▁those ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁it . ▁He ▁fier c ely ▁critic ized ▁those ▁who ▁critic ized ▁ ▁such ▁policies ▁as ▁pat ernal istic , ▁writing ▁that ▁the ▁primary ▁critics ▁of ▁state ▁aid ▁for ▁the ▁ind igent ▁were ▁the ▁wealth y ▁classes ▁who ▁themselves ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁government ▁assistance ▁for ▁their ▁failing ▁enter pr ises : ▁ ▁The ▁charge ▁of ▁pat ernal ism ▁is ▁chief ly ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁class ▁that ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁of ▁government ▁protection . ▁Those ▁who ▁den ounce ▁it ▁are ▁those ▁who ▁most ▁frequently ▁and ▁successfully ▁invoke ▁it . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁more ▁obvious ▁today ▁than ▁the ▁signal ▁in ability ▁of ▁capital ▁and ▁private ▁enter prise ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁themselves ▁una ided ▁by ▁the ▁state ; ▁and ▁while ▁they ▁are ▁in cess antly ▁den oun cing ▁" pat ernal ism ," ▁by ▁which ▁they ▁mean ▁the ▁claim ▁of ▁the ▁def ens eless ▁labor er ▁and ▁art isan ▁to ▁a ▁share ▁in ▁this ▁lav ish ▁state ▁protection , ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁bes ie ging ▁legisl atures ▁for ▁relief ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁in comp et ency , ▁and ▁" ple ading ▁the ▁baby ▁act " ▁through ▁a ▁trained ▁body ▁of ▁law y ers ▁and ▁lo bb y ists . ▁The ▁disp ens ing ▁of ▁national ▁pap ▁to ▁this ▁class ▁should ▁rather ▁be ▁called ▁" mat ernal ism ," ▁to ▁which ▁a ▁square , ▁open , ▁and ▁dign ified ▁pat ernal ism ▁would ▁be ▁infinitely ▁prefer able . ▁ ▁Fem ale ▁equality ▁Ward ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate