The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-12

equal laws We dspounee the policy which
thus discards the lihefty-loviBg German
and tolerates the revival OF the c0olie trade
ia Monaghan women, imported for immora,
purposes, and Monaghan men held to pei
form servile labor contracts.
THE FALSE ssCTARIAN IssuE--THE FALSE
f..Hi SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform. 10 necessary, and can never lie Ca
fected only by making II the controlling
issue OF The elections. and hitting III above
the two false issues with which the oniee-
holding class aud the party in power seek
To smother IL.
Fret the false 10 ne with which they
would enkindle see,srian strife in respect
to the public schools. OF which the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively 10
the several States. and which the DEMO
cratic party has cherished from their foun-
dalton. and il resolved TO maintain, without
any Partially or preference for any class.
sect or creed, aud without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Second--The false issue by which they
seek To light anew the dying embers of
sectional hate between Kindred people once
unnAturaliy esirADged. but now reunited
on one indiSis,ble republic aud conainon
destiny
RRFoRM-1HK CIVIL SERVICE.
s.'srzs is necessary in the eiyii service;
experience proves that efficient, economic-
q
| no, possible IL its civil service bee subject Ia
change al every ele. ton. be O prize io0s 81
| tor Al the ballot box. be a briet reward oi
party zeal. instead OF posts OF honor, AZ
| signed Tor proved competency and hels Tel
fidelity ia the public employ: that the dis'
peuslrs OF patronage should neither he .
| lax upon the time Of all our public men
| nor the in>;rume nj Of their ambition; here
| Jain, profs. ions fzl.ihsd in the preform
snee. test thai the party ia power car
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
| RKFoRN-CoHRUpIIoN oy EIOH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform 10 necessary even More 10 the
| higher grades of the public service. TIT
| president. vice president. judges, senators
| represe niatiyes and cabinet officers and al
Others in authority are The peoples set,
ants: their Offices are not private ptrqui
site they are public tiusi.
When tue annals OF this republic sho
| the disgrace and cepsure Of = vice presi
| dent: q late speaker Of the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings a. presid
Ing officer: three senators prohiing secret,
| by their vote rs Lawmakers: Eve chsir1n-I
OF the leading committees Of the late hous.
| OF representatives exposed in ioboery;
late secretary OF the treasury forging tai
| ances 10 public accounts: . late sitorne,
| general missppropriating public funds:
| secretary OF the navy enriched or euriehinl
| friends by percentages levied OF The proht
Of contractors Wi IA his department: Al
| ambassador TO England eensur ed in dis
honorable speculation: the president
private secretary barely escaping consic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
frauds upon the revenue: . secretary o
war impeached for high csimes and misde
mcanors, the demonstration Is compleI
thst the fiT.' siep in reform must be III
peoples choice OF honest men from suothe
party. lest the III else Of one political oil
ganiZstion infect the body polite: and les
BY making no change Of men or parties "
can get no change of measures and no re'
reform.
| REroEN-EEFOEN-EE
| All these abuses, wrongs ami crimes, th
product OF ti-,een years OF tie sscendanc
| of the republican parry. create q necesslt
for reform. confessed toy republicans then
selves, but their rctOrners are voted dow
10 convention and displaced from fh
cabinet: the party = mass Of hoDes' voter
is powerless Ia resist the eighty thousap
| ofieeholders. it, leader. and guides.
| E,'org can only Ice had by peaceful
civic revolution. We dtmsnd a change {
administration. change OF party. that W
may have ehaBgs Of measures and OF mel