The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
HE HAS TOO MUCH MONEY.

There Is a split in the Chicago house
CT Patterson. The tale Thereof was
told at the Holland House yesterday.
robert w. Patterson. editor OF The
Chlcago' Tribune. is conservative ta
the marrow. His son, Joseph Medill
patterson, until three days ago Chi
caso'S commissioner Of public works,
ls an advanced Socialist. Even Jack
honuon's speeches have no terrors for
him.
The son reached the Holland House
frlday, bringing his views with him.
ne came East to attend the four-day
socialist conference called to meet at
| Ine connecticut home Of j. G. Phelps
stokes, and he came loaded.
Inc father arrived in New York yes
tefuay morning on his way to Chicago
fie was accompanied by his daughter
and the profound conviction that So
| ciaiism and fanaticism walk hand in
| hand. Neither father nor son had the
shghtest hesitancy in discussing their
| beliefs.
Joseph Medin Patterson is 81 years
odd and was graduated from Yale in
1901. He is a grandson Of the late
Joseph Medill who made The Chicago
| iflbune what 1t Is to-day. His father
| married Miss Medill, and has since
looked after the Medill interests.
AFTER leaving college young Mr.. Pat
terson entered The Tribune office as
|
the assignments given him by the city
editor and saw the blue pencil run
through his copy just as all other be-
ginners do. Then he went into the
sunday staff, writing speciul articles
TOT the magazine section. After six
rial writer.
re wasn't dependent on what he
made; He had money Of his own and
ne hadn't any his father had enough
tor both. He married Miss Alice Hig-
gnbotham, q Chicago girl Of wealth
ana social prominence. Related as he
IS, to the richest fomilies in Chicago
and cousin of Harold Mccormick,
who married John D. Rockfeller's
daughter, he was something of a Chi
| cago society man himself.
| Even While he. was in college the
Sociahstic bee buzzed In his bonnet.
he began newspaper work an ardent
advocate Of municipal ownership and
! something more. and when he realized
| policy he didn't think so we'll. Of tho
| newspaper business.
When Mayor Dunno was running
tor oHice on the municipal ownership
ticket the junior Mr.. Patterson felt
that it was time for him to assert
nlmseif and he resigned from The
| Tribune's staff. After the election OF
MT Dunno he Has made commissioner
OF PUBLIC works. This place he held q
year. Three days. ago, while In Wash
sngton. ne resigned stating that his
MIN that municipal ownership would
oy no means solve the social problems
which confront the United States.
I believe" he wrote, that the own
ership from which money springs
snouid be invested in the whole com
siand ii, am Socialist :.
Inc foot,loose officeholder slept
until IL O'Clock yesterday morning.
me hrst thing he asked the clerk
when ne came down stairs, was
wnelher V'ne5 his father and sisters had ar
r,vso. ae got an affirmative answer
ana spent the morning with them.
In the afternoon. after the elder Mr..
Patterson's departure for the West.
the son explained his views. .. =
Isn't fair" he said earnestly.
that because my grandfather. worked
nara ana left money I should have
everything and SO many people should
nave nothing. Here am, living at
the Holland House, going to the 'onera.
end the theatre and with the Facilities
| TOT doing generally what + please. /
nave q groom who touches his hat to
me and sayp Sir when he brings my,
POLO pony around. That groom knows
:s1oI9 about horses and rilore about no,
20 then ! do. and yet he cannot drive
Or r1de or play because he was born
poor; That isn't as 1t should be-
All sources OF production should be,
veseed IN the people, Rockefeller has
no earthly right to control the Cod
given oil springs. Alfred Vanderbilt
ana others like him are not: entitled
20 the snare they receive Of other peo-
ple's earnings. =, .:.t e No. = r.,
"Do. you believe that all the wealth
"a 70 81 Sne world should be equally dinid-
> mo. 4. b9lfeyn fhof "a -, ., -, I, :.
10 i!i01i1I'oiy OF the natural scn-css oss
wealth or. tof wealth -producfne q gen :,
c1es. and / don't think wealth should
pe tnheried. / think I was a Social
list before left college. After my COM.
version II ron may call It such, 1 read
Jack London and other Scotia iiat7 wrlfa
ers have Ioked, too, into the single
tax "a idea. Ie did not Impress ine great.
r;.Why, d1a. yaa resign 81 Ron Mayor !, i.
punne's cabinet ts 3;
and the Socialist ticket Els the aoi,e' n II s.
want to- supIort: Municipal r owner
snip is only: Socialism, skin deem. /: T,f1i
socialist all the way: thraref,. = 81: ss!:,
.,,vIl WILL You 6s m e a candtdate on the Sos
IS don z know. / haven. t + made f,i up
my mind yet as to my: f,Iturees sI may Az
30 back, s'inta( the; i1eWspaRarss nfsrs1sss
After th,s conference with Mr. Stores
I'm going back 20 Chicago. y ~.
{ hr. PatteaS was talking ana ,egf-f
ing luncheon, at the same time. s His;
iisesnea Sls5sa 3o1nas h1 ha e ti,s a
4!St Do yon regard eie slight 3 tsrpgreas
made stn, Chicago tri!s acHieyfne mint
cipai OWnerahip iFaa = any 81 saIyIif1 fsi,ft
against The noil lev r. hos was aASeas sSES5f
ASSURE mt i !. mere iss III
enasRs :. .o .',ss, maks fastsE