The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-07-29

e,.,l demand such modification of the
treaty with the Chinese Empire or such
legislation by Congress-, within consti
tutional limitation as shall prevent the
further importation or imnli grafton Of
the Mongolian race. Reform is neccssa-
nv an! can never bo effected but hy ma
king it the controlling issue Of the cleo
tons. and lifting it above the two false
issues with wl,icl, the dfice-f6lding class
and tho party in power seek to smother
it. The false issues with which they
would enkindle
SECTARIAN STRIFE
in respect to the public schools, of which
the establishment and support belong eX-
clusively to the several States, and which
the Democratic party has cherished from
their foundation and resolved to main
tain without partiality or preference for
any class, sect or ere Il, and without con-
tribnting from the treasury to any. The
false issue by which they seek to light
anew the dieing embers CT sectional hate
between kindred people once unnatural.
ly estranged, but now reunited in one
indivisible republic and common dcs-
tiny.
Reform is necessary In the civil service.
Experience proves that the efficient
economical conduct Of the governmental
business is not possible if its civil service
be subjected to change at every election
and be rrize offered ut the ballot-box as
brief reward of party zeal, instead of
posts of honor assigned for pro.cd COM
potency, and held for fidelity in the pub
lie employ. That the dispensing Of the
patronage shonld neither he a tax upo,,
the time of AL our public men, nor the
INSTRUMENT OF THEIR AMBITION.
Here again professions falsihed in the
performance attest that the party III
power can work no practical or salutary
reform. Reform is necessary even more
in the higher grades OF public service
President, Vice-President, Judges, Sena.
tors, Representatives, Cabinet Officers
these, aud all others in authority are the
peoples servants. Their offices are not
a private pcrquisite. They are public
trust. When the annals Of this Repub-
lie, the disgrace and censure of Vice
President, i late Speaker of the House
of Representatives marketing his ruling
as a presiding officer,
| THREE SENATOR'S
profting secretly by their votes as law
makers, five chairman of the leading
committees of the late House of Repre-
sentatives exposed in jobbcry, late
Secretary of the Treasury forcing balanc
cs of the public accounts, a late Attornc,
General misappropriating public funds
u Secretary Of the Navy enriched or en-
ricling friends by percentages, levied of
the profits OF contractors with Ills depart
mcnt, an Ambassador to England censur
ed in u dishonorable speculation, TIL
Presidents Private Secretary barely es
Gaping conviction upon trial for guilt!
completely in frauds upon the revenue,
Secretary of War impeachctl for higl
crimes and confessed misdemeanOrs.
THE DEMONSTRATION is COMPLETE
That the first step must I've the publ
choice Of honest men from another party
lest the disease of one political organiza
: ton infcst the whole body polite ant
thereby making no change Of men o
party, we can got nO change Of measure
; and no reform:
ALL THESE ABUSES,
wrongs and crimes, the product of six
: teen years of asccndancy Of the Rtpubli
: can l'arty; create a necessity for rotorr
, G, MESSED by the Republicans themselves
: But these reformers are voted down i
i, convention aud displaced from tue Cab
!. net. The party's mass of honest votes
. powcrless to resist the eighty thousan
: office holders, its leaders and guides. RI
form can only he had by peaceful civi
=, revolution. We demand change {
system; change Of administration,
change of parties, that we may have
s change Of MEN: