Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1918 — Which Judge Is Right? [ARTICLE]

Which Judge Is Right?

An Eastern judge the other day found a man guilty of disorderly conduct for kissing his wife when she didn't want him to kiss her. “It is a woman’s inalienable right to refuse to-be kissed if she doesn’t want to be kissed,” this judge said, adding, “and she doesn’t forfeit this right when she marries the man.” But, on the other hand, Judge Graham of San Francisco officially rules that a husband may kiss his wife whenever he pleases,- whether it pleases the wife or not. Indeed, so firm are the judge’s convictions upon the subject that he was moved to put his decision in verse: Be a cave man, seize your mate If she shows you signs of hate; Let her scratch, let her bite, But kiss her, boy; it is your right. Take your choice of decisions, Mr. Married Man. We refrain from expressing our opinion as to which is the right one. We’re married. —Washington Herald.