The legal revolution of 1902

Bert J Wellman

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Zebina ForbushBy
A STORY OF THE CO-OPERATIVE
COnnONWEALTH OF IDAHO.
Charles H. Kerr & PublishersCompany,
56 FIFTH CHICAGOAVENUE,THE
CO-OPOLITAN
A of the CommonwealthStory Co-operative
of Idaho.
BY
ZEBINA FORBUSH.
'Tis corning the of Timeup Steep
And this isold World growing brighter."
Gerald Maxsry.
CHICAGO:
CHARLES H. KERR & COMPANY.
1898.PAGE 2
1898Copyright
CHARLES H. KERR & COMPANY.By
ofLibrary Progress. No. 'J6. $1.00 a 1898-Quarterly. year. February,
atEutered the asPostoffice, Chicago, second-class matter.PEEFACE.
is to the without other excuseThis volume given public
fact that it has been written. If it is readthan the simple
some but in event it cannot doit do any injury.may good,
If it is not read the hour which knew it will withpass
and countless like waves in Time's willit, hours, ocean,
roll on with their burdens of andmultitudinously, good
and also.evil, pass
Because the writer believed he had a tothought express,
if would in some towhich, heeded, help, slight degree,
human he ventured to offer it in this form.wrongs,right
He had discovered that no radical andby experience per
manent reform can be effected without thesuccessfully
consent of what are called "the substantial business inter
ests" of the established system.
He has also observed that the now insystem operation
is constantly and that ourundergoing changes, predeces
sors in its of a of a \vouldcontrol, quarter centmy ago,
the which we livescarcely recognize system by to-day.
have beenThese evolutionchanges accomplished through
Xumbers count for Millions submit readonly. nothing.
to the will of one.
ily
Education counts for and if we had beeneverything,
that to stand on our heads an hour a was essentaught day
tial to salvation most of us would observe that form with
out are to error andSome, however,question. superior
are to be and to do But these arestrong enough right.
scattered. Vith theirThey argue unthinking neighborsPREFACE.4
and are ridiculed for their Such methods never didpains.
succeed and the world is as much out of withgear right
eousness as it was in the darkto-day ages.
This is the trouble with It canpolitical Co-operation.
not succeed in a measure. Beexcept very slight Why?
cause industrial and commercial education are it.against
is it.Because the Industrial Because theSystem against
are it.the and Political Cogreat, powerful strong
has no with which to with the
operation money compete
without is acompetitive system. Righteousness money
as with inmillions thewill-o'-the-wisp against Mephisto, system.
must enter the lists with means and
Co-operation weap
ons similar to its or else it will fail. Thereforeopponents,
the writer that the of beproposes profits co-operation
matched the of and if coagainst profits competition,
can "win out" then the is dead.operation profit system
Let us raise the of Industrialcry Co-operation against
Industrial and then to work. When we areCompetition, go
we will do what Industrial instrong enough Competition
the form of and has done. We willcorporations syndicates
become we can as all induspolitical. Industrially grow
trial institutions and when we are to ahave, grown magni
tude which forces the world is ours andrecognition, again
not to a but to all of us.few,belongs,
This little volume is to in what anshow,designed part,
we have to the of Industrial Coopportunity plant flag
on American soil and it as itdefend cannot beoperation
defended in otherany country.
Yours
Fraternally,
THE AUTHOR.