On Sunday the elections for the " Councils-General " were
'held throughout France. The Councils not only act as County Councils for the Departments, but elect the Senators. The battle was in effect between the Socialists and Anti- Socialists, the old duel between Republicans and Reactionaries being now a thing of the past. was :— The result of the elections Republicans elected • .. ... 828 Radicals ...
... 155 "Rallied" ••. • .• ••• ... 62 Reactionaries
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... 232 Socialists ...
... 12 There are to be a hundred and thirty-six second ballots, but in only six of these can the Socialists possibly win. It is computed that altogether there has been a transference of a hundred seats from Reactionaries to Republicans ; but this is a matter of no importance compared with the display of weakness on the part of the Socialists. The truth is, that the plain man living under a free Government is a Moderate, and not Extremist He often calls himself Radical, and will even vote so on occasion ; but when the real tug comes, he is always for moderation and social order, and against great upheavals,—in a word, Left Centre.
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