ABSTRACT
The Common Sense of the nation will always condemn the woman who shall aspire to a place so unfitted for her as St Stephen's, and should such a woman exist, her own sex will be foremost in opposing her. One fear expressed is that woman will be treated with scant courtesy by man if she ventures to take an interest in what most interests him! Men must have a very poor opinion of themselves. One great bugbear in the minds of politicians is that women will vote for somebody who does not agree with them. The Conservatives fear that women will be worked upon by agitators, and Liberals say it is certain that they will follow the clergyman. Perhaps the most alarming idea of all is that if women are allowed a Parliamentary vote they will covet Parliamentary seats, and the nation will fall under petticoat government.
