!, All these abuses. wrongs and crimes, th
product of sixteen years Of the sscendanc
of the republican party, create q necesst
: for reform. confessed by republicans then
i selves, but their reiormers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from tn
K cabinet; the parts's mass Of honest votel
is powerless to resist the eighty thousan
4 ofBceholders its leaders and guides.
4 Reform can only be had by peaceful
. civic revolution. We demand q change
n administration, q change of party, that "
~ may have . change Of me asures and OF mel