The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-08-31
Future Of Our Order.


We make an extract from Commits
sioner Wright's admirable address, as
published III Colman's Rural World.
The subject Of this address, it will be
remembered, Is, substantially, Co-ope-
ration in England:
"In the principles of English co-ope-
rative societies as already explained,
you see, am sure, great similarity to
those which have already made such a
bright record fer our beloved Order
/ Of the Patrons Of uusbandry. Their
work and ours, almost unknown 10
each other, and certainly without any
understanding between us have been
and are entirely parallel in its pur-
poses To illustrate this similarity
which makes us natural allies, let me
mention a pleasant little fact discoy-
cred for the first time while with our
English friends. Familiar, as you no
doubt are, or as all Patrons should be,
with The purposes and principles Of
our Order, you are no doubt familiar
with one OF our leading notices, ''In
essentials, unity; in nonessentials, lib
erty; in all things, charity" Imagine
the pleasure with which the Grst time
saw their leading paper, the Co-ope-
Tatire Net0S, of Manchester, ! found
these words as the motto on It's title
page: In things essential, unity; in
things doubtful, liberty; in all things,
charity How much the same, yet
none of us know how this similarity
came TO exist. This slight difference
in wording may be taken as a fair
type of the small differences which ex-
ist between the work, the sentiments,
the aspirations of all true co-operators
on both sides of the Atlantic.
"Atter eight years of cooperative
work On our side and thirty on theirs,
we are now for the first time ready to
combine our efforts, to weld together
our strength. Let us see that this
joint work is perfected, by adding to
it this browning act of international
cooperation The way is now open
ing, the fruit is ripening. Let US now
endeavor to do our part. When once
begun, let US so conduct it from the
first as to make it complete success.
To this end there must never on either
side be any disposition to take advan-
tage Of each other. We must ship to
them, according to their orders, the
best of our products, avoiding all
adulteration, and giving always full
weights and measures, representing
ali articles sold for just what they are.
True cooperation leaves no room for
any Of the tricks of trade.
"In all our dealings with all our fell
low co-operators everywhere, let Us
labor first to deserve and then to es-
tablish lasting cofdence. As we
should ever faithfully select and sus-
tain our chosen leaders, so, IN our
agencies, place the truogt and most
chpaole men; put them under heavy
bonds, to increase confidence and Sc
carity, then cordially confdo our
business interests to them, and stand /
by them the more and more firmly, no /
matter how strong and subtle may be-
come the combination OF our oppo- I
nents against them. Do these things, /
and we who represent The great III ,
dustrial interests of our land, must 7
conquer in the end, must SEQ accom-
plished the reforms we desire. Moth
ing, ! confess, ever makes me so IN
easy about tho anal prosperity Of our
cause, as any danger Of any divisions
among ourselves"