The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-19

d,illsNIop, rur exercised 10 liberty under
equal laws. We depouuce the policy which
THUS d,sosrd, tho iiierty.Io,iug German
! aud toleiates the revival II the 60 JIie trade
in Mougolau women. ilnrorte, Tor minors
purposes. and Mopgolian men held TO Ter,
for n ser, lie labor contracts.
THE FALSE sEC1ARiAN IssuE-1HE pAIsE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
R,fotm is necessary, and end never he "a.
tcctoJ only by making 1t the controlling
issue OF The IL ct'ous, aud Hitting IL above
tho two Isle issues with which the office
holding class and The party in power seek
to smother 1t.
Fir.t- the falss j. ne with which they
would cnkiDdle se' tartan strife IN respect
To the public schools, OF which the establish.
mcDt and support belongs exclusively TO
the several States, and which the demo
cratic party las cherished from their iOun.
daiiop, and is resolved to maiptaip, without
auy Partially or preference for any class,
sect or coed, aud without contributing
from the treasury TO any
Second-The false issue by which they
seek 10 light anew the dying embcrs Of
sectional hate between kindred people once
uDnaturslly estranged, but now reunited
ON one ipdi,is bic republic and common
destiny
RKFoRM--1uE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves thst efficient. economic
al conduct OF the governmental business is
not possible il its civil service be subject 10
change at every election, be a prize fought
for at the ballot box, be q brief reward o.
party zeal, instead of posts Of honor, as
signed Tor proved c mpeiency aud held Tor
fidelity in the public employ; tbst the dis
pcnsi. z OF patronage shou neither be b
tax upon the time Of AL our public men,
nor the instrument OF their ambition: here
fal a in, a. farf
aDce. "a tost that the party N power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
RrFOEM--roRErp1fo or HON rrBLIC
OFFICERS.
Hefo,a- Is necessary even more in the
higher grades Of the public szr>ice. The
president, vice presiien', Judges, senators
Representatives and cabinet officers and nj
Others in authority arc the pcop'e's serv'
ants; their Offices are not a private pernni'
site the, are a public trust.
When the annals cf this republic show
the disgrace and ccusure Of vice presi
dent; lste speaker Of the hou,c OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings ~ presid
ing officer; three senators prohting secrcll!
10y their vote as lawmakers; five chaiTrnsf
OF the leading committees OF the late house
OF representatives exposed in iobbefy;
late secretary Of The treasury forging hal
dnce- 10 pubnc accounts: latC attoihe.
general misapprouriating public funds:
secretary OF The navy enriched or enIicbini
friends by percentages leyie d of the pru1t
of contractors vi b his depnr mem: al
| ambassador TO Erglsp1 rrnsu cd in iii.
honorable spccuia,. ~: he rre>iGen.'
| private secretary barely escaping conyir
| ton upon trial Tor guilty completely il
| frauds upon the revenue; = sect etary 0
| war impeached for high c..mes and INSIDE
| meanOrs. the denomination il eoInplet
that the fret -'ep in reform must ne tn
| pcOr les choice OF, honest men IRON sno the
party. lest the di ease OF ole poitica! CT
ganization infect the body polite; aud es
by maxim. no change of men or parties ~
can get up change OF measures and no rss
! reform.
REfORN-RlfORN-RE
| All these abuses. wrongs ana crini.s. III
| product Of si--teen years of the sscendaE G.
| OF the republican party. ate q neee-sit
| for reform. confessed ~ republicans them
| selves, but their ~ loimer. -rs voted y vi
10 convention and displaced from III
cabinet: the part,'- mas. Of honest voter
Is powerless 10 resist the eighty fhousan'
! officeholders, il. leader and guides.
Rtf9ym can onI, TIE hal by pea ceiul
civic re-, olutiou. We demsnd change a
! administrator. u chang. of party. that VI
NAV have chsn'e OF measures and D. s2ep