The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
The Final Outcome Of the French Elec.
tiOns.

Although the result Of the second ballot
ings which took place on Sunday. Is now
known. It Is still impossible to say how
many supporters the DUPUY Cabinet can
count upon 10 the new Chamber OF Deputies.
All we can say is that the upholders OF the
present form OF government. as opposed to
. monarchy on the one hand. and to q So
cIalist regime on the other. will be In over
whelming strength. but what proportion Of
them will adhere to President CARSor and
his present advisers is not yet known.
The new Chamber will contain five hun
dred and eighty-one members. or three
less than the last. owing to the shrinkage
In the population Of France. 1t follows
that two hundred and ninety.one votes
will constitute bare majority OF one.
Az tho Monarchists are reduced to sixty
eight, and the Socialists. although they
have made gains. will muster only sixty. 1t
10 obvious that both these groups OF ire
coneilable enemies OF the present republic
will need at least one hundred and sixty
three coadjutors In order to turn out
o Ministry. CONDUCTORS for such pur-
poas can DO looked for only In the
extreme left wing OF the Republicans.
among the members elected. like NJ.
GOBLET, under the hybrid designation
Of dical-Socialists. How numerous these
are we do not know. but 1t is improbable
that they can furnish the votes required:
ard, consequently. the new Chamber seems
70 offer much brighter prospect OF Minis
teFial stability than did the last. More
over, the men who used to figure as the
engineers OF destructive coalitions between
the Right and the extreme Left. are shut out
Of the parliamentary arena. Neither the
BoBapsrtist leader. NJ. CAssAGNAc. nor NJ.
CLEMRNoEAU. the formidable spokesman OF
the Radicals. nor NJ. FLoQUET. who. Of all
the Republicans. could the most easily con-
troll the Socialists. has succeeded In retain
iag his seat. Another conspicuous figure
now relegated to private life Is that Of NJ.
DE NUN. who was formerly the standard
bearer of the Monarchists. but whose zeal
GUS compliance with the Pope's wish, that
Catholics should rally to the cause OF the
republic. has caused his defeat in u Breton
constituency through the resentment of
the large landowners. The absence OF such
competitors will give the Opportunists, or
Moderates-the words are not precisely
Synonymous. for the latter Is the wider
term--a marked preponderance In respect
Of oratorical ability and Of organizing
power. Were they themselves united. they
would find IL easy to control the Chamber.
But. while the larger part OF them no doubt
are disposed to favor N. CARNoT. and would
vote to retain him In the Presidency il his
present term expired this year. a fraction
Of them see In NJ. CAvAIGNAo the coming
man, while a good many regard M. Cons
TANs as the type OF stalwart republicanism.
upwarped by Socialist proclivities. Much
depends on the Presidents state OF health,
for, unless this improves. 1t Is questionable
whether NJ. CARNoT will he a candidate for
the Chief Magistracy In 1894
As regards the foreign policy OF France.
the ascendaney Of the Opportunists should
operate as an impedimentt to European COM
plications. Whenever they have been pre-
ponderant they have shown a Willingness
tn conform to the policy of the late JULES
VERY, who believed in deferring as long
as possible the fateful trial OF strength with
Germany, and In opening, meanwhile. a
safety valve for the national military spirit
through programme OF colonial extern
sion. There Is an ample field for fatter-