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Then I will march up to the cannon's mouth; I will sweep up among the glistening bayonets; I will leap into the arena and tear down the flag and bear it away in triumph. I will come home with stars on my shoulder, and hold every office in the gift of the nation, and I will be great." THEN I WILL MARCH UP TO THE CANNON'S MOUTH I WILL SWEEP UP AMONG THE GLISTENING BAYONETS I WILL LEAP INTO THE ARENA AND TEAR DOWN THE FLAG AND BEAR IT AWAY IN TRIUMPH I WILL COME HOME WITH STARS ON MY SHOULDER AND HOLD EVERY OFFICE IN THE GIFT OF THE NATION AND I WILL BE GREAT
office by and by myself; but if the ambition for an office influences the women in their desire to vote, I want to say right here what I say to the young men, that if you only get the privilege of casting one vote, you don’t get anything that is worth while. Unless you can control more than one vote, you will be unknown, and your influence so dissipated as practically not to be felt. This country is not run by votes. Do you think it is? It is governed by influence. It is governed by the ambitions and the enterprises which control votes. The young woman that thinks she is going to vote for the sake of holding an office is making an awful blunder. That other young man gets up and says, “There are going to be great men in this country and in Philadelphia.” “Is that so? When?” “When there comes a great war, when we get into difficulty through watchful waiting in Mexico; when we get into war with England over some frivolous deed, or with Japan or China or New Jersey or some distant country. WAY ANYHOW I MAY WANT AN OFFICE BY AND BY MYSELF BUT IF THE AMBITION FOR AN OFFICE INFLUENCES THE WOMEN IN THEIR DESIRE TO VOTE I WANT TO SAY RIGHT HERE WHAT I SAY TO THE YOUNG MEN THAT IF YOU ONLY GET THE PRIVILEGE OF CASTING ONE VOTE YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING THAT'S WORTH WHILE UNLESS YOU CAN CONTROL MORE THAN ONE VOTE YOU WILL BE UNKNOWN AND YOUR INFLUENCE SO DISSIPATED AS PRARACTICALLY NOT TO BE FELT THIS COUNTRY IS NOT RUN BY VOTES DO YOU THINK IT IS IT IS GOVERNED BY INFLUENCE IT IS GOVERNED BY THE AMBITIOUS AND THE ENTERPRISES WHICH CONTROL VOTES THE YOUNG WOMAN THAT THINKS SHE IS GOING TO VOTE FOR THE SAKE OF HOLDING AN OFFICE IS MAKING AN AWFUL BLUNDER THAT OTHER YOUNG MAN GETS UP AND SAYS THERE ARE GOING TO BE GREAT MEN IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN PHILADELPHIA IS THAT SO WHEN WHEN THERE COMES A GREAT WAR WHEN WE GET INTO DIFFICULTY THROUGH WATCHFUL WAITING IN MEXICO WHEN WE GET INTO WAR WITH ENGLAND OVER SOME FRIVOLOUS DEED OR WITH JAPAN OR CHINA OR NEW JERSEY OR SOME DISTANT COUNTRY
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