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and the time has certainly come when
the state should no longer unnecessa-
rily burden or obstruct these interests,
but should cooperate in improving the
conditions of transportation, with the
result that the service can and will
be improved.
In the division of labor, and the re-
~sultant specialization of human activ-
ity. we rave necessarily different
classes of workers, some of whom have
adopted the cooperative idea, by form
ing organizations, by which they seek
to better their condition. No doubt,
each class of workers has it's particu-
lar interests which may be legitimate
ly improved by cooperation among it's
members. and thus far the labor Or
g%anization has a lawful purpose; but,
while standing for its rights, it cannot
legitimately deny to any other class
its rights, nor should it go to the ex-
tent Of infringing the personal and In
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dividuals. On the contrary, it must
accord to its own .members and to
others the same measure of justice
that it demands for itself as an organ
%iZation.
In working out this problem, there
has been much conflict. Indeed ac-
cording to human experience. such
conflict could not entirely be avoided
but in the end each class must recog-
nize tina it cannot exist independently
of others; it cannot strike down or de-
feat the rights or interests of others
without %injuring itself. Should capital
demand more thai its due, by that de.
nand it limits its opportunity, and,
correspondingly, the laborer who de
mands more than his due thereby
takes away from himself the opportun-
ity to labor. No one can escape this
law of cooperation. Self-interest de
mands that we must observe its just
limitations. We must be ready to do
our part n accord to all others the
fair opportunity of doing their part.
We must cooperate with and help our
co-laborers. We should approach the
solution of each question which may
arise with a reasonable and, better
still, a friendly spirit. He who OBJ
structs the reasonable adjustment of
these questions. who fosters strife by
appealing to class prejudice, may just
ly be regarded by all as an enemy to
the best public interests.
In all that | have said, l have not
intended to ignore the personal rights
of the individual, the right of initia.
tive speech. Such rights are in their
nature i~nalienable. and no organiza.
ton which seeks to %obliterate them
is consistent with our laws or govern
ment. =.
In conclusion, permit me to advert
to the Louisiana Purchase which we
are now celebrating, and cal attention
to the Importance of that event in Sc
curing to our people the fullest benefits
of the cooperative idea. Manifestly.
if our government were restricted to
the original territory of the United
States as defined by the treaty OF
1888, we must have encountered in
many ways the opposition of govern
ments, some of them European, which
would have occupied the territory be-
yond IL original south and west
boundaries. Our trade and commerce,
tory. would, necessarily, have been
largely restricted by hostile foreign
powers. The Louisiana Purchase o
only more than doubled III territory
by adding a country rich in material
resources, but gave us control OF the
Mississippi river. and made possible
the acquisition of the Oregon territory,
the Mexican c%essions and the annexa-
ton of Texas; and, placing the trade
and commerce of the vast territory
under one government, made possible
our marvellous progress and develop
ment. BY the cooperation of the rail
way carrier with the inhabitants of
this vast region. we find the products
of the mine, the forest, the orchard,
the vineyard and the farm carried
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, thus
developing vast Industries and extend
ing the market for their products
across the continent to the Atlantic
coast, results which were not possible
except for the modern methods of rail
way transportation and the earnest CO.
operation Of these carriers with the
manufacturers. the miner, and the
farmer.
Though much has been done toward
the development of this imperial do
main yet We may truly say we have
only seen the beginning of that devel-
opment. The possibilities of tn fu-
ture are boundless. With a land of In
paralleled resources, occupied by a
people combining the best elements
OF our modern civilization, and gov
erned by laws evolved from the high
est and best progress Of the human
race. no eye a foresee the goal to
which a cooperation of all these
forces must lead.
Cures Old Sores.
Westmoreland. Kan, May 5. 1902.