The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-08

civilization. nor exercised in liberty under
| equal laws. VIC dcnouncc the policy which
thus discards the hberty-loviDg German
| and toleratos the revival Of the coolie trade
IN Monaghan women, imported for iminora
purposes, and Mongoap men held TO pei.
form scrvilc labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAN IssuE-TIIE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform IL necessary, and can never he e.
tectcd only by making il the controlling
issue oil the elections. and lifting IL above
the two f,lse issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
To smother II.
Fret the false j. tie with which they
would cnkiBdle scrtarian strife in respect
to the public schools, Of which the establish.
meut and support belongs exclusively to
the several States. and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their ioun.
dation. and j. resolved TO maintain. without
any Partially or preference for any class.
sect or creed, and without contributing
from tile treasury TO any
Sccond-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying cmbers vi
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnaturslly esiranged, hut now reunited
on one indivi- ble republic aud a common
destiny
REFoRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform l. necessary in the civil sery ice;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business il
not possible II its civil service be subject to
change at every oles ton, be a prize fought
for at the ballot box, lie q brief reward o.
party zeal, instead of posts of honor. as
signed for proved 'mpeteucy and held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the die
pensirg OF patronage should neither he a
tax upon the time of all onr public men,
nor the ins;rime nj of their ambition: here
again, profes ions fall lied in the preferm
ance. u test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFOEM-CoREUPTIoN OF HIGH pIBIIC
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 sery-
ants: their Offices are not 4 private perqni-
site they are public trust.
When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and Ceusure OF a vice presi.
dent: a late speaker of the house of repre-
sentaliyes marketing his ruling, a. presid.
ing officer; three senator. proiitiDg secretly
by their vote As lawmakers: five ebairmeu
OF the leading committees Of the late house
OF representatives. exposed in jJbbery; a
late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
ance- in public accounts: a late attorney
general disappointing public funds: Il
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrjching
friends by percentages levied On the profits
OF contra, tors wi h his departments: All
ambassador TO England censlired in dis
honorable speculat.on: The presidents
private secretary barely escaping conyic-
ton upon trial for guilty completely in
frauds upon the revenue: a secretary OF
war impeached for high crimes and misde.
meanor-, the demonstration is complete
that the first step in reform must be the
peoples choice Of honest men from another
party. lest the disease OF one political or.
eanization infect the body polite; ana lest
by making no change of men or parties we
can get no change OF measures and no real
reform.
REFORM -EEPORN-EFEORN.
All these abuses, wrongs anu crimes. tie
product Of sixteen years Of the ascendancy
OF the republican party, create 4 necessity
for reform, confessed oy republicans them.
selves, but their reio.lmer- are voted down
in convention and displaced from the
cabinet: the party's mass Of honest voters
l. p9werless to resist the eighty thousand
ofticeholders, it, leader. and guides.
HtJofHa can only he had by peaceful.
civic revolution. We demsnd a change OF
administration, change Of party. that we
may have 8 change OF Inc sstlre- and o, men