That doesn't include me, of course?"
"No," said Peter promptly.
"I thought it didn't," said Leonore, her eyes dancing with pleasure,
however, at the reply. "We had Mr. Pell to lunch to-day and I spoke to
him as to what you said about the bosses, and he told me that bosses
could never be really good, unless the better element were allowed to
vote, and not the saloon-keepers and roughs. I could see he was right,
at once."
"From his point of view. Or rather the view of his class."
"Don't you think so?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Broadly speaking, all persons of sound mind are entitled to vote on the
men and the laws which are to govern them. Aside from this, every ounce
of brain or experience you can add to the ballot, makes it more certain.
Suppose you say that half the people are too ignorant to vote sensibly.
Don't you see that there is an even chance, at least, that they'll vote
rightly, and if the wrong half carries the election, it is because more
intelligent people have voted wrongly, have not voted, or have not taken
the trouble to try and show the people the right way, but have left them
to the mercies of the demagogue.
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