The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-08
ORGANIZATION AND COOPERATION.
Mr.. Ike Gives Some Good SugSes.
tions on an Important Subject.

| Editor Press and Banner:
| Since you gave me such timely aid In my
essay on controlling the negro. feel that
should express my grateful thanks for the
same, and us one good turn deserves another,
will ask you to help me II illuminate another
subject that my club has under consideration.
You know We thought Mt the time, that our
last subject, that Is, controlling the negro,
was huge subject, but when got 1t lighted
up by the rays Of intelligence flowing from
your radiant intellect, It was brought down
and displayed all the beauties of a rainbow
formed by shower of meteors around SOME
star spangled comet.
The subject now under consideration is or
ganizatiun and cooperation, and 1t Is regu-
lar hyperbolical sOckdolagcr itself. Now,
sir, want your help to tell what 1t is, and
what 1t Is good for. and what Is good for It.
and finally how to control It. These two
things seem TO be one, just as man and wife
are one, that is when they are Joined togeth-
er. What is It? 1t is all the strength, wis
dom and energy of creation put into one
body and controlled by one soul.
There seems To be two great antagonistic lr-
resstible forces ut work In this universe OF
ours. One tends to scatter and dissipate. and
the other TO collect and unity all the material
elements of creation. Now, there are, In my
opinion, an infinite number of forces united
into each OF these irresistible and antagonis-
tic forces, known as the centrtpetul and CEN
trliugal forces, and 1t is OF the union and CO.
operation of these when they become as man
and wife, that I want To treat Taken sepa-
rately one tends to make u man strong, the
other t0 make him weak; one TO nuke him
wise. the other to make him foolish; one to
give him pleasure, the other TO give him pain; ;
one to make him good, the other to make
him bad; one to surround him with light, the
other with dark ness; one to feed him. and the
posed TO each other in every known virtue
and vice, and yet neither can exist without
the other, and each is the half or complement
Of the other. Now. sir, think that you or
flNnr h fIFtn1f
that It Is about as hard to harness and control
these uncongenial forces as 1t Is to control the
negro. Therefore, l want you to help me
come down on my subject like a thousand
bricks on u rotten pumpkin.
Organization and cooperation is the har-
Messing OF all men, women and chill to-
gethcr. and making them serve and obey some
strength and energy. What is It good for?
TO make the multitudes slaves TO the prosper
ing few. What is good for IL? lazy. stupid
people relying and depending ON every thing
else except themselves for success.
How do you like my talk? don't mean
for poetry. mean for the truth. Brother,
open the flood gates and let her roll.
1t Is organization and cooperation that
takes charge of our politics. education. gov
ernment and religion, and teaches us to serve
the few In all things. No single individual iii
a nation Of simpletons and imbecilcs Is able
cooperation and organization. He can't
stand unless he Is propped up on all sides.
My club, considering the fraity of its men,
ber, consisting of myself as aforesaid, has
concluded TO organize and 10 cooperate, and
wants advice on the subject, and has selected
my honorable self to write n very elaborate
and learned essay on the subject, and pro-
pose t4 show the club that cooperation is the
capital to Invest in business, and organiza-
ton is the stock 10 invest 1t In, and cohoot Is
the profit made by the Investment.
Now the club has cooperation plan to get
Its work done on, and If you Will learn me
how to get the Dlun into ODeratlOn. Will Give
you the cohoOt for your reward The Idea Is
TO ask the organization to come In after din
ner ana work out your crop, and then invite
1t TO the spring TO take cool drink OF water
and TO wash and go home for supper. Now
that seems economical and simple enough.
There are great many things about orxani-
zation and cooperation that needs explaining
that Is. to get the most good ont Of it, and
the least harm. Will only give my views on
one point at this meeting, and thnt is the
proper number OF people to have In an organ.
ization.
Without meaning 70 boast, I think my club
has adopted one rule that cannot be improved
on, and that Is, the one member plan.
would not let Mrs. Ike Join my club for fear
she might want to be preSldenteSs OF 1T.
There are several reasons why IL Is better 10
have only one member In club.
In the first place, 1t saves the trouble Of CIV
ing notice OF when and where the club will
hold its meetings. II can hold Il meeting Mt
home after q hard days work us my club Is
doing now. There Is no occasion to get drunk
after the meeting adjOurns, as you will have
to take only one drink If every member OF
the club treats you.
In the aeXt place, every member can be
president of his club, and finally there need
be no disputes, unless the member OF the club
should be like old Bragg, fall out and quarrel
with himself, and even If he does that, the
club can turn him out Of the meeting, and go
to bed US ] am going 10 do now. So good
S 1O'' '''p'MKi SIR. isAMUEL IKE.