Judge — August 25, 1928 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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The Presidential Candidate Makes a Complaint To tur Brookitaven Gas & Enrerne Company, Gentlemen: True to the exalted principles of Washington and Lincoln, faithful to the highest attributes of these great national leaders who have so successfully stecred the Ship of State through troubled waters and brought us to our present high position, I my sword, buckle on my ar- mor and fing the challenge at you. I shall not be swayed by fear nor deterred by the might and power of your gigantic corpora- tion. Nor shall the pelf wi alth of scheming Public Ser- vice Companies make faint my heart or stay my hand in’ this yreat domestic crisis. Neither paunchy plutocrats, drunk with power, nor moneyed monopolists milking the public purse, nor un- scrupulous lobbyists shall silence tongue. I battle on behalf of a personal conviction that has the strength of N ra, the courage of the lion—that noble king of beasts—and the righteousness of a cause that is true, honorable, m. of the wealthy, ed Public Service Corpora- ywing richer by tapping 1 resources of this great resources that are the property of the honest cit and that were given to them for their enjoyment and comfort, I hereby accuse you openly, publie- ly and personally of this grave charge: In calculating my electric light bill for August, your bookkeeper made an error of eleven cents! Yours for the common people rporate skullduggery, ddeus C, Witherspoon. —Antuun L. Liretans against Is That Nice? An apple a day keeps the doc- way, but vou have to use to- es on bill collectors, You Know the Kind Many a husband has a friend he would never think of brit to dinner. ing JUDGE s = tee : The Socialist that went to the country and found a couple o. contented cows, Toreavor’s Wire—Let us suspend our hostilities for moment—it is time for you to go and fight the bull, f the comicbooks.com