The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-21

civilization. nor exercised IN liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus dlscards the lberty-loying German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
In Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes. and Mongolian men held to per-
form seryile labor contracts.
TnE FALSE sRCrARIAN IssuE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, aud can never he e.
tected only by making it the controlling
issue OF he elections, and lifting IL above
the two false issues with which the office.
holding class and the party In power seek
to smother IL.
First the false issue with which they
would eukindla 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 the treasury to any.
Sccond-The false Issue By which they
seek to light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnaturslly esiranged, but now reunited
on one indiyis bic republic and a common
destiny
RRFORM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business il
not possible IL its civil service be subject to
change at every eles ton, be prize fought
for at the ballot box, he a brief reward OF
party zeal, instead of posts of honor. as
signed for proved impeicncy and held for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pensicg CT patronage should neither be q
tax upon the time OF all our public men,
nor the Instrument Of their ambition: here,
again. profes ions fskifed in the preform.
ance, test that the party in power can
work oft no practical or satisfactory
REFORM
REFoRM-CoRRUPTIoN 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 offices are not a private perQui-
site they are public trust.
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and ceusure OF a vice pres-
dent: late speaker of the house of repre-
sentallyes marketing his rulings As i presid-
ing ofncer; three senators prohting secretly
10y their vote as Lawmakers; five cbarmen
OF the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed in jobbery: .
late secretary Of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; q late attorney
general Incorporating public funds; a
secretary OF The navy enriched or enrjching
friends by percentages levied of the profits
of contractors with his department; an
ambassador to England censu-ed in a dis
honorable speculation; the presidents
private secretary barely escaping conyic-
ton upon trial for guilty completely in
frauds upon the revenue; 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.
REPOEM-REfORM-RE
All these abuses. wrongs and crimes. the
product Of sixteen years OF the sscendancy
OF the republican party, creat necessity
Tor reform, confessed oy republicans them
selves, but their re;o.mer- are voted d,wn
in convention and displaced from the
cabinet: the partr's mass OF honest voters
Is poweress to resist the eighty thousand
office holders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful,
civic revolution. We demand a change OF
change of party, that We
may have change OF measures and OF men.