The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-02

whole world Of its perfect ability and It's
perfect readiness to meet any Of its prom
ises at the call of the creditor entitled 70
payment.
We believe such a system, well devised.
and, above all. entrusted tn competent
hauds for its execution, Great Dg ~ no t'me
all artificial scarcity OF currency, ana NJ no
time alarming the public mind into with
drawal OF that vast machinery of credit by
which 80 per cent. of all our business trans
actions are perfoimed system open to
the public and inspiring general confidence,
would, from The day of its adoption, bring
healing on its wings to all our hsrrassed in
dlistries, set in motion the wheels of com
merce. manufactures and the mechanical
arts, restore employment to labor, and re-
new in all its national sources the prosper
ity OF the people.
REFORM OF THE TARIFF-FREE TRADE.
Reform is necessary in the sum and mode |
of federal taxation, to the end that capital |
may be set free IRON distrust and labor |
lightly burdened. We denounce the pres |
ent tariff levied upon nearly four thousand |
articles as a mat piece Of injustice, in
equality and false pretense. 1t yields
dwindling, not yearly rising revenue. 1t
has impoverished many industries to sub
sidize few; it prohibits imports that might
purchase :he products Of American libofs;
It has degraded American commerce from
the first to an inferior rank upon the high
seae; il has cut down the sales of American
manufactures at home an abroad. and de.
pleted the returns of American agriculture,
an industry followed by halt our people. 1t
costs the people five times more than ii pro-
duces to the treasury; obstructs the process
| of production, and wastes the fruits OF la
| Dor; it promotes fraud. fosters smuggling,
enriches dishonest officials and bankrupt.
honest merchants. We demand that all
custom house taxation shall be only tor
| revenue.
REFoRM IN PUBLIC EXPENSE.
| Reform is necessary in the scale OF public
expense-federal. State and municipal.
| Our federal taxation has swollen from sixty
millions gold, in 1860, to four hundred and
| fifty millions currency, in 1870. our aggre-
gate taxation. from one hundred and nifty.
four millions gold in 1860, to seven hundred
and thirty millions currency in 1870; or, in
one decade, from less than five dollars per
head to more than eighteen dollars per head.
Since the peace the people have paid 10
their tax.gatherers more than thrice the
sum of the national debt, and more than
twice that sum for the federal government
alone. We demand vigorous frugality In
every department, and from every officer
| OF the government.
REFORM-PUBLfC LANDS TO ACTUAL SET
| TIERS.
Reform is necessary to put stop to the
prof gate waste of the public lands anc
their diversion from actual settlers by thu
party in power, which has squandereC
200, 900 900 acres upon railroads alone, anC
IN amount OF more than thrice that aggre
gate, has disposed of less than a sixth di
rectly to the tillers Of the soil.
REFoKM-ApoPTED CITIZENS, REJECTED
MONGOLS.
Reform is necessary to correct the ommis
, sion OF republican congress and the error
of our treaties and our diplomacy, whicl
3 have stripped our fel0w-citlZens of ioreigI
birth and kindred race. recrossng the AT
; lantic, OF the shield Of American citizen
, | ship, and have exposed our hrether n Of tn
Pacific coast to the incursions of a race no
sprung from the same great parent stock
and, in fact, now by law denied citizenship
through n.turaliZ alton, as being neither &C
customed to the traditions Of progre ssiv,
civilization, nor exercised in liberty unde
y equal laws. We denounce the policy which
and tolerates the revival of the coolie trad
|. in Monaghan women, imported for immora
purposes, and Monaghan men held to per
form serviIe labor contracts.
THE FALSE sKCTARIAN IssUE-THE FALsI
, SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Reform il necessary, and can never be eff
fected only by making II the controlling
issue OF The elections, aud lifting II ahovI
the two false issues with which the office
holding class and the party in power seel
to smother IL.
I First the false issue with which they
would enkindla sectarian strife in respec
to the public schools, OF which the establish
ment and support belongs exclusively t,
the several States, and which the demo
cratic party has cherished from their loun
dation, and is resolved to maintain, withou
any Partially or preference for any class
sect or creed, and without contributing
from the treasury to any
| SacnpA-Thn fal.a which ha-
seek to light anew the dying embers .
sectional hate between kindred people ono
uunaturally esiranged, but now reunited
on one indivis BILE republic and q common
Il destiny.
RRFoRM-1HE CIVIL SERVICE
Reform is necessary in the civil service
experience proves that efficient, economic
al conduct Of the governmental business !
l. not possible il its civil service be subject Il
. change at every elestiop, be a prize tough
II for at the ballot box, be brief reward o
}; party zeal, instead of posts of honor, as
- signed for proved competency and held TO
fidelity in the public employ; that the dis
J. pensipg OF patronage shou.d neither be
o tax upon the time Of all our public men
Il nor the instrument Of their ambition; here
u again, profes ions fal.ifed In the preferm
ance, ~ test that the party in power ca
l. work out no practical or satisfactor
reform.
:, REFoRM-CoRRUPTIoN or HIGH PUBL
r OFFICERS.
u Reform Is necessary even more in tn
;, higher grades Of the public service. Th
u president, vice president, judges, senator,
- representatives and cabinet officers and a
D. others in authority are the peoples ser,
p ants; their offices are not private perqu
site they are public trust.
When the annals of this republic sho,
,f the disgrace and censure OF vice pres
D. dent; q late speaker of the house OF repre-
- sentatives marketing his ruling ; as presto
Of ing officer; three senators protting secret
III by their vote as lawmakers; five cbairme
of OF the leading committees of the late hOus
n. OF representatives exposed In jobbery:
"a. late secretary OF the treasury forging ba
be ances in public accounts; q late attorne
n, general misappropristing public funds;
iii secretary OF the navy enriched or enrjchir
n. friends by percentages levied of the prof
of of contractors with his department.; q
nj honorable speculation; the presiden,
De- private secretary barely escaping conyi
TAT ton upon trial for guilty completely
of frauds upon the revenue; q secretary
war impeached for high crimes and misd
meanors, the demonstration is compile
that the nrst step in reform must be 4
ish peoples choice of honest men from auoth
on, party rest the uisease OF one political
he ganization infect the body polite; and |,
to by making no change of men or parties ,
ch, can get no change Of measures and no n
i,y reform.
'ed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sen All these abuses, wrongs and crimes. ,
~ product Of sixteen years of the ssce ndar
.os. OF the republican party, create a necess
M for reform. confessed by republicans the
- selves, but their refOYmers are voted do