The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-16

With this number the series of articles
on Cooperative Industry is brought to a
close. Other important topics, Intimately
related to those which have been treated
OF, deserve consideration, and to these
may hereafter, IN some way, invite atten-
ton
The system of Cooperation which it has
been my purpose to recommend, is based
upon the following propositions
l. Human happiness, or more gener-
ally, and with equal truth, all happiness
IN every sphere of sensitive existence, is
the result ofthe qualification of some one
or more desires or appetites and, in the
absence of desires and appetites, no enjoy
ment IS possible or conceivable.
?. Wealth Is the means, produced by
human agency, Of gratifying human de-
slres or. appetItes or, what is the same
thing, the means, thus produced, of sup
plying human wants. The definition ex-
cludes the free gifts of nature, such as air
and sunlight, which, however indispensa-
bic to enjoyment or even to existence, are
not properly wealth, because they are
supplied IN unlimited quantities without
the Intervention of human agents.
5. Human happiness therefore de-
pends upon wealth, and can only become
complete and universal by means Of the
creation of wealth in such abundance,
and its diffusion so universally, that every
human want shall be supplied, and every
human desire gratifed to the point OF
complete satisfaction
f. Wealth can never be created in
such abundance as is required, but, on the
contrary, poverty Will always be the lot
of the masses, so long as productive labor
being repulsive, IS stunned by those who
can procure its products by means less dis
agreeable; hence abundant wealth, which
| is indispensable to universal happiness, is
attainable only by rendering industry at
tractive.
5. Attractive industry, by which is
meant labor engaged in and pursued by
choice, and for the sake of the enjoyment
with which it will be associated when il
shall become properly organized, is an OBJ
vious means of creating unlimited wealth
| for when industry becomes attractive, in
stead of being avoided whenever possible
as is substantially the case at present, il
will be sought for by all who have suffi.
| cient strength and capacity to perform it
and will be persisted in to the utmost ex,
! tent which human endurance will permit
o. Certain conditions of attractive in
| dustry (of which an explanation has beer
attempted are as follows: 1st, Labor Il
be rewarded according to its product anC
without spoliation: I'd, Rivalry or emu
laton between groups as well as individu
ais: Sd, Corporate sympathy between co
operators: 4th, Elegance and fitness O
tools, machines, equipments uniforms ant
all other appliances pertaining to indus
try: 9th, Badges and insignia of homo
to distinguish those groups and individu
ais whose industrial merits entitle then
to special consideration and 9th Ere
quent changes Of occupation.
Z. The most digniied and effective c
these conditions require that considerabl
numbers be associated together as coop
orators, and that these co-operators B
distributed into groups or companies &C
cordlng to certain definite principles, tina
Is, according to certain laws of OrganiZa
ton, so that the enumerated stimulant
shall be made to operate with their prope
force. An attempt has been made to ex
plain one Of the modes by which thes
laws and principles may be applied.
1t follows trom these propositions tha
attractive industry is the indispensable
condition oi human happiness, that is,
that universal and complete happines
Il WHICH IeSdIu Us Ine certain QeSJlny
humanity. This universal and complet
happiness, surprising by far the imagine
ry Joys of another world of which the Ell
thusiast dreams, may, as I verify believ
be speedily realized, if men will but dire,
their efforts at once to the requisite prep,
rations. Inspired by faith in the absolut
perfection of Divine Wisdom, and feelir
therefore the assurance that no being
the universe exists for any other end b.
to be happy, let us strive, without furth
! delay, to inaugurate upon our earth Il
reign Of UNIVERSAL WEALTH, the nece
sary antecedent and infalhble harbing
of UNIVERSAL HAPPINESS.