The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-31

and. in fact. now BY law denied citizenship
ohrough naturalization, as being neither sc-
o0stumed 81 the traditions OF q Progressive
civilization, nor exercised In liberty under
equal laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the lberty-loviug German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie trade
10 Monaghan women, imported for immora.
purposes. and Mongolian men held to per-
form seryiie labor contracts.
TnR FALSE sRCTARIAN IssUE-THE FALSE
SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform IL necessary, and can never he e,-
fected only by making II the controlling
issue OF the ele ctions, and lifting II above
the two false issues with which the once
holding class and the party In power seek
to smother ii. -,
would enkindle sectarian strife 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, and without conuibuting
from the treasury TO any
Seeond-The false issue by which they
seek to light anew the dying embers OF
sectional bate between kindred people once
unnaturally estranged, but now reunited
on one indivisble republic aud common
destiny
RHFoRM--IHK CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform is necessary in the civil service;
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct Of the governmental business Is
not possible IL its civil service be subject to
change Mt every eles tiop, be q 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 for
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
nr;n - no
| tax upon the time Of all our public men,
| nor the instrument Of their ambition; here,
again, profes ions fal.ifed in the preferm.
auce, q test that the party in power can
| work out no practical or satisfactory
| reform.
| REFoRM-CoRRUPTIoN OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
| Reform 10 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 Of q vice presi
dent: late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives marketing his rulings as presid
ing officer; three senators prOfitiDg secretly
by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairmer
OF the leading committees of the late house
of representatives exposed in jobbery;
late secretary Of the treasury forging bal
ances in public accounts: late attorne.
general missppropriating public funds:
secretary of the navy enriched or enrjehln
friends by percentages levied of the profit
of contractors with his department.; a
ambassador TO England censured in oil.
honorable speculation: the president
private secretary barely escaping convie
ton upon trial for guilty completely L
frauds upon the revenue; . secretary 9
war impeached for high crimes and misde
meanore, the demonstration is complet
that the first step in reform must be IN
| peoples choice Of honest men from anothe
party, lest the disease Of one political Of
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.
III REFORM-REFORM-RE
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, tn
product Of sixteen years Of the ascendanc
OF the republican party, Great . necessit
for reform, confessed by republicans then
selves, but their reformers are voted dow
In convention and displaced from tn
cabinet; the party's mass OF honest yoteI
is poweriess to resist the eighty thousau
once holders. its leaders and guides.
2 Reform can only be had by apeacefu
, civic revolution. We demand q change
! administration, q change of party. that "
! may have Q change OF measures and o. nc