The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-06-12
FROM new YORK.
Cooperation.
NEW YORK, Nav ~. 1875

Continued from last treek
Not the least in France is the
FAMILIsTERE OF GUIsE,~
where wealthy stove manufacturer has
kept his 1900 employees for twelve years in
cooperative housekeeping, in three beau
tiful palaces, at profit to himself and no
more cost to them than they formerly in
CURED while living IN novels.
Industrial partnerships have succeeded
well il. England in various manufactures
and in mines. In this country some mines
are running well and peaceably on that
plan, also factories like that Of Brewsters
in this city
For the benefit of some who have not
read the numerous newspaper items on
this subject, | will mention that the Eng
lish cooperative stores in full success
number about 800, with business Of at
least ten million dollars a year, and % per
cent. profit. In Germany the peoples CO.
operative banks are doing wonders for
the working classes The princess of
Prussia told Schultz, Delische, who in
vented that banking system, that he had
done more for the people than her hus-
band had.
Ellzur Wright, the insurance expert Of
this country, has just invented a new
style Of
PEOPLES BANK AND INSURANCE COMPANY,
50 that We shall have good plans enough.
But surely, we Of the East, feel modest
about discussing cooperation for the bene-
tit Of the West, when the Changers have
taken such prodiglous strides in that di-
rection. | have long thought that this
would be the principal result Of their or
ganizatiOn.
In conclusion, ! wish to speak Of that
most important subject. the bearing Of
cooperative industry upon politics. Fol
one, who taking great interest in
woRKINGNENS POLITICAL PARTIES AND As
sOCIATIoNs.
| have never belonged TO one. There is Z
great fascination about them. the power
OF the ballot Is so immense that earnest
retOrmers are naturally inpatient Of delay
and wish 10 bring this gigantic engine int
full play At once against the oppressors q
the people But for twenty years my
mind has been set upon the idea that wha
IS most needed, even for the political re
generation # this country and the world
is few rightly organized associations %
the people Who cooperate a. an the reid
tons Of III. | believe with Thomas JET
ferson and DeF~r~rviIle. that
TRUE FoLI44-AA kEFoRM BEGINS WIT
THE TOWNSHIP"
There are nineteen political officers i
most townships, and DeFoqueville say
truly that " in the New England town
meeting was the germ Of American lbel
ty. We have got to 60 back to tina
town meeting to regain our liberties bu
this time We must work on scientific pri1
ciples. We mast begin with such a tow
ship AS that which the German societ
have in Iowa, shere 1900 people are worl
ing together tremendously and co-opers
lively in all human relations. They hay
hve villages, mills, factories, elevator,
etc, are abGndantly rich and prosperou,
Now # they should take another step i
advance, and select the nineteen best me
among their society officials to fill the nint
teen political Offices Of the township. the
would present providing their co-operativ
society was itself model, which it is not
a pattern for political action to the Who'll
world II We get the political units worl
ing well, the sum total will soon com
right.
: Unless the Changers crystalline the
efforts into such permanent shape as
here only limited at, fear that befoI
long all manner of corruption will cree
into the organization. Then will CON
dying and death.
SAMUEL LEAvITT