The record-union., 1894-08-25
A PERFECTLY DIsINTEREsTED
PATRIOT.

The Democratic candidate for Congress
in the Sixth Congressional District Sc
cured the passage of resolution at the
hands of the County Convention of Los
Angeles County favoring San Pedro as
the point for a deep sea harbor for Los
Angeles. This instance of Democratic
public spirit has won for Mr.. Patton the
applause of all mankind.
The only selfish people on the earth are
corporations. especially the railroad cor
porations and more particularly the
Southern Pacific Company. All Demo-
cratic politicians, and especially candi-
dates for Congress, are perfectly disinter-
ested.
The controversy between San Pedro
and Santa Monica is between two rail-
road eorporations-the Terminal Com
pany, which is an adjunct of the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe and the South
ern Pacific Company. which is backing
Santa Monica.
1t is perhaps cruel to disturb the peace
ful delusion that Mr.. Patton, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress, is per-
tectly disinterestsd patriot; but the truth
is wholesome even though it disturbs
the dreams and delusions Of men. Mr..
Patton is the attorney for the Terminal
Company. He is q railroad attorneys
corporation lawyer; the attorney for a
monopoly seeking institution. an institu-
ton which lacks the purse, not the dis
in California. But Mr.. George Patton
controlled absolutely the Democratic
County Convention, was nominated for
Congress by the District Convention, and
is running as an anti-monopolist.
Elected to Congress and he will be the
attorney of railroad company, in SYM
pathy with railroad companies, and, like
all attorneys. approachable.
But Mr.. George Patton has more in
innate relation with the San Pedro har-
Dor than attorney for railroad company.
The Rev. w. C. Bowman. Populist can
didate for Congress, in speech delivered
at Burbank explained how Mr.. George
Patton came to be the partisan of San
Pedro. He said:
Mr. Patton thanks to his good looks and
affabie manners, married lady who owns
large tract of valuable property at San Pc
dro. Her sister also owns large piece of
| land there. and Mr.. PattOn's halfsister mar
ried a gentleman who has large interests at
that town. Mr.. Gaf1ey is also deeply inter-
ested at San Pedro. You viii, therefore, see
! tnat the labors OF Mr.. Patton are not entirely
disinterssted as the improvement of the har-
Dor Is worth Thousands OF dollars TO his fam
iIy,
The Los Angeles Express noticed this
charge, as the following will show:
A prominent Democrat said yesterday,
when told of Mr.. Bowman's rem Rrks: ssMr.
bowman is right. Mr.. Patton and his family
would make at least half q million by the
! scheme If it is carried through. Our delegates
did not understand what they were doing
when they followed Mr.. Patton's lead. l am
! for San Pedro myself, but do not believe IN
making our party machine TO advance pri-
vate interests and st the next convention
that san Pedro resolution viii be rescinded."
This disinterssted Democratic patriot
should have sought his affiliations with
the Populist party. He is certainly a
peoples man. He is bright and shin
ing example of anti-monopoly. He is 3
beautiful specimen of the Uriah Heap
species of anti-monopolist-h is so hum
BILE. His only thought is for the people.
His one enuity is against railroads, rail-
road corporations, corporation hirsiings
and the like. He is opposed to monopoly
from perfectly disinterested motives. be
is a patriot of the purest water; but un-
like the gem of purest ray serene." he
! is not wasting his sweetness on the des-
ert air. He il full-fsdgsd snti-mo-