Judge — November 20, 1926 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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“You're Another Edwards of San Francisco sure can spread words without getting any- where. In his letter of July 29 he makes some harsh criticisms of our Eighteenth Amendment which reflect his own “bigotry and intolerance” to the nth degree. He is either ignorant or blind to the fact that the real Americans of the South and West are overwhelmingly for Prohibition and that the “highly organized minority with lots of money to spend” is an accura description, not of the Drys but of the Anyone who keeps up with the nd Dry controversy understands shat it is in the large industrial centers of the North, where the foreign element is predominant, that the greatest impetus 1s given to the “light wines and beer” propaganda and agitation, R. E. E. sidesteps the asserts that we sent our boys to France to die tor Prohibition. His derogatory statements concerning the dry leaders and organizations are simply the mirrored outbursts of the tremendous wet propa- ganda which is sparing neither truth, money nor means to make the American people give the lie to their true beliefs. The nstitution offers many privileges to the citizens of America which have been necessarily restricted or forbidden as our country progresses 30 that the greater number shall benefit though the minority suffer. The right to carry arme is but one of many such examples. No one can deny the fact that the United States is at the peak of prosperity, particularly as it concerns the working- man. That is the natural result of the denial of the “privilege” of the saloon. Instead of spending his wages at the corner saloon he now has a comfortable home, a car and many other comforts and advantages which are shared only by the workingmen of the one great industrial nation which has Prohibition. The Eighteenth Amendment can be enforced if the Federal Government seriously tries. 1 hope that R. E. E. will put a little more thought of the other side’s viewpoint in his future outbursts. Sincerely, Miami, Fla. Dean Critchell September 4, 1926. sue when he Room for Improvement Dear Jupar: Enclosed find P. 0. order for $5.50 (five dollars and fifty cents) for Jupce for another year. Tenjoy reading Judge on the Bench the best of anything in your magazine, but you could improve over that a whole lot if you would cut out some of your knocl ing the Methodists and a few other things that you everlastingly keep knocking. If you cannot find anything new, I might be persuaded to send you a list. Yours, truls Beaver Falls, Ps Leyendecker October 6, 1926. Skoal! Editor Jeoce: In dealing with human ails and ills the greater part of the day, I get no better kick than reading W. M. H., George Jean and Judge, Jr., for my daily diversion. “Judge for Yourself” is great. ‘The more I read it the more I root for W. M. H. and hope he doesn't give some of his critics a second thougl His attacks on the Methodist in politics, Prohibition, motion pictures, etc., can’t be beat. No wonder Mencken can get loads of material for his Americana after reading “Judge for Yourself. I now drink a cocktail to the members of the JupGe staff and my only regret is that I am unable to ask you to join me. Good luck—more power to you. Brooklyn, N.Y. M. M. Christ, M. D. September 24, 1926. Bagged—One Canadian Goat The Editor, “Judge on the Bench”: R Sm: I have been a reader of for over six years and can truth- y that I think that it is “the World's Wittiest. Weekly. I read it from cover to cover, but some- times I pass up the editorials because I think they are out of pl: After read- ing one by W. M. H. L could always com- fort myself by saying “Oh, well, that is just one man’s opinion and he seems pretty narrow,” but after reading one in this week's issue entitled s-sh,”” well, I could be put in prison for what I think of him. He's just too narrow and small and bigoted, and misinformed for words. If you want to please the public, and I believe you do, why not turn him out amongst us sleeping Canadians, and thus make your mag: 100 per cent. accept- able and at the same time give him the pleasure of being the only shining light up here in “this great stretch of wide open spaces. Yours fora better magazine than ever. Clif’ Whitmore » Can, Prince Albert, September 27, 192 PS Print a picture of W. M. H. and we will, I think, see him as the d that we think he is. CW. Customer—I want a pair of spec-rimmed hornicles—I mean sporn- rimmed hectacles—confound—I mean heck- mmed spornacles. Shopwalker—I know what you mean, sir. Mr. Perkes, show this gentleman a pair of rim-sporned hectacles. —Tatler 32 PRESS OF WILLIAM GREEN, NEW TORK comicbooks.com