1972, December, Pg. 12. Letters to the Editor.

2 Colo.Law. 12

Colorado Lawyer

1972.

1972, December, Pg. 12.

Letters to the Editor

12Vol. 2, No. 2, Pg. 12

Letters to the EditorDear Person:This year my wife did not accompany me to the Colorado Bar Convention, thus breaking a tradition of at least fifteen years. As a matter of fact, she was a little disinclined to let me go, but I impressed her with the overriding importance of attending all of the educational and business meetings that constitute the raison d'etre of the conclave.

Now see what you have done! On page 19 of your November issue, under the general heading of "Convention '72" and the specific heading of "Meetings," you editorialize that "some went," and use a picture of J. Hartley Murray as an example, and that "some didn't," using, without my knowledge or consent, a photograph of me to prove your point.

Despite his official status, and my lack thereof, I'll bet I attended at least as many meetings as Hartley did. That, unfortunately, is not the issue. The issue is, what does my wife think I did? As you know so well, a picture is worth a million words. It was worth a thousand before inflation.

I suppose I should take some comfort from the fact that I am not the only victim of your scurrilous treatment. To depict a Referee in Bankruptcy with his hand out, counting the money, or a Supreme Court Justice involved with the rackets, even if only the tennis kind, can surely be expected to evoke a response.

My only suggestion for the moment is that you upgrade future issues. One way to do that would be to print a good article on the law of libel, with emphasis on the plaintiff's side.

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