The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-21

civilization, nor exercised In llbelty under
equal laws. Ne dcaounce the policy which
thus discsrds tho lilerty-lovtng German
snd tolerstcs the revival OF the cOolie trade
in MongOlisn women, imported for tnmofa.
purposes, and Mongolisn men held TO per-
form seryio labor contracts.
THE FALSE srCTARIAN IssUK-TnE pALsH
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform IL ne cessary, and can never be Ca
fccted only by making it the controlling
issue OF the elections, and lifting II above
the two fal,e issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother IL.
Firet-- the false IN ne with which they
would enkindl. sectarian strife in respect
To the public schools. OF " hitch the establish
mebt and support belongs exclusively to
the several Ststes, and which tho demo
cratic party has cherished from their te,in-
dalton, and il resolved to maintain, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or cieed, aud without contributing
from the treasury to any
Sccond-Thc false issue by which they
seek TO light anew the dying embcrs Of
sectional hate between kiodred people once
llnnaturally estranged, hut nOw reunited
on one indivis,ble republic and common
destiny
RrFoRM-lHn CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient. economic
al conduct of the governmental business 10
not possible it its civil service lie subject to
change at every election, he a prize fought
for at the ballot box, he brief reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts of honor. AZ
signed for proved lppcteDcy and held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pcnsii Z OF patronage sholl neither he ,
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here
ratr fall N
ance. \ test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform
REFORM CORRUPTION oF NIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
h,j-rm - necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president. vice president. Judges. scnators.
representative. and cabinet officers anil all
| others in authority are The peop'e's serN.
ants: their offices arc not = private perqui-
siic they are public trust.
When the annals of this republic show
| the disgrace and Censure Of vice presi.
| dent: a late speaker Of the house Of repre-
| sentaiiyes markctin. his rulings az presid
| ing officer; three senators prohting secretly
| by their vote as lawmakers: live chairmer
| OF the lcading committees OF the late house
| of representatives. exposed in j,bbery; .
! late secretary of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; \ late at,ofne.
! general misappropriating public funds; 1
| secretary OF the navy enriched OF eniichins
| friends by percentages levied of the profit
of contra, tors wi Ii hi. dcpar meni; "A
ambassador 10 England ccn-u' cd in Il di.
honorable speculation; The PRESIDENT
| private secretary barely escaping cDn,ic
! ton upon trial Tor guilty completely ii
| frauds upon the revenue: secretary o
war impeachcd for high crimes and misde
meanov>, the denomination is complete
that the rr.' sep in reform mutt be th'
| peorle's choice OF honest men from anothe
party. lest the iii case Of one political or
ganization infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties W,
can get no change Of measures and 10 res
reform.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| All these abuses, wrongs ana crimes. tn
product Of -i--teen years OF the ascendanc.
of the republican party, create = necessit.
for reform, confessed 10y republicans them
] selves, but their relOrmer- are voted dowl
I in convention and displaced from tn
| cabinet the party's mass of honest voter
! is pOwcriess to resist the eighty thOussn,
| ofBcehOlders. its leader. and guides.
4 Reform can only be hat by peaceful
| civic revolution. We d'ment a change o
administration. q change of party, that "
| may have change of measures and OF men