Wanted strong national government
Women vote around 1917 in New York. Some states had the right to vote before the 19th Amendment. Carrie Chapman Catt and suffragettes had convinced President Woodrow Wilson and other political leaders that women had the right to vote. ... The Nineteenth Amendment was signed on August 26, 1920.
Answer:
It would raise up the general populace, making the people more informed voters.
Explanation:
He believed that people deserved a good education not only for the rich but the middle class and less unfortunate. So by having a good education that citizen would make a reasonable, smart and round vote on their country and know their rights.