The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09

VIII become courageous the dIspar4s@a
VIII see again the bow Of hop. AMI
promise. and all the PEI pic will -
Inspired TO higher and rohIer pf.r-
pose and more useful lives Consc-a1s
or their power III numerical stveueth
M q compact organization they arr
careful, conservative and just in tx.
ercising it.
Cooperation is now the golden
chain that unites the feebte ard lnef-
ficien- efforts Of all the neoQl~ ana
crowns Vhem with success L. an ctn
~strdc.veN undertGt ings. TIE ccrpor-
alton has been the Law nade power
thai enabled = conpa-dtiXelE lew
men 90 dominate governments. and
ctntrol banking. manufacturing aUI
commerce (Which includes Transport
tatl&n> of this great > intry OF ours.
and 10 gather in the wealth which
Others created until today ~ Hnd
thee per cent Of the population oavn
ilig more of tie wealth If the nation
than the othe-' ninetx-sevea per cent.
Ct-operatlon is the God given nan
exercised IoWer that not only IN
2ff0s the poole TO protect and pro-
r'tc their Y Interests but enable
them to control the corporation AID
n:2hc 1t the. servant r1ttcr than the
raster OF the people.
Organization IS practically useless
without cooperation and Corporation
can not exist b organization.
Under these twin forces all unneces-
Safy middle men have been eliminated,
btth IN the marketing All distribu-
ton OF raw materials and in the
l1efbod Of selling manufactured pro.
cs. All staIie farm crons are nov
stored IN IN wal houses When .
they remain Until the manufacturer
cn-l es and pays a prize that IS =, H.
r. rn@urat with the price of the 1tu-
nh. comn,ocity. All perisalhlc pf -
ducts are marketed md distributed
th'odgh a system Of sell ng accnls
chat prevent congestion AMI low pr:ccs
IN stlce cen1el. OF consftHpttp While
III others there Is scarcity all hish
Itlees
Urging ~.roducer an consumer
together will lower the cost # lN:n2
/" the city nan. A direct. economic
ictEhod Of distribution from manufac-
i'leI 10 constt.er v II ereatiy loae,
the cost OF living to al the rcnp'c
and bankers OF the South to cooper
ate with the farmers and other con,
Stunning classes in their efforts to es
!, tah]ish economic marketing and dis
! tribnt'on Of farm and manufactured
. products. 1t is a short-sighted polio,
: on the part Of our merchants to seel
; to maintain and enforce a system O
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: millions Of dollars every year. tn
great bulk of which goes to iobber
and wholesalers Of the North.
: C~o-operator. the magic power is a
work. The problem of securing ey
J pensive farm implements and machin
: cry is solved by cooperative owne
. ship. The same is true as to bloode
E sire for improving stock, the coop.
= ative creamery, cotton gins, girls
mills, laundry. telephone exchange
cooperative farmers banks and &C
} operative stores OF farmers ware
houses through which everything
sold and bought. Give your magma
ton free play and you can hardl
= conceive of any form OF colnmercis
q " industrial life, O. any phase {
s community life, hat will not /
8 greatly improved by the living, viz
q poveI Of Cooperation.
Is Legislation, last to be considere
g but so important that it Will not /
g ignored by the hroad-minded, pr,
s gressive citizen, who is neither a den
e agogue nor a self-seeker. but who
e a lover OF justice and uequity an
q who would bequeath to our childre
E a government that is really of al
i for any by the people
Into the Near Future.
Re Follow me again into the near f,
ture and you Will find the will Of tt
people DtiIS tApItSSti III Changes
our constitutional and statutory Law
lg through the Initiative and referel
dunn. The power Of the people
to greater than any constitution ar
as they should have the privilege of e.
ut ercising that power under the law.
a the creature greater than the creator
We will find q system of taxatit
al that recognizes the fact that the on
t. just basis Of taxation is ability
&c pay" 4 system of taxation that w
be impose an equality of sacrifice"
70 the taxpayer. A system Of taxaHt
u that viii relieve the poor man stru
al CLING to pay Of the mortgage fro
It his home and make up the dehcl
$ from real estate spectators and co
~poration tina hold large landed {
e tates for the uneaTned increment tn
IA comes from Community deveiopmei
h THIS system Of taxation VIII lncla
lg. graduated. progressive income a
wv inheritance taxes; graduated la
e taxes. the highest rate being on /
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