The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-30

| civilization, nor exercised In liberty under
| equal laws. We denounce the policy which
| thus discsrds the liberty-loying German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
| In Mongollan women, imported for immora
purposes. and Mongolisn men held to pc .
form servile labor contracts.
| THE FALSE sKCTARIAN IssUE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary, and can never be "a.
| fected only by making IL the controlling
issue OF The elections, aud lining IL above
the two false issues with which the Office
holding class and the party In power see
to smother IL.
Fir.t- the falso issue with which they
would enkindlA 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 foun-
dalton. and Is resolved TO maintain, without
any Partially or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing
from tue treasury TO any.
second-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnatursly estrsnged, but now reunited
on one indivis bic republic and q common
destiny
RRFoRA-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary In the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business Is
not possible IL its civil service be subject 10
change at every elestior, be 8 prize fought
for at the ballot box, be brief reward OF
party zeal, instead of posts of honor. as
signed for proved competency and held for
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 ins:rume nj Of their ambition; here
"a To-, (als "a IA a..
suce, test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFoRN-coRRupTfoS OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform Is necessary even more in the
higher grades Of the public service. The
president, vice president, judges, senStors.
representatives. and cabinet officers and all
Others In authority are the peoples serv-
ants; their ofices are not q private perqui.
site they are public trust.
When the annals Of this republic show
the disgrace and censure OF q vice presi.
dent; alats speaker OF the house Of repre-
sentstives marketing his rulings a. q presid-
ing ohieer; three senators prodting secretly
by their vote as Lawmakers; five chairmeu
OF the leading committees Of the late house
OF representatives exposed In jobhery; q
late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
ouSce ~ puuiC AccOunte, y iate attorney
general Incorporating public funds; q
secretary OF the navy enriched or cnriching
friends by percentages levied OF the profits
Of contractors with his department.; an
ambassador TO England censured in a dis
honorable speculstioD: the presidents
private secretary barely escaping convie-
ton upon trial for guilty completely in
frauds upon the revenue; 3 secretary OF
war impeached for high crimes and INSIDE
meanors, the demonstration is complete
that the first step 10 reform must be the
peoples choice Of honest men from another
party. lest the disease OF one political or.
ganiZation infect the body polite; and lest
by making no change Of men or parties We
can get no change Of measures and no real
reform.
REPOnN-EEPoRM-H
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, the
product Of sixteen years Of the ascendaney
OF the republican parry, ereate q Necessity
for reform, confessed by republicans them
selves, but their retormeYs are voted down
ia convention and displaced from the
cabinet; the party's mass OF honest voter.
is poweriess TO resist the eighty thoueand
ofseeholders, its leader, and guides.
Reform can only he had by peaeeful,
civic revolution. We demand . change OF
administration, change Of party, that we
may have change OF measures and OF meu