Theyverysoonwearyofsuchquestions。Ongreatoccasionstheycanworkthemselvesuptoastateoffrenziedexcitementoversomeonepoliticalquestion。Atsuchtimestheycanparadeadegreeofunreasoningprejudice，ofpassionatehatred，ofblindfury，evenbeyondwhatmancanboastof。But，intheirnaturalcondition，ineverydaylife，theydonottakeinstinctivelytopoliticsasmendo。
Menarebornpoliticians；justastheyarebornmasons，andcarpenters，andsoldiers，andsailors。Notsowomen。Theirthoughtsandfeelingsaregiventoothermatters。Thecurrentoftheirchosenavocationsrunsinanotherchannelthanthatofpolitics——achannelgenerallyquiteoutofsightofpolitics；itisaneffortforthemtoturnfromonetotheother。Withmen，onthecontrary，politics，eitherdirectlyorindirectly，areclosely，palpably，inevitablyblendedwiththeirregularworkinlife。Theygivetheirattentionunconsciously，spontaneously；topolitics。Lookatafamilyofchildren，halfboys，halfgirls；theboystakeinstinctivelytowhipsandgunsandballsandbatsandhorses，tofightingandwrestlingandriding；thegirlsfondletheirdolls，begforaneedleandthread，playathousekeeping，atgivingtea-parties，atnursingthesickbaby，atteachingschool。
Thatdifferencelaststhroughlife。Giveyourson，ashegrowsup，agunandavote；hewilldelightinboth。Giveyourdaughter，asshegrowsup，agunandavote，and，unlessshebeanexceptionalwoman，shewillmakeareallygooduseofneither。Yoursonmaybedull；buthewillmakeagoodsoldier，andaverytolerablevoter。
Yourdaughtermaybeveryclever；butshewouldcertainlyrunawayonthebattle-held，andveryprobablydrawacaricatureontheelectionticket。Thereisthemakingofanadmirablewifeandmother，andavaluablememberofsociety，inthatcleveryoungwoman。Sheishighlyintelligent，thoroughlywelleducated，readsGreekandLatin，andhasawiderrangeofknowledgeandthoughtthanninety-
nineinahundredofthevotersinthesamedistrict；butthereisnothingofthepoliticianinhernature。Shewouldratheranydayreadafinepoemthanthebestpoliticalspeechofthehour。Whatshedoesknowofpoliticsreachesherthroughthatdullbutworthybrotherofhers。Itisonlyoccasionallythatwemeetwomenwithaninherentbiasforpolitics；andthosearenot，asarule，thehighesttypeofthesex——itisonlyoccasionallythattheyareso。Theinterestmostwomenfeelinpoliticsissecondary，factitious，engraftedonthembythemennearesttothem。Womenarenotabortivemen；theyareadistinctcreation。Theeyeandtheear，thoughbothbelongingtothesamebody，areeach，inacertainsense，adistinctcreation。Abodyendowedwithfourearsmighthearremarkablywell；butwithouteyesitwouldbeoflittleuseintheworld。Abodywithfoureyeswouldhaveafourfoldpowerofvision，andwouldconsequentlybecomenearlyassharp-sightedasaspider；butwithouthearingitspowersofsightwouldavaillittle。Inbothcases，halfthefunctionsofthehumanbeing，whetherphysicalormental，wouldbeveryimperfectlyperformed。Thusitiswithmenandwomen；eachhasadistinctpositiontofillinthegreatsocialbody，andisespeciallyqualifiedforit。Thesedistinctpositionsareeachhighlyimportant。Anditisreasonabletobelievethat，byfillingtheirownpeculiarpositionthoroughlywell，womencanbestservetheirCreator，theirfellow-