, 1879-08-12

DO FAR as Or. Prentice fB concerned. fAY0
always ind high estimate OF hle abilities. and
neither Dotmcrs nor any Que else ever heard me
spcak dfspasa0incly Of him. j. II. sANpEHs.
Co-operation of Capital md Labor.
TO the Editor o1 The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-society, composed as 1t Is
Of individuals, cannot riac to It's proper cm1-
nence md glory SO long MS its members ara antag-
onsts In principle, instead Of heing actively In
tcrcsted In promotlng the general GOOD. There
must nlways he n struggle for existence among
tic many nltona On this earth: there Is not
gold auu silver enough for nil to be rich, but
surely theru is plenty Of work to perform. 1t Is
labor that produces wealth. md as zenith Is
sought by nll for one reason or anotller, why,
then, talk SO. much OF shortening the time for
producing the comforts and luxu1ies OF l!fc! 1t
Is sald TINT VII IS necessary, becausc Of over
was any ovcrproduc,!on Of good, Useful nrt!-
Gle. although there often may to lack Of dsstFl-
button.
Some time after the panic In 10 there came
INJURY iui T for lie rcason Of their dis.
| tress they gave as reason that their father had
been discharged fran work In the cotton.'nsll
because Of everproduc1ion; hut the sight Of the
| Young tnes convinced me that there was great
| need Ut cotton goods III tho fan,'y, whose llcad
md supuost Ind been thrown out OF cmptnv-
| ment, nnl that tho reason given was fatse.
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vinncry. etc., causcs all The mischief. bccanso
nuo man With u,nchine In unY department
cnn do tho work Of two to ten
prrsons who wor'. without this aia Of modern
| ingenuity. This idea Is equally falsb Had we
not The a1d OF machinery We Should not be able
ln enjoy one-lla!f Of tho comforts and vcrv few
| Of tic luxu,irs OF life that pe do. This Is CYL.
dcn' to all who possess knowledge enough Ut
| tho past to cnablo them to compare It With the
prcscut. Again. cnpltal has been credited With
bong the causo OF oil tliia suffering from lack OF
employment, aud this also Is false;
for it except thoso who possess captali
| Hi.bty used, capital ls tic best friend Ut tho
| working people, but, like all o'Acr good things,
wl,un H,tsusrd bc-ones q curse Tint grtndeth
tlr uoor IN mtscss, cngulfhng Its acrutnulntors
in Unsuitable desires, who becomes slares OF
their possessions.
Only tlc man with moderate means can be
happy. Free iron, lie Ireauful inisory that
want Of tho ncccssarlcs Of Ito causes, a,l with
out wasting his mind aud soul on tue accutnuIn.
tto., ind preservation OF untoid Riches, hu can
enjoy lie III this hcnutiful worll, npl be NJ
part Of soricty his aims and pleasures should bee
| TO work tpr Its welfare. As 4 large PORTION uf
mankind has fuIlcfi to reacl this higher level,
they comblpe to make restrictions above which
no ouc shalt bo allowed to risc, preventing III:
liberty. Tnis Is Tho greatcst OF burbarssln, mud
lhe difficulties complained Of Cannot Ia Tint
manucr bc renlcllcd. u
Advance mast Gs thG Tot.o ,,t Of m rms
INV othcr that ,Yc may tlnd III Natlrc nts,ougll
often returned or retarded. Tie question should
not be now to stop this progress, but how to ae-
celera to IL 80 tliat maukul may taste tic
Sweetness liercof
Iho writcr laa the greatest confidence In CO.
operation, as being The ncans whereby amelora-
t,on cal, bc expected. Tie Old systptn Of work
naturc to exert ltsclt 90 much for others as ii
will for sclf. and nt the moment a mau labprs
fnr h!msr}f it bccon,cs d plcasurc, Iustcad 0f
iynrlnE for tbe end of lie IaT, Us Ia tilu case
wt,en i,oi for time hd will tnri, nut find ti,e ay
innr enough. Ami. although he nav al tt,o g,,tl
thcTcof hoyo accumplIslui several tiulns Us
,n',., oa In woII ,vh.,n mir, fo. tiic tilnp In.