The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-04

civilization. nor exercised Ia liberty under
entisl laws. We dnnotinee the policy which
thus discards the hherty-loyiDg German
and tolerates the revival Of the c0ohe trade
in Monaghan women, imported for immofs.
purposes, and Monaghan men held TO per-
form seryile labor contracts.
THE rAIsE sECTARIAN IssUE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary, and can never he et-
fecfed only by making II the controlling
issue OF the elections. and lifting II ahoVe
the two false issues with which the ONCE
holding class and the party in power seek
10 smother it,
would enkindls Sc tartan 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. aud il resolved to MAINTAIN, WITHOUT
any partiality or preference for any class.
sect or creed, aud without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Second-Ihe false Issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers OF
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturaly estranged, but now reunited
on one indivs bile republic aud common
destiny
REFoRM-IHE CIVIL SERVICE.
Ref5y7n j. necessary in the civil service
| al conduct of the governmental business Is
| not possible il lis civil service be subject TO
| change at every eles ton, be prize fought
| for at the ballot box. he a briet reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts OF honor. as
| signed for proved competency and held ior
| fidelity in the public employ: that the us
pensing OF patronage should neither pe
| tax upon the time Of all our public men,
| nor the instrument Of their ambition; here
again. profes ions fal,ited in the preferm
| ance, u test that the party in power can
| work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
| REroRM-CoRRUPTIoN or 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 anu al
others in authority are the peoples serN'
| ants: their offices are not private perqul
site they arc public trust.
When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and censure OF vice presi
dent: late speaker Of the house of repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presid
ing officer; three senators protiting secret!
by their vote as lawmakers; i've chairmeI
OF the leading committees Of the late hous'
of representatives exposed in Jobber!;
late secretary OF the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; late attorne,
general Incorporating public funds;
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrichln
friends by percentages levied OF the profit
of contractors with his department: a
ambassador to England censured in dl,
! honorable speculat;o1: the president
private secretary barely escaping cenri,
: ton upon trial for guilty completely
t frauds upon the revenues; secretary c
f war impeached for high crimes and misdt
meanors, the demonstration is complet
that the first step in reform must be til
peoples choice OF honest men from anothe
b party. lest the di-easc OF one political o
b, ganization infect the body polite: and LEI
c by making no change of men or parties "
0 can get no change of measures and no re
!, | reform.
REFoRM-REFoRM-RE
/, All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, Il
4 product of sixteen years OF the sscendan'
= of the republican party, create a necessi
for reform. confessed by republicans thei
selves, but their reiormers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from Il
cabinet: the party's mass OF honest vote
4 Is pOwerless to resist the eighty thOusai
officeholders, its leaders and guides.
d Reform can only be had by peaceft
d civic revolution. We demand change
% administration, a change of party, that Y
10 may have change Of measures and OF me