The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-20

the liberty loving German and 1 tolerates the revival of the Coolic trade in Mougolian women, in ported fo. immoral purposes, and Mongolian men held to perform scrvile labor contract.
 Reform is necessary and never can be effected but by making I. the controlling issue of the cleo tion and lifting 1t above the two false issues with which the oilice holding elassca and the party in power seek to smother it.
 l. The false issue with which this would enkindlc scciariaa strife Ill respect to the public schools of which the establish ment and support belong exclu siyely to the several States, and which the Democratic party has cherished from their foundation and is resolved to maintain with out 'partiality or preference for any class, sect or creed, and with out contributions from the treas ury to any.
 ,, The false issue by which they seek to light anew the dying cmbers of sectional hate between kindred people once unnatnrally estranged, but now reunited in one indivisable republic and a common destiny.
 All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, the product of sixteen years ascendepcy of the Repuhli- can party, create q necessity for reform, confessed by Republicans themselves; but their reiormers arc voted down in convention and displaced from the Cabinet. The party's mass of honest voters Is powerless to resist the eighty thousand office holders, it's lead CTS and it's guides. Reform can only be had by 2 peaceful civic revolution. We demand a change Of system, change of Admins tration, a change of party, that we may have change of lLeas- ures and of men.
 Resolved, That this Convention representing the Democratic par ty of the States, do cordially en- dorse the acton of the present House of Representatives for re ducing and curtailing the eXpcn- ses of the Federal Govern ent, in cutting down on rous salaries, ex- travagant appropriations, and in aholishing useless offices and places not required by the public necessities, and we shall trust to the iirmness of the Democratic members of the House that no committee oi conference and no inisinterpretation of rules will be allowed to defeat these whole some measures of economy dc maudcd by the country.
 Resolved, That the soldiers and sailors of the republic, and the widows and orphans of those who have fallen ill battle, have just claim upon the care, protection and gratitude of their fellow citi- zens.
 Reform is necessary in the civil service. Experience proves that efficient and economical conduct of the Government is not possi- bic ii it's civil service bc subject to change at every election, be a prize fought for at the ballot box, be an approved reward of party zeal instead oi posts Of honor as signed for approved competency and held for fidelity in the pubic employ; that thc dispensing of patronage should neither be q tax upon tie tune of our public men nor an instrument of their ambition. Here, again, profes- sions falsilied in the performance attest that the party in power can work out no practical or salutary reform. Reform is necessary even in the higher grades of pub- lie service. President, Vice Pres ident, Judges, Senators, Repre- sentatiyes, Cabinet officers these and all others in authority are the peoples servants. Their offices are not q private perquisite they are public trust. When the annals of this Republic show disgrace and censure of q Vice President; late Speaker of the House of Representatives mar keting his rulings as presiding officer; three Senators profting by their votes as law makers; five Chairmen of the leading Commit tees of the late House of Repre- sentatiyes exposed in jobbery n late Secretary of the Treasury forcing balances in the pHhlic accounts; q late Attorney General misappropriating public funds; . Secretary of the Navy enriched and enriching his friends by a percentage levied off the profits of contractors with his depart meut; an ambassador to England censured in a dishonorable spec ulation; the Presidents private secretary barely escaping conyic- tion upon trial for guilty compile ity in frauds upon the revenue; n Secretary of War impeaehed for high crimes and misdemcanors---