The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-25

civilization. nor exercised IN liberty under
equal laws We denounce the policy " hich
thus .iiscafds the liberty .loyisg German
and tolerstes the revival ct the cuol,r trade
in Monaghan women, inported TOT hninora.
purposes. and Monaghan men held to per-
form seryie labor contracts.
THH FALSE sECrARfAN IssUE--IuE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
reform Is necessary, and can never he ei-
tected only by making II the controlling
issue OF The elections, and lifting II above
the two f,l.e issues with which the office
holding clsss and The party III power seek
10 smother II.
Frst the false Is Tie with which they
would enkindle segtaran strife in respect
10 the pubic schools. OF which the establish
nent and support belongs exclusively TO
the several States. and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their fouu-
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
Socond-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying emhers Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturilly esiranged, hut now reunited
on one indi,isble republic aud II common
destiny
RkruRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform l. necessary in the civil vice,
experience proves that efficient. cconomIc-
ri conduct OF the govcrnmeu tal business is
not possible IL its civil service hc subject To
change at every election, Ice prize fought
ter at the ballot box. he Il brief reward ~
party zeal. instead of posts of honor. ~.
signed for proved 'mpetency and held tor
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
pcnsirg OF patronage shcu q neither he u
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument of their ambition; here
| again. profes ions fal flied in the preform
ance, test that the party in power car
work cut no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
| RECONSIDERATION OF HIGH pCDIIC
OFFICERS.
| Reform is necessary even more in the
! higher grades of the public service. The
/ president. vice pre.iden', judges. senators
representatives and cabinet officers and al
| others IN authority are the peope's SEW
ants: their offices are not private perqui
site they are public trust
! When the annals of this republic show
] the disgrace and censufe OF n vice presi
dent: late speaker OF the house OF repre-
J sentatives marketing his rulings As prcsid
/ ing officer: three senators prottins secret,
| by their vote as lawmakers: five chairmei
| OF the leading committees of the late hous,
| OF representatives exposed in j bbery:
| late secretary VI the treasury forging bal
| ances 10 public accounts: late attorne,
| general misappropriatiny public funds:
secretary of the navy enriched OF enIjchin:
! friends by percentages levied of the prciit
of contra tors wi Ia his Departments al
| ambassador to England ceilsl ed in Iii.
| honorable sTeculal. -: lie prc.iden :
/ private secretary barely escaping conyic
/ ton upon tfial tor guilty completely il
| frauds upon the revenue; secretary o
war imreached for high ':mcs and misde
mcanOr>, the demonstration is complet
thst the fr.' sep in reiorm NUT be III,
pcor les choice OF honest men from anOthe
| party. lest the iii ease Of oae political or
| ganization infect the body polite; and 'es
| by making no change of men or parties w
! can get no change OF measures aud nu rci
/ reform.
Z REfoRM-EEFoRM-E
All these abuses. wrongs ynd crimes. tn
! product OF si-.leen years OF the sscendanc,
of the republican parry. create Il neccssit,
| Tor reform, confessed ~ republicans them
selves. but their rc.o -mer- are voted d,WI
in convention and uispla Cd from IL,
! cabinet: the part = mass OF honest voter
is powerless 10 resist the eighty thousan,
o1iiceholders it, leaders aud guides.
Reform can only be hal by peaceful
civic revolution. We d.mrnI change q
| administration. a charge of party. that ",
| may have chanre OF measures and ~, men