The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-08-12

AMI demand such modification .nt the
treaty with the Chinese Empire or such
legislation by ongrcss; within Il cons;'
tutional limitation Us shall prevent the
further importation or. immigration OF
the Monaghan race Reiorni is necessa-
~ and can never he effected but ny ma
king 1t the controlling issue of the o'cc-
tions. and lifting it above the two false
issues with which the Office: holding class
and the party in power seek to smother
it. The f.lse issues with which they
would cukinAle
sECTARIAN STRIFE
in respect to the public schools, of which
the establishment and support belong cx-
clusively ID 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 Gre d, and without con-
tributjng from the treasury to any. The
false issue By which they seek to light
anew the dieins embcrs CT sectional hate
between kindred people once unnatural
ly estranged, but now reunited in one
in,livisible republic and common des'
tiny.
Reform is necessary in the civil service.
| Expevience 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 prize offered at the ballot-box as
a brief reward of party 'xeal, instead OF
posts of honor ASST gned for proved COM
pcte,lcy, and held for fidelity in the pub
lie employ. That the dispensing Of the
patronage should neither be u tax upon
the time of all our public men, nor the
INSTRUMENT OF THEIR AMBITION.
Here again professions fals'ticd in the
performance attest that tho parity in
power can work no practical Il santary
reform. Reform is necessary even more
in tic higher grades OF public service.
President, Vice-Presi,ient, Judges, Sena-
tors, Representatives; Cabinet Officers,
these, and all Others in authority arc the
people's servants. Their Offices are not
a private perquisite. They arc apublic
trust. Wl,eli the annals OF this Repnb-
lie. the disgrace and censure of Vice
President, i late Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives marketing his ruling
as presiding officer,
THREE SENATOR'S
profiting secretly by their votes as law
makers, five chairman Of the leading
committees of the late House Of Repre-
scntatives exposed in iobbery, latt
Secretary of the Treasiiry forcing l'alanc
cs of the public accounts, a late; Attorne!
=, General n,isapprdpriating public funds
a Secretary Of the Navy enriched or Ell
riching friends by percentages, levied Of
the profits of contractors with his depart
,hcnt, All Ambassador to England censur
8 ed in a dishOnorable speculation, TIL
Presidents Private Secretary barely es
:, Gaping conviction upon trial for guilt!
! completely in frauds upon the revenue,
! Secretary of War impeachcd for hisl
. crimes and confessed misdemeanOrs.
!, THE DEMONSTRATION IS COMPLETE
e That the first step mist be the publ
: choice of honest men from another party
. lest the disease Of one political organiza
: ton infcst the whole body polite ant
n thereby making no change of men o
G party, VIC can get no change OF measure
Q and no reform.
Il ALL THESE ABUSES,
Y wrongs and crimes, the product of siS
, teen Years Of ascendancy Of the Republ
:. can party, create y necessity for .reforr
. confessed BY the Republicans themselves
Z But these reformers are voted down j
convention and displaced from the Cab
q net. The party's mass of honest votes
. powerless to resist the eighty tlonse'
;. Office holders, it's leaders and gnides. 4,
form can only he had Ivy a peaceful ciS
- revolution. We demand a change I
l. system, a change Of administration,
change of parties, that we may have
20 cllange of men. =