The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-16

civilization, nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty loving German
and toleraies the revival OF the coOlie tfauo
In Mongoian women, imported for lmmora
purposes and Monaghan men held 10 per
form servile labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARIAN issuk-1HE fAi.sk
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform is necessary, and can never he ca
fected only by making IL the controlling
issue OF the 81 ctions, and lifting IL ano'e
the two false issues with which the oliire-
holding class and the party in power seel
to smother it.
First- the false issue with which they
would enkindle sectarian strife III 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 io,in-
dalton, aud 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 Ia light anew the dying embers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
uunaturally es,ranged, but now reunited
on one indi,is.ble republic and common
destiny
REFoRM--THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform il necessary in the civil seiNiCei
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct of the governmental business Is
not possible il its civil service be subject to
change AT every election, be prize fought
tor At the ballot box, he a brief reward o'
party zeal, instead of posts of honor, As
signed for proved 'mpeteney and held Tor
fidelity in the public employ; that the die
pensing Of patronage shou neither be d
tax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition: here,
again. profes ions fal-ihed in the preform
| auce. n test that the party in power ear
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
CORRUPTION OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform Is necessary even more in the
higher grades of the public service. The
president. vice president. judges. senators
representatives and cabinet officers and al
| Others in authority are the pcop'e's serv'
ants: their Offices are not L private perqui
site they are public trust
When the annals OF this Republic show
! the disgrace and censure of "a vice presi
| dent: late speaker of the hous of repre-
! sentatives marketing his rulings a. a presid
| ing officer: three senator. protiting secret!
| by their vote as lawmakers: five chairfne'
of the leading committees of the late hou-'
| of representatives exposed in jIhOery:
late secretary OF the treasury forging hal
ances in public accounts: late attoine
| general misappropriatins public funds;
secretary OF the navy enriched or enrichin
| friends by percentages levied of the prof1t
of contractors with his department: a
ambassador to England censu-ed in u di'
honorable speculation: the president
private secretary barely escaping conyi'
ton upon trial tor guilty completely i
frauds upon the revenue; a secretary {
war impeached for high c.imes and misdt
meanors. the demonstration is complet
that the first step in reform must he tn
peoples choice of honest men from anothe
party. lest the disease Of one political o.
ganization infect the body polite; and LEI
by making no change OF men or parties W
can get no change of measures and no re-
reform.
| REFORM-REPORM-RE
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, IL
product of sixteen years of the sscendanC
of the republican party, ere ate necessii
for reform. confessed by republicans then
selves, but their retormers are voted dow
in convention and displaced from Ii
cabinets the partY's mass of honest vote
is powerless to resist the eighty thousar
oficeholders. its leaders anu guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demsnd a change
administration. change of party, that "
may have 8 change OF measures and o. me-