Judge — June 5, 1920 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Drawn hy Henan Pate Judge sex P. Sterne Ed Sreiscner, President Re Perriroxn Maxwe lous A ments \. E, Hasietos, .frr Editor Editor Geant F 4 ssociai Rottacer, Treasurer J. A. Watpros A So.temn Prospect RE in America lurks the next president Just who he is we have a modest hesitancy in saying. He may be a dark horse, unknown even to the wisest corner-grocery philosopher in the land. He may be a spotted white horse, known even to the Secret Service. But as yet nothing definite in regard to his age, markings, blem- ishes, and condition of wind and eyesight has been OMEWH of the United States released But within the next few weeks Old Man Destiny, the Fate sisters, and a group of lucky politicians, who for once in their life have guessed right, will get behind him and shove him forward as the candidate of one of our political parties. Then in November a few more than half of the rest of us presumably qualified voters will join old Mr. Destiny, the Fate girls and the lucky ones and spur Mr. Horse of some color or other on into the White House Meanwhile we pass our days in uncertainty, doubt and our never-ending struggle against wonder rising costs It is truly a glorious privilege to live in a country where we know so little about what is coming to us and what we are coming to. It would be dreadfully tame if we knew who will succeed Mr. Wilson next March— presuming, of course, that somebody does have the temerity to do so. It is so much more satisfac- tory to keep our na- onal destiny headed in a dozen directions instead one—or may be two. Our noble forbears certainly passed the buck to us in great style. They settled one thing, and only one. That was that we must settle it once every four years, whether we can or no. And we have never done it yet—and never shall. Which is democ- racy. and MEND. your own business is one of John Bur- INI roughs’s recipes for long life. If the aged natural- ist had followed his own rule strictly, he would know a lot less about birds than he does rs is that they are n vorst thing about family j T Wd regarding Kansas. If pushed too far, the people may even go to the It’s a shame; something ought to We are a terrible people when rnment is soon to hear from the people nator Capper of r profiteering. extreme of saying. be done about it roused ¢ average citizen seems to be that his The troub average has fallen off. Wi doesn't some state name a “prodigal son” for President? He could finish no worse than the average “favorite son,” and think of the publicity his state would get! We offer this suggestion to cam- paign managers gratis. has been discovered and put to practical A WAY of making paper from “the refuse of citie test It behooves the health authorities to see that no enter- prising person attempts to corner the supply. The mouth of a cannon is alweays open; but when it speaks it says some- NERAL a member ench War Council, says he fails .to se where music has any- thing to do with patriot- ism. Members of the Musicians’ Union will detect in this an insidious effort to beat the band. Mangin, of the comicbooks.com