The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-06

cyilizatiNp, nor exercised in liberty under
equal lAW6.s. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty-lovipg German
and tolerates the revival Of the collie trade
ia Monaghan women. imported for immora.
purposes, and Mcngolian men held to pei
form servie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sEcTARrAN IssUE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary, and can never nc e'
fected only by making il the controlling
issue OF The elections, aud lifting IT above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother II.
Frst- the false issue with which they
would enklndle sestarian strife III 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-
dalton, and is resolved TO maintain, without
any partially or preference for any class.
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury TO any.
Second-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying cmbers Of
| sectional hate between kindred people once
uunaturLlly estranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis BILE republic and a common
destiny
| RRFORM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
| Reform is necessary in the civil service:
| experience proves that efficient, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business l.
not possible IL its civil service be subject to
| change at every ele.tiOp, be prize fought
| for at the ballot box, be a brief reward o.
| party zeal. instead of posts of honor. as
signed for proved competency and held TOR
| fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensirg 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'itied in the preferm
hat thn ~ in pan
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
| REFoRM-CoRRUrTIoN 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 al
others in authority are the peoples sew
ants: their offices are not private p.rqui'
site they arc publlc Trust
| When the annals of this republic SHOW
the disgrace and censure OF vice presi
dent: a late speaker of the hou.e of repre-
sentaiives marketing his rulings a II presd
ing officer: three senator. profiting secret,
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmcI
OF the leading committees Of the late nous,
| of repres entatives exposed in jJbDery:
late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
ances ia public accounts; late attorne.
general Disappointing public funds;
secretary Of the navy enriched or eDrlchlnl
t friends by percentages levied of the profit
of contra. tors wi II his department.; al
( ambassador to England censu'ed in di.
t honorable speculat.Jl tie pfe.ident
| private secretary barely escaping convic
= ton upon trial for guilty completely il
I frauds upon the revenue; secretary q
{ war impeached for high crimes and mi,de
meanors, the demonstration is complet
that the first step in reform NUT be tn
peoples choice OF honest men from anothe
h party. lest the disease OF one political a
J., ganzation infect the body polite; and les
G by making no change of men or parties "
D can get no change of measures and no re?
. | reform.
y REFORN-REFORM-
|. All these abuses, wrongs anu crimes, til
a product OF sixteen years OF the escehdanc
= of the republican party, create a necesslt
for reform. confessed ny republicans then
selves. but their rclo-mer. are voted dow
: in convention and displaced from III
cabinet: the part''- mass of honest votel
+ j. powerless 10 resist the eighty thousau
Office holders. it. leaders and guides.
+, Reform can Only be had by peaceful
4 civic revolution. We demand change {
q administration, change of party, that "
n may have change OF measures and oil Mel