The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-29

civilization, nor exercised IN liberty under
equal laws. We deDounce the policy which
thus discards the liherty-loyiDg German
aud toleratcs the revival OF the cuolie trade
in Monaghan women. imported for immora
purposes. and Mongolian men held TO PEI.
form scryile labor contracts.
ruE FALSE sECTARIAN IssuE-TnE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform Is necessary, and can never he pt-
fccted only 10y making il the controlling
issue OF The elections, and lifting ii above
the two fslse issues with which the Office
holding class and the party in power seek
To smother 1t.
Frat the false is tie with which they
would enkindle 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
Second-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally estrsnged, but now reunited
on one indvisible republic and q common
destiny
REFoRM-IHE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business is
not possible il its civil service be subject 10
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 competency and held for
fidelity in the public employ: that the dis
pensirg OF patronage should neither he
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument of their ambition: here
again, profcs ions ial-ited in the preform
ance. u test that the party in power can
work ont no practical or satisfactory
reform.
REFORM CORRUPTION oF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Hf-rm J., necessary even more in the
higher grades al the public service. The
president. Njce president. judges. senators.
Representatives and cabinet officers and all
Others in authority are the peoples serV-
ants; their office, are not Il private ptrqu-
sit" they are "A public trust.
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and CCnsurc ol vice presl-
deut: a late speaker of the house OF repre-
>cptatiNee marketing hi rulings u y pre,d-
ing officer; three senators pruiitng secretly
Toy their vote a. lawmakers; i've cbairmen
Ut the leading committees of the late house
of representatives. exposed in lobbeTy:
iate secretary of the treasury forging bal
ancC> in public accounts; a late attorney
general mi>appropriating public funds:
secretary OF the navy enriched or cnrjchiDe
friends by percentages levied of the profits
OF contractors wi h his department., all
ambassador To England c.nsurod 10 dis
honorable spcculat,nl: the presidents
private eecrst,ry barely escaping con'ic-
ton upon trial for guilty completely in
fraud upon the revenue; secretary Of
war fmpeached for high crimes and INSIDE
meanor-, the demonstration is complete
that The first step in reform NUT he the
peoples choice OF honest men from another
party. lest the di,ease OF one political or.
ganiLation infect the body polite: and lest
by making no change of ineU or parties We
can get no change OF measures and no real
reform.
REIORM-EEFoEM-E
All these abuses, wrongs anu crimes, The
product OF sixteen years of the sscendaucy
of the republican parry. create necessity
for reform, confessed Oy republicans them
selves, but their reioTmer> are voted down
in convention and displaced from the
cabinet: the partS's mass OF honest Noter-
il powerless to resist the eighty thousand
officeholders, its leader. and guides.
Hefgf,a can only he had by apeacetul.
civic revolution. We demand a change OF
administration i change OF party, that We
may have change of measures and OF men.