The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-08
FROM WEST VIRGINIA.

Editor Farmers Friend:-I was very
much pleased to read Brother Deans ar
ticIe under the head of ssIdeas and Con
clusions in Regard to the Business Inter
ests of the Order" and | was about to
head nv communication "Another Con-
vert to the Rochdale Plan,' when the
thought struck me that such clear and
level-headed brother as he could never
have been anything else than believer
in the Rochdale plan of cooperation. But
somehow we, in our Grange enterprises
and "business arrangements" have tried
everything but that plan, as if afraid, or
we scarcely knew what May be Provi-
dence was preparing the way for this
wonderfully successful plan of co-opera-
ton, by having us try all others, so that
when we came to this we could do moth
ing but push on to complete success.
Brother Dean desires to hear from 9TH
ers on this subject He shall hear from
your correspondent as soon as he can get
down to his desk and begin to write. And
let US hear from others. Cooperation has
been called the life blood of the Grange.
Let us get at true cooperation. Let us
| find out why we have failed OF complete
success in some cases, and see If 1t IS not
| from lack of true cooperation.
We hear much about being on the eve
of "better times"-by which we all mean
commercially So absorbed are we in
commercial gains-in money making. But
/ am inclined to think that we are on the
eve of better times-morally and socially
and as consequence may we hope po-
litically-and the Rochdale plan has po-
tent influence in helping people in all
these ways-as any one can see who reads
up the history of cooperation, as begun
| by the twelve weavers of Rochdale, and
studies its principles.
AS showing which way the wind seems
to be blowing, we enclose you clipping
/ from a New York paper at the risk of be-
ing blamed with giving your readers
something from a partisan" sheet which
more than once has given out advanced
ideas on certain subjects occupying public
attention This was handed to me by an
English drummer" an acquaintance, who
supposed it would touch responsive
cord in my sentiment, and was taken from
an editorial headed, LOTTERY and Specu
lation," and as speculation is directly
against cooperation your readers can see
its appropriateness here:
The real reasons why lotteries have be
come offensive to the moral sense of the
community, is that it fosters the spirit o
, gaining money without rendering ar
equivalent for it, and as speculation doe
the same thing there is no doubt that IL
D the increasing culture of industry and thu
. organization of the exchange of its pro
: ducts which is legitimate business, al
81 speculation will become equally offensiv
o to the moral sense of the community, 70
. it not-only renders no equivalent for tn
o money it claims to gain but under tn
. stimulus of the lust of wealth, forms rings
constructs corner, and uses oblique mean
o for securing its ends. Success in gainini
e money by these means is neither an excus
It or palliation and speculation is an intru
e der in the regular business of eXchange.-
E ~ 24Grabhic.
n How much sound, solid, moral trut
! there is in the above. The world is grow
,f ing better, We hope. True CO operatio
Il was preached 1900 years ago. 1t is Low
- your neighbor as yourself This forbid
speculation. !. d. w.