In the second place, and far more important, is this reason:
When women shall vote, the political influence of the good men in
the community will be greatly increased. There is no doubt
whatever that women, in their voting, will be influenced by the
men whom they know. But there is also no doubt that they will be
influenced by the GOOD men whom they know.
Men can deceive each other much more easily than they can deceive
women--the latter being providentially provided with the X-ray of
intuitional perception.
The blustering politician, preaching what he does not practise,
may hold forth on the street corner or in a saloon, and influence
the votes of others as worthless as himself. But among women his
home life will more than offset his political influence.
The bad husband may occasionally get the vote of a deluded or
frightened wife, but he will surely lose the votes of the wives
and daughters next door.
Voting by women will improve humanity, because IT WILL COMPEL
MEN TO SEEK AND EARN THE APPROVAL OF WOMEN.
Our social system improves in proportion as the men in it are
influenced by its good women.
As for the education of women, it would seem unnecessary to urge
its value upon even the stupidest of creatures. Yet it is a fact
that the importance of thorough education of girls is still
doubted--usually, of course, by men with deficient education of
their own and an elaborate sense of their own importance and
superiority.
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