The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-04

equal laws. We den0unce the policy which
thus discards the liberty-loviug German
and tolerates the revival Of the cooie trade
In Monaghan women, imported for immora.
purposes, and Monaghan men held to per-
form servic labor contracts.
THE FALSE sECTARiAN IssrE--THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform ia necessary. and can never be ci-
fected only Ivy making II the controlling
issue OF The cl, ctons, and ii ting 1t above
the two false issues with Which the Office
holding class and the party lit power seek
to smother it.
First the false issue with which they
would cnkindle sectarian siliie 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 ioun-
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
Sccond-Thc false issue Ia which they
seek to light anew the dying embcrs OF
sectional hate between kindred people once
unnaturally estranged, but now reunited
on one indivisible republic and a common
destiny
REFoRM-IuE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
not possible il its civil service be subject TO
change at every elestiop, be a prize fought
for at the ballot box. be u 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
pensing of patronage shou neither be a
tax upon the time Of all our public men,
nor the instrument of their ambition; here
again. profes ions fal'ified in the preform
auce, u test that the party in power can
work out no practical or satisfactory
reform.
| 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 all
| Others in authority are the peoples serv.
| ants; their offices are not private perqui-
| site they are public trust.
When the annals of this republic show
| the disgrace and censure oil q vice presi
! dent: IA late speaker of the house OF repre-
| sentatives marketing his rulings as a presid
| ing officer: three senators pronting secretly
by their vote as lawmakers: five cbairmer
| OF the leading committees OF the late house
| of representatives exposed in 1bbery; I
late secretary of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts; ate attorney
| general Disappointing public funds;
I secretary of the navy enriched or enrIcnlnt
friends by percentages leyie q OF the proht
! Of contra, tors wi h his department; al
\ ambassador to England censu ed in dis
honorable speculat.o1; tie president
private secretary barely escaping conNic
ton upon trial for guilty completely il
frauds upon the revenue; secretary o
war impeached for high lines and misde
meanors, the demonstration is compiet
that the fir,t step in reform must be tn
peoples choice of honest men from anothe
party. lest the di ease OF oac political Oh
ganization infect the body polite; and les
by making no change of men or parties W
can get no change of measures and no res
reform.
REFoRM-REFORM-RE
All these abuses, wrongs anu crimes. tn
product of sixteen years of the ascendapc
of the republican party, create necesslt
for reform. confessed by republicans them
selves. but their refO-mer- IRE voted dow
in convention and displa cd from til
cabinet; the party's mass of honest voter
is powerless 10 resist the eighty thousan
officeholders. its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful
civic revolution. We demand change O
administration, a change of party, that W
NAV have q chance Of measures and OF men