The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-04

wrong, but who are always seek
ing TO find some halfway house be
tween right and wrong,-let them
all 90 their ways. Any cause
which can lay hold of great truth
is. the stronger without them.
The principle of 60 operation is
justice. If the organizers OF a cor
pcrstion do not love justice suit
cientlv TO Submit the control OF It's
affairs to vote of members on the
basis of individual representation,
how can they be expected to do
Justice which they do not under.
stand or recognize at the outset!
More than that: when they delib,
erately create class privileges and |
assist in building up an aristoefaey
on the basis of SO much power for
so much money; knowing all the
time that the highest good of human
ity demands ''the greatest good for
| the largest humber" knowing all
| the time that there is a well tired
and proven better way, yet claiming
that Joint stock corporations are
only half step in the right direc-
tioi,-are thev not 'blind leaders
of the bFnd?" Is not their blind
ness that of those who will not see
lest they find themselves IN the
wrong7
Away with such sophistry! So
| long as corporations are controlled
by dollars, and Haen, not step, nor
hall step has been taken towards
dethroning the thing created, cap
ital, and enthroning its creator,
labor. Such corporations have no
souls, They are body corporate
with money for brains, But WITH no
heart. They see no good but money.
They have no knowledge of success
, except by heavier net income.
HOW CAME THEY HERE?
Bequeathed to us, as was the in
stitution of slavery, from the laws
of a natien, organized on the basis
f Of special privilege for the few.
: They are an obstruction in the
: path of humanity in its true line of
progress. They are in conflict with
) its aspirations for a higher, better
: life. The conflict with them is as
| unavoidable and irrepresSible as
was the conflict with slavery.
Humanity has worked its way to
2 freedom of person, to freedom of
f opinion. Humanity will work its
way to the freedom of each to en-
5 10y the full fruit of his labor.
= In the struggle for this new free
1 dom, which is now gathering its
S forces, all persons must choose their
position, mo man can serve two
: masters; for either he will hate the
r one; and love the other; or else he
: will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and
s M lmmon." Matthew vi, IA.
e A corporation controlled by one
/ vote for each share of capital, (unless
it issue but one share to memoer)
: cannot serve humanity in its highest
e best sense.
t ARE SUCH CORPORATIONS LEGAL:
l No; neither by the sanction Of
the spirit of our institutions, which
: declares the sovereignty of man
4 nor by the sanction of the natura
: rights of man.
/. Orr tate and nation is based
upon manhood suffrage. La such a
e state and nation, any other form oil
e suffrage, in any body polite, is un
+ constitutional. When the people
dethroned their king, they crowned
P themselves. When the people de
S throne the "Almighty Dollar" they
will gain another crown-"the free
dom of each to enjoy the fill frui
! of his 07vH labor"
o HOW SHOULD JOINT STOCK COMB
n NATIONS BE DISPOSED OF?
k When the mass of men educate
: sufficiently to enable them to under
!, stand the proper limitations of pow
It er, and what attributes Of human
t character it is good for humanity tx
i develop by comforting upon sucl
; attributes greater power than one
y person possesses, they will decide
n this question promptly. They would
/ do so now, if they could see Gle ,rly
: through the sophistries by which
! they are beguiled; could see fo
n what pittance even the wealthiest
n among them allow themselves to be
h diverted from the service of HUI
mainly to the service of Mammon
e Seeing this, their eyes could behold
y the infinite grandeur and beauty OF
: that picture. the truth of which i:
attested by the fact, that the same
temptation is being brought to beal
: against each of them daily in {
:. greater or less degree.
0 ''And the devil, taking him ur
n into high mountain, showed uutc
e him all the Kingdoms of the worlc
S in moment of time. And the dev
r said unto him, All this power will
t | give thee, and the glory of them
u for that is delivered unto me; and
to whomsoever l will give it. /
S thou therefore wilt worship me, al
S shall be thine.
: "And Jesus answered and SAID
F.! unto him, Get thee behind me, Sa
: tan; for it is written, Thou shalt
, worship the Lord thy God, and him
: only shalt thou serve"
This is the first and great com
mandment. And the second is like
: unto it; thou shalt lone thy neieh6o,