The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-07-06

| the traditions OF q progressive CIVILIZATION
nor exercised in liberty under equal laws.
We denounce the policy which thus discards
the liberty-loving German, and tolerates the
renewal Of the Cody trade in Mongolian
women imported for immoral purposes, and
Mongolian men hired to perform seryile
labor contracts, and demand such modifica-
tion of the treaty with the Chinese Empire
/ or such legislation by Congress within con.
stitutionai limitation as shall prevent the
| further importation or immigration of the
Mongolian race.
| Reform is necessary. and can never be ef.
| fected- but by making Ii the controlling issue
of the election, and lifting it above the two
| false issues with which the ofice-holding
| class and the party in power seek to smother
| it, viz: The false issue with which they
would enkindle sectarian strife in the pub
| lie schools, of which the establishment and
support. belonging exclusively to the several
States, and which the Democratic party
have cherished from their foundation, and
| is resolved to maintain without partiality, in
preference for auy class. sect, or creed. and
without oontr;buting from the treasury to
anv: the false issue by which they seek to
| Light anew the diving embers Of sectional
hEte between kindred peoples, once unnat-
urally estfanged, but now reunited in one
| indivisible Republic and common destiny.
Reform Is necessary In the CIVIL cerv1ce.
Rxperience proves that efficient. economical
| conduct Of the governmental business is not
possible of its civil service be subject to
| change at every election. be prize fought
! for at the bailot-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
pensing of patronage should neither be a
tax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition. Here
asain professions falsified in the perform.
ance attest that the party in power can
work out no practical Or saiutary reform.
Reform is necessary even in the, higher
/ grades of public service. President. Vice
| President, Judges. Senators, Representatives
and Cabinet officers. These and all Others
| in authority are the peoples servants. Their
Offices are net private perquisite, they are
! a public trust. When the annals of this
/ republic show the disgrace and censure of a
Vice. President. a late speaker of the House
of Representatives marketing his rulings as
presiding officer, three Senators profting
secretly BY their votes as law makers, five
chairmer of the leading committees of the
| late House of Representatives exposed in
\ iobbery, a late Secretary of the Treasury fore
| ing balance in the public accounts, late
ATTORNEY General misappropriating public
iunus, u oecreea,y VI INC navy eniione1 y,
enrlchlng friends by percentages LEVIED on
the pronts OF contractors Win ms depart,
ment, an ambassador IN England censured
IN dlshonoraele speculation, the Presl'
dents Private secretary barely escaping
convicuon upon trlai lor guilty compnclty
in frauds upon the revenue, Secretary Of
war lmpeacnea lor mgr crimes ana nisae,
meanors, the demonstration Is complete tha'
tne nrst step IN reform rnl must pe lne peoPles
cnolce OF honest men IRON anotner party
iest tne oisease OF one Poil,ie,al olganlzation
infect the Dody poitic' ana iest, py making
no cnange OIL men or party, we can get nc
cnange OF measures aho no reiofm:
al tnese abuses wrongs auu crimes, tne
procure. Oh sixteen years ascenuency Oh tne
nepuoncsn parry, G,sa.g nssesslIy lor Ie
loIm confessed py hepuolcanas themseives "
yention and DISPLACED from the Cabinet
The party mass Of honest voters is power
less to resist the eighty thousand ofic
holders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can an only be had BY peaceful, civit
resolution. we demand q change OF system
S4anse th.t IL ma n,av hs change shan - -
n meas essurss ls and ofsmen.. 80 'ss !
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THE MoNsoLiAN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Dorsheimer-I will say that at the enc