Judge, 1920-10-09 · page 4 of 32
Judge — October 9, 1920 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "A Call from the Committee—In Dear Old Kentucky" This cartoon depicts what appears to be a committee confronting a man holding a hat, likely about alcohol prohibition. The caption indicates the committee is pressuring someone to discontinue production or sale of whiskey—specifically "suh, youth disco'se is to be upon watah"—while acknowledging whiskey's "uses" and popularity. The satire targets the tension between Prohibition advocates and Kentucky's whiskey industry. The committee members represent reformers or government officials attempting to enforce anti-alcohol policy, while the central figure seems to be a distiller or seller resisting compliance. The joke hinges on the absurdity of asking Kentucky—historically central to American bourbon production—to abandon whiskey while simultaneously admitting its value and widespread support among citizens.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
re ees we Drawn by Onsox Lowest A Catt rrom tHe Comarrree—In Dear Otp Kentucky “As we understand it, suh, youah disco’se is to be upon watah, the well and favohably known element. That it has its uses, suh, we grant you, but youah endeavoh to populahize it as a bevohrage we considah against the best intoests of the community, suh. and we must withhold ouah suppote.”” oem mae SE ee — EE a Se a 2 eee - comicbooks.com