270 DEEP FURROWS 



" This is the day of class co-dperation. That means 

 inter-class competition. In this competition of class 

 against class ours is the losing class at every turn 

 because we have been the least organized, the least 

 co-operative ; consequently the weakest. Before we can 

 hope to hold our own in this struggle we will have to 

 bring our full strength, thoroughly organized, to bear 

 in protection of our rights. 



" I have an abiding faith that the organized farmers 

 will receive that strength, not selfishly but unselfishly 

 in the defence of the rights of all and for the spoliation 

 of none. The highest ambition I have for our organiza- 

 tion is that it may develop along the lines of safety 

 and sanity, that we may hold to a steady determination 

 to go forward unwaveringly in our efforts till the door 

 of hope and opportunity is as wide open to the farmers 

 as to any class in' the world, tha+ we may zealously 

 cultivate unselfish co-operation and learn to treat fairly 

 and justly every man and every class that is giving a 

 useful service to society." 



And this from the Presidential address of K. 0. 

 Henders at the last Manitoba Grain Growers' 

 convention : 



" In order to have legislation that will be equitable 

 to the different interests concerned, all of these 

 interests should be somewhat equally represented in 

 the passing of such legislation. We do not desire to 

 minimize in 'any way the great commercial interests of 

 our people, yet we feel that the work of our associations 

 is educational and legislative in its character. Demo- 

 cratic rule requires that the average citizen be an 

 active, instructed and intelligent ruler of his country 

 and therefore the success of democracy depends upon 

 the education of the people along two principal lines 



