e of children who
are endowed by birth, with the incarnate spirit and genius of true
liberty. Such liberty, as shall become the talisman and watchword, of
the model Republic of the twentieth century. A Republic of peers, of
intellectual giants! The very flower of spiritual unfoldment! The
highest order of civilization! Under the starry flag of such a
government, neither slave, nor pauper, nor criminal, shall be found to
cloud with shame, the fair escutcheon of true liberty!

"I shall endeavor, before leaving Solaris, to meet with the members, by
attending some session of the club. I shall then take pleasure in
restating these ideas, as an expression of my appreciation of the great
work for humanity, which they have so successfully inaugurated.

"To Gertrude Gerrish, that noble woman, with such a magnificent talent,
and so loyal a heart; who has won my deepest gratitude, my undying
respect; I must pay the tribute of my admiration, by taking her lovingly
to my heart, as a sister woman, whose wonderful ability, as a thinker,
organizer, and leader, has made me proud of my sex."

CHAPTER XXXVI.

THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM AS A FACTOR IN THE CAPITAL AND LABOR PROBLEM.

"I am curious to know, to what extent co-operative farming will effect
the capital and labor problem. What think you, Fillmore?"

"No doubt the effect will be very marked. Many of the solutions arrived
at in experimenting with the insurance question, will apply with equal
force towards a final solution of the capital and labor problem. The
toiler once having been taught the art of self-employment, that will
furnish him superior conditions for a perfected healthful enjoyment of
life, with all of the advantages for himself and his children that money
can buy for the wealthy; can never again become the working slave of
capital. He has learned, by a practical lesson, very similar to the
famous 'Gurnsey Market House' exploit, that labor unaided by capital,
can produce an abundance of things which go to make up the wealth of the
nation, the community or the individual; while capital unaided by labor
can produce nothing.

"In searching for a remote cause for this ever growing warfare between
capital and labor, which has so long vexed our Republic; and which, even
now, threatens its final disintegration; we soon discover our arch
enemy, the competitive system, as the party responsible for the
mischief. This fact becomes more apparent, as we consider, that fro