The New York herald., 1871-12-26
POLITICAL. MOVEMENTS. AND VIEWS.

A .sPassiye,, Print ON the Oae Term PrIntipIe.
TFrom the ST. Lonls Republican, Dee. 3Qlrq oe
r whns We tnmkit highly imprubable that senator
Summers constitutional amendment establishing
the one term principle as part OF the organic law
will pass Congress during the present session yet
It Ii encouraging TO notice the progress OF move
/ meut whicn Is not inferior In lnporrancc to any
now onfoot 10. political circles. This progress Is
directly due TO the fact that the American, l,eope
OF all classes and parties have determined to IN.
Iaugnrate ana consummare thorough reform In ell
departments OF governments ssass ana Federal
sr determination which mas already borne sub
sIs9lis! . On! lru,ts in me brea9ng up q the % nsT
ton OF plan for the rccOnstructtOn OF the Oly SER
vice, which bids fair to 10 speediiy adopted But
reform IN order to do It's work properly and enectu
that is once cIeansed the streams and L. Duafles
4s sss,y Eelsysa q f9s R lnp4IsTsS!s IN aRRssa
away The heart Of society but actually sapping the
a 2, the s,snc!ure TINS
The one term principie IL pre-eminenty popular
principle, because fis practical operation win DO
e Ss s % the ana eeC
nonlcAl government, than any other device which
modern craftsmanship has suggested. crflrog
From the Chicago Times ldemocratc) Dec. %
Mr.. Summers proposition simply is TO give enecttoa
long existing andvery general popular desire. Aside
bfrom party leaders, parry oficenolder and party
there are very few American citizens
who will not heartily cry amen to the proposition
Reform In civIl sdmnistration is everywhere the
one all.engrOsstng demand of the time The reform
Sh Ould begin-nust begin-witn the head OF the
evil, In the presidential nair Mr. Grants specious
announcement OF the play OF Hamlet without Ham
let is "t0o thing sTne emphatic demand OF the
audience: " thai Hamlet be brought into the play.
yo ssDosvu On, Passlviam Flat.Foosod.t nlo-
lFrom the Mobile Regiaers sultra-democratlc),
Dec. 20.l
The last nostrum for the democratic 'sslck man''
has not proved success IN the way designed by its
authors. 1T has. nevertheless, proved blessing In
disguise in the spirt OF indignant protest that 1t
evoked from the awakened democracy. The propo-
stion to dIsband and surrender has been met with
astor Of rebuke that SHOWS there Ii life IN the old
land yet. It has proved q t0ucnstOne 70 show that
the democracy ts not only not dead, but that 1t Is
still ch0ck full Of pluck and fight The only men
anttGrant republicans. They are passive enough
when they are expected TO come to tho 'front.' and
strike haJds with the democrats and conservatives
OF the lafu In fair bargain 10 wrest the govern
meat from the hands Of tmperial mongers. Their
Efforts up to this time 90 no hlrther IN apparent
contemplation than to beat Grant IN tue radical
nominating convention. iHbeoa sf,n-ego ,y.oy :
The Coming New astates-Alarm sflq she
A.f sCIc 81 q.iI,s Democrats. iV1a ctk bslsed
Z From the Albany Argus idemOcratic), Dec 2aI :.
i, Radicals who have the grand central idea OF gov.
ernment on the brain IRE exceedingly desirots OF
Admitting all of Territories az States and then
build up their central power by increasing their
strength in the Unite,t States Senate, We havenow
nine Territories whose population at the last census