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Halsted Ritter, for 30 years a Denver lawyer before he went to Florida, was appointed as a Republican by President Coolidge in 1929. On the bench he was apt to be a little stiff, sometimes peppery. Once when a bootlegger thanked him for imposing a fine of only $50, Judge Ritter roared: "Don't thank me! To thank a court or a jury for doing its duty is an insult. Your fine is raised to $75." He was first investigated as the result of a resolution introduced in the House by Representative J. Mark Wilcox of Florida...
...thank Mr. Fletcher, '35, for his kind letter to me concerning consistency, "Why", he asks, "when you have avowedly come out on the side of falsehood and injustice, do you continually appeal in your column against them? Have you not averred your absolute, unalterable repugnance to intelligence, decency, honor, and morality, whose emotions alone you have attempted to stir within...
...enemies of communism, but against a machine of cheap, uneducated politicians. some of them have never gone beyond high school, yet they will stop at nothing to gain control of our whole educational system. Yesterday one of the committee members openly threatened Harvard and other universities with taxation. I thank God that we have a man on our faculty like James A. McLaughlin, who is familiar enough with Boston to expose this ruthless opposition. Exposure is what it needs. Once its real purpose is apparent, all our good little people will be glad to join the fight. Norman Hunt...
Full text: "I have received with true satisfaction the loyal and affectionate address which the House of Commons has presented to me on the grievous loss I have sustained and my accession to the throne. I thank you for your expression of loyal attachment to my person. You may be assured that the first object of my life will be to maintain the liberties of my people and to promote the welfare of all classes of my subjects. I pray that by the blessing of Almighty God I may justify your trust throughout my reign...
...only a coarse old peasant for their friend and father. . . . Damien was dirty. He was. Think of the poor lepers annoyed with this dirty comrade! But the clean Dr. Hyde was at his food in a fine house. Damien was headstrong. I believe you are right again; and I thank God for his strong head and heart. Damien was bigoted. I am not fond of bigots myself, because they are not fond of me. . . . Damien believed his own religion with the simplicity of ... a child, as I would I could suppose that you do. . . . But the point of interest...