Judge — August 7, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE FOR YOURSELF Speaking of Grannies Dear Jvner If you really want to get into specially high standing with 1 h you would a_copy of your “Pari Number of 7.1925. Ever since this number wa barred from the mails [ have had a great curiosit to know more about the mental sh grannies who are running our post offi it by express, and [will ad to pa pense. Tass of cour plenty of copies on hand I have been a subseriber to Ieper for vear and a half. Prior to. subseribin supposed dence was strictly a comic paper, but aiter T became a regular reader 1 was much sur prised to find that you have a writ DI and I surely neta rs wh control the personal conduct of all of the Yours truly, Albert D. Smith in His Ointment You claim the distinction of being the World's Wittiest Weekly,” and in estimation you are not over-exaggerating, but you ertainly not gaining in p y by allowing W. M. H. to continue his editori Why. can’t you just be a witty weekly without permitting Il up. Try discon- tinuing his articles for a few wee the congratula ly you many congratulations as . Pro hibition t ¢ he would feel a lot better if you would give h Maybe ticles. wouldn't ha tone to them for a week or so if you di I will admit, he really gives us good, something that anyone, whether Methodi Catholic or what-not, can and enjoy with: out taking offense, but on the whole they contain nothing but slams at Prohibition, the Klan and Metho m. He speaks of bigotry being in this country. [do not know a more Ligoted-in-bisopinion, writer than so speaks satirically of our liberty. have the best country in which to li globe, and if he doesn’t like it, why d leave it and go to some country he lik am ne Prohibitionist, Methodist, but I claim they ‘all ha points as well as their bad one such great importance as to cause him so much worry. They are no more likely to disrupt our country than Catholicism, and we never hear any- thing but praise for them from hi Ido not figure that it will « ‘ou to suspend publi but if his articles continue in Jupce for the rest! of my subscription, I am going to fail to renew. He is an able writer, so why not give him orders to “lay off” his three pet bugaboo's for awhile, and give us wit resting editorials in keeping with the rest of the magazine. Yours for a better Jcpce, Ray H. Brock their good and neither 1s of Cowan, Tenn. June 25, 1926. Bones of Contention Dear Jcpcr: Let us, above, all things, be tolerant. "Your “Caress and Kick” column proves that intolerance is still rampant. Some cond you for your stand on this or that question each one has his own pet intolerance. Some praise ur stand on Prohibition while con: demning you for your attitude toward the K. K. K Others take exception to your observations on the Methodist form of religion or your apparent sup- port of the Roman Catholics,” Your approval of the American Mercury brings praise and conaem- nation in the same mai It is all so futile. Just list the bones of contention Methodism is not_a religion, it's Children should be inoculated they are cutting the first. tooth. That remove one ¢ idious of the Roman Catholici s congregation @ how and leaving a convenient back door where its sins can. be shed is a national mistake based on It is dying out because so veloping a sense of ply started by the pillow turers and backed up by laundering industry. When a split comes in organization the night shirt will give way to the s which will allow the members greater hibition is « sort of religion with two sides Worshipers of Volstead and Worshipers of Bacchus, The latter are more imbued with the spirit, of their religion than the former but both are doing their Lest to. put down intoxicating liquor. Your support of the Mercury is all right in its way, but Mencken believes that H. L. is perfectly capable of attending to his own business—so why should you bother? Tet us the poor, miserable by our bones of con tion; let u lerant of all things that are worth while 4 eliminate the others. As all laws seem to. work best by inverse ratio let us get together and prohibit the Golden Rule Morris Brandon Coral Gables, Fla June 25, 1926. 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