New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-20


ceoincIy simple Tie voter goes few days por 70 inc
election 10 the Marie Of his ACCOMPLISHMENTS anu "o
his electors card; in order to obtain ths er", o '
prove that he has lived at least six montha IN inc aio
basement IN which he proposes to vote ana ' Nv 10
entitled to the legal enjoyment OF all le oNA "'' f
col rights Of French citizen. This card Is presented ny
the elcctor In person at Of The voting l'ces III
his district He can II he desires, write ms own hst
Of namcs he forchand or himself all ronhie ABOUT
themat,er by taking Of the numerous pr'n.o' H's
OF candidates for election, which suo 10 Oe IoIV,u
mon him at the entrance to the polling places. An
official stands at the door aud demands inc eI0'tV
card before admitting him. and, on receiving the caro-
fears OF corner I'm order 10 prevent the possDV OF
90, being sod cain After this formay the elcetOr Is
At lertv In record his vote which he does simply by
uniting his bulletin into the urn kopt ready Tor the plr
nose There are several objections To this system Oe o
the greatest Of which is that it sometimes happens ut
nerons conrve TO slip by the official at the door with
ont exhibiting their card, and record vote without
any right to DO so, perhaps having already
recorded a vote elsewhere. At tho last elections-l
aude 70 those in FobruaryduTng the armiotce, saw
an EngbmRn walk into one Of the poingplaces WIFI
ont being asked for electors card he was suddenly
called on TO vote aud having in his hand balletn when
had been given him at the door, wt true British love OF
doing that which he ought not to do, he grayey folded
1t ", and put it into Of the voting uns, without
even reading the names on 1t.
The French electoral law does not permit OF the urns
being opened and the votes counted until after the close
Of tie poll This causes considerable delay in the an
nouncomCnt of the votes. We know within one or
two candidates. however, the result OF Sundays
vote. A most unusual occurrence Is TO be
remarked with respect to the present elections.
There is something quite touching in the unanimity
with which most Of the Paris papers, OF all shades and
opinion speak Of the elections eager are they to tell
us that everything IS for tho best As matter of fact
In Paris have elected candidates OF whom sixteen
belong what is called the Partisan Union OF the Press,
and who were supported by combination Of some OF
the principal journals OF the capital These men, for the
most part may be described being either Monarchcal
Republicans or Republican Monarchsts. Some Ofthem o,
course aYOwedly Republicans, such rs " Lab0u2Jc,
VI. W0Owsli too is an old Republican, al least lie was
in ls4s having been at that period representative OF
TIE people in The Constituent Assembly where no took
an active part in the debates NJ Woiowsh viii prob
ably oppose the protccionist policy Of VI. Ticrs ana
PouyerQucrtor, lie is wclLhOwn advocate OF !Tee
trade. With tho exception Of N. De PrCssenst the clo
Quent Protestant clergyman most OF the candidates pro-
posed by the Press UuiJnare, politically quite unknown
Indeed we are not little tired OF prJessed politicians,
for the experience OF the last six months has shown Us
very plainly that who MAKE politics career are
not as a rule, worth much, as they always initiate in
power the faults and errors which they vigorously de-
rOunced when they themselves were in opposition.
Then we have the five Reds suppose they must be
called, II only 10 distinguish them from the
InOderacs OF course, Of these last NJ Ganhetta Ia by
far the most remarkable without being partisan OF
the war-tothedeat policy pursued by the late dictator
OF France, ia impossible to regret that so eminent
debaor as NJ Gambetta has again and again shown him
solf TO Ie should be returned repre- Cntatiyc from
tho French capital II only 10 Keep lot of the Right OF
the Assembly in Order and to pu stop to their e0nn
uOus iccrs the Republic, Gambeita VIII be exceedingly
useful He has announced that he viii honestly support
NJ. Theirs IN maintaining republic in France. Ihe
other four Radical Republican members come within
much the same category the majority OF the Consorva
tlves-thoy form part OF the great unknown.
But however satisfactory the Paris elections may be,
70 ali lovers Of free institutions, land when the fIighfm
reao0D that had TO he feared taken into account tbs
result can hardly be considered otherwise than as an
ectua yictory the result of the elections In the PROV
inccs will raise tho hopes Of the Republican party
throughout the world for not only have the EepuDcan
candidates successful yond the hopes OF the most
hopeful Of their followers but the Monarchiss and the
ccitim.ts have met with defeat which they not
likely TO forget for many long day. 1t Will no longer
DO for Ministers Of the Interior to assert that thcy can
not publican projects because they cannot ma
Republicans fit or willing TO be made projects If the
electors can find Republican deputies the Ministers OF
the Interior must set to work and mud kapno-
lean projects Tho success OF the Republican
party is said to have not little astonshed r. Theirs
himself so long as there strong MOuaIC1i'al ma
orty in the Chamber, aud, what Is more, 50 long as
there was every chance OF that NOnarchical majority
being considerably strengthened III case OF an appeal TO
the country H. Ters could feel himself master of the
situatOn for long he did not 70 too far in liberal
course there was very little danger Of the MOnarch,ts
Offering any serious opposition to his will lie has
always managed to have his way by the simple
threat Of resignation But now that there viii he re-
spectacle Republican minority In the Assembly, VI.
Timers will have to think twice before he threatens to re-
sign, for fear that day he may be taken at his
word. If tie Republicans could, they say
-, Eng1 land 80 IN fln fry COnd
they might obtain good working mjorties and govern
France People ask how it is that the peasants have
turned round completely since last February, and
have voted Tor Republicans with as much freedom
they then voted for the Monarchists think there
reasons account for this change in the cou
try vote. First. in February, the peasants body
associated the idea OF Republic with continuance OF
the war with Prussia, which they were determined 20
stop all hazards therefore, when they voted for the
Monarchists II was less from political conviction than
from an anxious desire to their goods and chates
from the enemy Secondly, the peasants are devout be
Hevers in the adage "Whateyer Is, is right" They see
RpuJHpe Iranedise at the head Of Thierss proclama
lions, and they for the Republic accordingly. The
French peasants always remind me OF story of Old
oxford Don OF the highest order Of the Tories.
blue among the blues OF the English ConserS alive Uni
yersity. When Mr. Gladstone stood for Oxford UBiver-
sy for the last time this learned doctor asked to
vote for Mr Hardy the Tory man. No shall vote for
Gladstone" he replied. But You are stanch Nry,
cried his Mortified friends lyon will surely never vote
for Liberal like Gladstone" Indeed shall" replied
the old Doctor Of Divinity Indignantly, "Mr Gladstone
one of Her Maesty's Minister'S and ministers ought
always 10 be supported" think the French peasants
are a little Ike TIE old Oxford Don. Twelve months
ago the Government Imperial they voted the
Empire. The Government is now Republican, they
vote for the Republican candidates.
THE ARMS AND MUNITIONS SENT TO FRANCE
DURING TIE LATE WAR.
L., thn. Eronch Nniinnnl Assntnhlu ON tho Orfl