The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-09

eousl laws. We denouncc the policy which
thus dscards the INTERVIEWING German
aud tolerates the revival oil the co0lie traue
i'm Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes and Monaghan men held 10 per-
form scryiie labor contracts,
THE FALSE sECTARIAN IssuE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
HsG,yt, j. necessary, and can never he ell
Cccted only by making it the controlling
issue of the elections, and litiilg u anoNe
the two false issues with which the once
holding class and the party in power seek
to smother ii. ~.
First the false is ne with which they
would cnkinde scctarian strife IN respect
to the public schools, of which the establish
mcnt and support belongs exclusively 10
the several States, and which the demo-
cratic party has cherished from their lo'ih.
dation, and is 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 embefs Oh
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally estranged, but now reunited
on one indivis:ble republic and a common
destiny
RRFORM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
| Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
| al conduct of the governmental business Is
not possible ii its civil service be SUBJECT 10
| change at every election, be prize fought
for at the ballot box, be a brief reward OF
party zeal. instead of posts of honor, as
| signed for proved competency and held Tor
| fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pcnsing of patronage should neither he a
tax upon the time of all our public men,
nor the instrument Of their ambition; here,
again, profes ions ialsified in the preform
ance, n test that the party in power ear
work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
| REFORM-CORRUPTION OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Reform is necessary even more in tn,
higher grades of the public service. TIT
president, vice president, judges. senators
!. Representatives and cabinet officers and al
Others in authority are the peoples sery
ants: their offices are not private perqui
they are public trust.
When the annals of this republic shoy
the disgrace and censure of a vice pres
dent; late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presit
e ing officer: three senators proiiting secret
t by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairme
il of the leading committees of the late hous
# of representatives exposed in jobbery;
l. late secretary of the treasury forging pa
l. ances in public accounts; late attorne
G general Disappointing public funds;
|
it friends by percentages levied of the prof
:, of contractors with his department; Q
Of ambassador to England censured in di
1t honorable speculation; the president
d private secretary barely escaping conyi
e. ton upon trial for guilty completely
at frauds upon the revenue; secretary
of war impeached for high crimes and misd
meanors, the demonstration is compile
that the first step in reform must be Il
peoples choice of honest men from anoth
81 party. lest the disease OF one political {
n, ganzation infect the body politics and lt
ne by making no change of men or parties '
to can get no change of measures and no r,
H. reform.
al REFORM-REFORM-R
eli All these abuses, wrongs and crimes. I
ed product of sixteen years OF the ascendan
n of the republican party, create a necess
IS for reform, confessed by republicans the
"a. selves. but their reformers are voted do'
in convention and displaced from
cabinet; the party's mass of honest rot'
lL is powerless to resist the eighty thousa
officeholders, its leaders and guides.
nd Reform can only be had by peacef
nd civic revolution. We demand a change
ce administration, a change of party, that
to may have q change of measures and OF MI