The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-02-03

of the people what have We done or
What can We do To dis!odge HIM
Four years ago last week We met at
/ Bloomington. organized our forces, and
/ began the discussion Of the questions of
| transportation. Tariff and Trade, as affect
/ ing the agricultural class. At subsequent
meetings We commenced the discussion 81
I rhr Currency and of State Taxation, of
. Education aud Cooperation.
I lne summing up of our convictions was
I approximately given ia our resolutions
u passed aJ Bloomington year ago. We
I chem declared ourselves Iu favor ~
z Iut more general education Of the
. Industrial Glasses.
2 Cooperative Trade ou the Rochdale
/ plan.
3. The election of men in sympathy
| with the aspirations, wants and purposes
/ of the Industrial Glasses to all offices.
/ T. The withdrawal Of the National Bank
currency, and the issue OF a Greenback
currency, iuterchangeab with bonds.
.. The susprusiou and control of Pans
u'rtau.u by the public authorities
g. The more equitable assessment Of
taxes. ou valuation.
7 a Taih for revenue and not for
protection.
lhg Reform ui the Civil Service.
These yi-ht points III Social ANA Puhti-
... t.ytuuy Nv said then, and think stll
..u.,e ti hr right ana just, aud hardly tu
.u l.uiet hy ally fair man. t.r they arc
..-tNuttr deductions from the doctrine Nc
.uUJ rl-ht-. which hrs at the yyr. iuunda.
u.u ut nur form ut government. ana which
a-. lycr.., though some may SHRINK from
gi. lr- applications. And right here
r.ay. Jl, ro me remarkable words uf the
I Belgian economist, which expose what /
consider thr bedrock ut our political and
-.na structure:
Dc ,iea that an men are equal placed
80 t... G,ai ut all modern constitutions.
100. announced as au axiom throughout
tar would. is new idea, the ho.rsume
ar haa,tu. ,ii.,ts uf which il Is as vet I'M
possible to t,r.ryu. The gospel proclaim
N. -hc equality and fraternity ut All men F.
hul .. Mas tu Christians heavenly ideal.
which th.y dia not feel called upon tu
fyo.... u tHs world. The Reformation.
tH, m,yd States Constitution. the Decar-
utI.u .t Independence suppose, II m, att
Aul t.r rcrth Revolution made -t Id a ter
r.-tia ideal, Nj which the consequences
must he logically followed I'd uuly remains
tI ha -v-u ru what extent these Cuuse-
l.yuy.- are H. be carried.
.Ia.IlrrtlIe Iu h.s BOOK w Democracy
hss admirably shown the effect Ut the
rlGUIuuau ltea M politics but he has
u.t l.utud uut with equal c.earness the
economic c.usyqg qgeuces It is likely To en-
tail, and tines, precisely absorb at the
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..iu.lf,a rt,r all men have eou,l
rrr..s .I.usa nrn.Iaipad .varyOb-r. has
mon t,.t taken r,..f ,unu.,b u, b,,,,,. 3, Iiy-
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FrrIr .E.. I..v.-fv, .u ..Tb.a Land -,st..,,,
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CORNER Stone art wv ~, raised TIA. Grand su-
elaI aui political structures uf the flture.
lnyy url u.N remote possibilities
--ou. -.mpgs VIZ Il -lIien ayp. such AZ
pn,r- .lvy dreamed ut. but that practical
workers nave harury if6ptd But il Is ny
practical every day effort that men indi-
yI3ual.y aud collectively ARE to be raised
tu higher plane uf equal, cooperative
and trtternaI lite. This is the work HI
winch tIis Association IS engaged and this
brings Wr back ~ q consideration uf the
Objects Ot the ASSOCIATION. / have Just
enumerated. What has been done Iu
t.rNag5iu- them. and What remaius To- be
done. ! AilI now ,uie.vur to show. as ! see
10.
I. Oue OF the points upon which We
have insisted Is Eh,ait,,e. more compIer.
s,u.I General for the industrial classes I'm.
y,, have uut sutiic,rutIy insisted upon II
cultural cIt.s n education. ~ need more
ut special education ia the natural
sclerces bearing upon practical agriculture.
AMIN y greater knowledge VI our social ana
commercial relations With other classes
IAu nT-t ot these needs must be supplied
ny changing to considerable extent the
character rt our country schools. We
should make uIr country schools less the
places NJ linguistic and book study, and
more school, "f science TOR the study Of
Things. ID Is desirable it practicable that
tile farmer should acquit himself credita-
bly at a spelling bee, and not write 81
done for II did but it Is far more inn
pnrtaut that he should have sufficient bo-
tau'cd knowledge to determine whether
wheat changes i,;o cnccse, aud to under
staaa tha: a rose cannot he budded INTO a
willow, even though a nursery agent tell
hlm So The second want of our educa
tion necessitates changes in our books, IN
our newspapers and in our discussions
We must have works on political economy
that shall look To the ultimate result of
nyr pr,...ut p-arti,es and theories az no.
btis,i ecnurmy. We need agricultural
peVsrai,er. that shall Hot only tell u hos
M make tvu blades II grass urow where
nne did before. but ghaIl show III how the
additiaual blade NJ .rass can be Il ade III
enrich him that aronsit. Inthe Farmers
Club. ana ia the Grange We should stll de-
.ir, to discuss the old auestons Of h.w to
make better soils. bigger crops. better an
ijnals and hsndsomer homes but the
oyershadoaing necessity is that We learn
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