The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-25

custOned ~ the traditions Of progresstve
civilization, nor exercised in liberty under
| eQusl laws. We dcnounce the policy which
| thus discards the liberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival If the coolie trade
| in Monaghan women, import, for immora.
purposes. and Mpngolian men held to per-
| form servile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARtAN IssuE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary. and can never I've ei-
| fected only by making it the controlling
issue of the ell ctions, aud lifting IL anove
| the two false issues with which the once
| holding clsss and the party In power seek
| to smother it.
Fret the false issue with which they
would enkindls 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.
daiion, and Is resolved to maintain. without
any Partially or prett renee for any class,
sect or creed. and without contributing
from the treasury 70 any
Second-The false isue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of
sectional bate between Kindred people once
unnaturally es ranged. but now reunited
on one indiyis BILE republic and common
destiny
RRFoRM--IHE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service:
experience proves that efficient, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business is
not possii lie /, its civil service he subject TO
| change at every elet ton, be prize fought
| for at the ballot box, he a brief reward %
party zeal. instead of posts Of honor, as
| signed for proved c mpetency and held TOR
| fidelity in the public employ: that the dis
| pensing of patronage shou d neither be a
| tax upon the time OF all our public men.
| nor the instrument Of their ambition: here,
| again, profes ions fal lied in the preform
| ance, u test that the party in power can
| work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
RECONSIDERATION OF HIGH PUBLIC
| OFFICERS.
| Reform is necessary even more in the
| higher grades of the public service. The
president, vice pre.ldcn'. judges. senators;
| representatives and cabinet officers and all
Others in authority are the peope's sery-
ants; their offices arc not private perqui-
site they are public trust.
| When the annals OF this republic show
| the disgrace and censure of a vice pro-i-
| dent: a late speaker of the house OF repre-
| sentatives marketing his rulings as presid-
| ing officer: three senators protil ING secretly
| by their vote as lawmakers: i've clarinet
of the leading committees of the late house
! OF representatives exposed In Jcbbery: q
1 late secretary of The tr. asury forging bal
| ances in public accounts; late attorney
general misapprouriating public funds; a
| secretary OF the navy enriched or enriching
| friends by percentages levied of the profits
| of contractors wi h his depari ment: an
ambassador TO England censured in a di,
| honorable speculat.Sl; the pre,ioen';
private secretary barely escaping convic
ton upon trial for guilty completely IL
| frauds upon the revenue; secretary o.
| war impeached for high crimes and misde
| meanors, the demonstration is complete
| thst the first step in retotm must he the
PEG, les choice of honest men from another
party. lest the di esse OF one political or
ganization infect the body polite: and les
nv making no change of men or parties VI
can get no change of measures and no rta
reform.
EFoRM-REFORM-RE
| All these abuses. wrongs and crimes. tn,
product of sixteen years Of the sscendarc,
of the republican parry. create a necessit!
for reform. confessed Dy republicans them
selves, but their reiormer- are voted q vi
in convention and displaced from thu
cabinet: the partY'- mass of honest voter
Is pnwerless TO resist the eighty THOUSAND
ofieeholders il. leader. and guides.
Reform can only be had by q peaceful
civic re, olution. We deinsnd a change o
| administrst OIL. charge OF party, that -
may have chsn'e of measures and o. men