Joe Moore's Good Old Days of Patronage

A couple of quotes to ponder: A well-connected Rogers Parker said this to me a few days ago: "There are two kinds of business owners in Rogers Park. The ones that hate Joe Moore because he can be bought off, and the ones who love Joe Moore because he can be bought off." Hmmm. And this quote, from the Prince of Darkness himself: Ald. Joe Moore (49th) expects the council to approve the settlement, although he expects there "may be a few speeches extolling the good old days of patronage." More from the Chicago Tribune... Right. Like a DevCorp employee said to me recently, "we have to work with Alderman Moore, you know, because if we don't go along with him, well..." The DevCorp Arbeiter shrugged his shoulders. Yes, well, you know... Is Prosecutor Fitzgerald looking at Mr. Moore? Just asking.