The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-14
HARTMAN As A
GREAT SOCIALIST
UPTON SINCLAIR DECLARES he,
ROOSEVELT AND CARNEGIE
ARE LEADERS.
PRESIDENT FEARS BRYAN
tie Thinks and Is Therefore Striving
to Break Big Syndicate
Steel Kings Tax Idea is
Defective He Says.

New York. Jan 13.-Theodor,
Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie and Ed
ward II. Hartman are the three fore
most socialist of the United States
according to Upton Sinclair. The
author Of The Jungle" puts Mr., Har
riman in the lead, the president mex
and Mr. Carnegie third, Mr. Sinclair
made this surprising statement today
in Halcyon hall, Englewood. N. j., the
headquarters Of his new socialist col.
ony which now has 4G members.
Mr.. Sinclair had Deen asked for an
express ion Of opinion on Mr.. Carne-
gte's idea Of checking the accumula
ton OF great fortunes.
Il am quite sure Mr.. Carnegie does
not want the history Of his industrial
triumph put down in black and white"
said he. THE great library giver and
steel king has written himself down
as a great socialist, but not the great.
est Mr. Hartman is the greatest. and
then comes President Roosevelt.
Hartman comes first because he
Is conc oentrating everything. That Is
what socialists want because he is
the big fish in the present brutal,
ruthle competition.
For in the sea the big fish gobble
the little ones. Hartman is gobbling
them all In this country The Amem
can people will not stand it much |
longer The mass Of the people will
ultimately gobble Hartman and then
the people will come to their own"
Up to Roosevelt.
And Roosevelt"
.4'Fhe pfeeident n said Mr.. SfnclafrF
realizes that it is to do or die. He
inows that if he does not Bryan will
The president Is therefore determined
o curb the syndicate. That is the
ocalistic idea
Il see Mr.. Carnegie humbly depre-
ates the claim of the merely wealthy
0 fame. They have no place with
ducated men. and they occupy
Iwer plane intellectually he says.
nd in the coming day brains will
|
bove both he says. .
Some time ago / wen TO Pittsburg
study the steel industry heard
reat deal about Mr.. Carnegie
liked to his workmen. his superin a
ndents and the foremen-the men
no knew him when he was gather
g his millions. a.
No. Mr. Carnegie does not want
q world to know%how he become 50
ch.
some day cha+acter will count. a
)u ask if the socialists give Carne, 81
e credit for his intelligence and en- 8.
rpfise, and if th-sc were not the in
urces of his wealth My observation 1e
s taught me that intelligence and e1
aracter DO not count in the struggle
wealth. The men large fortunes n,
q the ones with fewest Scruples.
And Mr. Carnegie says that we
Il ultimately have to consider the 90
option of some such scheme as a
ogrcssiye tax on all fortunes be- po
nd certain limit, whether given in
or bequea he'd at death. so that ro
will be impossible for the owners
enormous fortunes to hand more
~ certain TO an heir.
Carnege's Ideas Wrong. pa
Mr.. Ncr71Agie missed the main
mt. They all do. What will the ON
te do with all this wealth? NJ. caI
rnegie would force the state TO be- raj
De a competitor And the state H.
nd have to swallow the little fsh T.
preserve itself It would be impos. 70.
to fix any amount at VII ch a man N.
top. r.
The thing TO do and the only
.g to do. is 10 prevent men from
aiming great fortunes. Why not Z
ish the tariff. lower the railroad +..
g. reduce the price Of steel so hat NJ,
people would benefit and few mil ,ra,
s would be handed to these al. -
y immensely rich" .r..
How about a world without -
ey2" "E
The anarchists talk Of that r,
n phiio. ophiCal. scientific anar -
Is. not the ones who throw bombs.
he socialists have not gone that ~
The anarchists seek world 49,
Re men viii BE- placed on their ~
.T ""'
len like Carnegie grow rich be-
e they think Of nothing but the
u and how if can be obtained =,
natter how" '''1'
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