The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-03

not be distant. Let no Alllancem an
forget that we are pledged to one
another, to our country and to God'
to secure to all classes, and professions,
and callings, equal justice, and an
even chance to secure the highest
good a.tainable under a free govern
ment; and, realizing that we are so
pledged, let us stand together and
pull together until the end we have
set before us is reached. We must
not, however, deceive ourselves, or
suffer ourselves to be deceived. Our
enemies are powerful, and they are
numerous; and they have no idea OF
surrendering place and power without
a thorough testing of their strength.
But, if we stand together, and keep
ourselves true to u purposes, we
shall succeed.
Second, Co operation will enable
the producers of this country to solve,
the question of good and free markets
for their products. There is no want
of markets in the world for the
products of labor. The trouble is
these markets are not open and free.
Tne people have been isolated from
their markets by all sorts of artificial
barriers thrown around them to en-
able a set of vampire spectators to
fatten upon that which they never
earned. Let us stand together, and
work together, for the removal OF
these artificial barriers, and shortly
we shall see the benefcent law of
supply and demand operating to carry
prosperity and peace to every home
in this country. And not only so,
but our example will be followed by
the working people in other parts OF
the world, and thus we may not I'M
reasonably look for the regeneration
of the world.
THIRD, Go operation will enable us
to solve the purchasing problem.
Cheap purchasing, ordinarily, means
nothing else but cheap exchange
cheap distribution of the products of
industry. And cheap exchange of
values means the dispensing with all
unnecessary middlemen and drum
mers and agents. There is an ignoble
swarm of drummers flying all over
the country, stimulating trade, and
getting an enormous annual sum in
salaries. out of the consumers, who
do not earn the food they eat, by any
employment useful to the masses of
men. By standing together, and work
ing together, we shall be able soon to
rid business of these parasites upon
thrift, and so, cheaper the distribu-
ton of values.
+ Fourth, Co operation will enable us
to solve the problem OF universal edu
cation. We may look for no indus
trial millennium until the education of
the masses has not only been made
possible, but such blessed time will
not come-cannot come-until the
education of the masses has been
made an actual fact. For labor will
never be regarded as desirable and
honorable so long as it is confined
mainly to the ignorant and inferior in
attainment The educated man does
not dread the actual toll of the field
or of the shop, half so much as he
breads the want of intelligent and
genial companionship in the field and
shop. By standing together we shall
solve the problem of universal educa-
ton; and, solving that problem, we
shall have made industry honorable
and delightful as well as productive.
We could go on to an indefinite
length applying this principle of CO.
operation; but we fOrbear. One thing
that must not be forgotten is this:
The greatest enemy to the application
of this simple principl eff cooperation
is the r ow-minded fool with a
scheme. A movement like the pres
ent is sure to attract all sorts of
characters. And each one of them
comes with a patent plan warranted
to last for all future time, for the