The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-26
far Better than
Coin petition.
Spirit of Kansas.

Poverty is universally regarded
as great evil. 1t is an evil, and
it's ugly features are often delin-
eated by the press but how seldom
is the wealth of the rich brought
into notice and portrayed as an
evil OF scarcely less magnitude than
poverty? In many respects it is as
great a curse as poverry. Riches
are, and always must prove curse
wben the system by which they are
attained produces an abundance for
the few at the price of destitution
Tor the many II my brothers
children are deprived of milk in
order that | may be served each
day with costly wihe, the sparkling
cup becomes poisoned chalice..
The safety, the apathy, the petri-
faction of heart produced by the in
fiuence of fashion, and the hollow
self.suff1cieney of those who have,
nothing but their money to boast
of, are indications of wretchedness
as clearly marked, and as deeply
seated as that caused by poverty.
This wretchedness Of wealth gotten
by preying upon society and by the
false system OF com petition, shows
how sharp are the present antago-
nisms between the rich and the
poor, between capital and labor 1t
shows how subversive OF the prinei
pie of Justice and human welfare is
this shameful warfare, this pitiiul
com petition between man and man,
between class and class, and be-
tween the various industrial pur-
suits subordinated, in the main, to
the control OF money. 1'a
We make these statements not to
strengthen the existing antago-
nisms OF society. rot tor the pur-
pose Of arraying class against class,
but for the purpose of bringing ont
bold reiiet these hideous features
OF our present system of competi>
tion and antagonism in business
transactions, and showing how
diametricalIy opp 1sed it is to the
best interests fthe laboring classes
az well as to the capitalists; OPP
posed, in fact,ito all the just princi-
pies of Republican government and
pure religion. sa q FL
We can see no permanent cure
for thee evils which exist in society
but that which will result from a
perfect organization of labor, true
co operation, man with man, class
with class, industry with industry,
and interest with interest This
principle OF cooperation has
proved a success when ever and
wher ever fairly tried. 1t has al
ready been successfully applied 10
some branches OF trade It's sue
cess has beentso marked that it has
aroused the bitter opposition of
those traders who are still doing
business on Il old false basis of
competitions They can not endure
the thought that their busin ess, so
lucrative in the past, should be
gradually but surely undermined,
ther profits cartalled, and their
customers drawn away to co-op>
tFdtING EtOESNY WHIT u DuSitIrS 10 50
much more sirnplified and cheaply
done that purchasers go away con-
seIous that they have been benefits
ed from Ito 20 per cent. on their
purchase money. av
We bring forward this illustra- /
ton o the practical working OF co
operation in single sphere because
it is living fact, obvious to all
who are desirous oi testing it's
workings. There is no branch of
business or industry to which the
co operative system can not be adj
va1tageously applied 1t can not
be disastrous in any case where II.
is rightly applied. for it is Simply
adjusting aliihe working forces Of
given community as to hav them
drawing together IN the f,ame di-
rection and tending to one end,
namely, TO the welfare of each and
all its members.
Go operation, the act of oper ating