Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06
"PINKIEs' AND LOVERS.
Judge Bach. in Talk Before the Grand Jury
at Great Falls, Handles Such Charac-
tiers Without Gloves.

At the recent term of court at Great |
Falls, Judge Bach created II sensation |
by addressing the grand jury in the
following effective manner:
liam perfectly willing to plead guilty
to preitldices, but ! have, AT least in |
my own opinion and judgment, over |
come any prejudice which ought not |
to exist in my mind before make the
remarks which | am about to. he
lieve that ever since the world existed
or at least ever since its population
amounted to any considerable mum
ber, there has been II class of men in
existence who are reproaeh and IA
81 iema to the name of man.
81 have come from 70 city which
probably has more vices than any
other city in the United States, but !
am very proud OF the fact that in that
city men who are 'pinkies' have no
associates except among Themselves.
They would not dare speak to IA repu
table member of society. ami. as lar
as they are concerned, every other
member of society ~ more or less
rep,ii able. They have got to seek
/ their as-ociates among heir own class.
They would not speak to you or me,
and nett her younor ! would he Obliged
4 to associate with them or wOull he
called upon to associate with them.
They are II class by themselves. They
are n class that ought to he driven oui
of every respectable community. ]
had the hope that the experience oi
One year ago WAS enough Tor thos'
men and would drive them out of thls
community. ! am given TO under
stand that they still live, or rather
would say that they exist IL this
town. am not - moralist, and am
not paid by the United States govern
ment to he nOralist, and recognize
the fact that those who have studied
the social conditions Of the world
maintain that there has to DE the
social evil, and 50 long rs the social
lcvil does not le'ome Il pest, then tins
court has nothing to do with any
attempt to suppress II unless brought
before 1t l'y the proper Instr'lmen-
tafIty. bUl there H. a parasitical
growth even ON that, II you can call
them men, who will live upon women
who have given up heir lives to shame.
Those men Ought not To he allowed To
breal he lac same air We breathe; they
are not lit to he it and ought not
Ia lac allowed tO a~socIate with IL.
p and We ought not to l,e forced To liv.
with them They have moi hing To do.
p They are NagrantS bRiuse they HAY.
no means oi support. They would
not be allowed to come INTO thi>cOuri
room and testify to he Tact of which
, they ought to he ashamed that then
, means oi support is furnished to them
e by the women to whom they pander
- Those men are idlers. In New York
they hide their faces III shame IN the
day time. spend their time in beatin-
the women with whom they live, ano
show themselves only at night. II
Montana they parade the streets
These men have subjected themselve'
10 the punishment of the laws IN thai
.lev violate line statute which says o
which provides for thecrlmes general,
known IA lornIcatiOn and adultery.
"rhe supreme court has finally lie
h cided case which makes II more o
9 less easy to prosecute successfully vio
D., lations of the law in that respect.
do not say that there - any violation
ol HAT kln,i in this county, but | an
told here L.. Ii there IL ] would al
q wise YOU to look after those men.
N will wager my reputation Tor som
;, knowledge OF humanity upon thi
II proposition-that for every brawl
IL every disturbance OF the peace IN TIN
!. town the percentage Will show tina
=. nine out of ten have been caused H.
those very men. You are the ia
payers of this county and IT l. la
i your best interests To yet rid oi thes
"a men. There L. u law which will allo,
n, tis to protect ourselves against
growth oi the social evil which b,
y comes n nuisance. do not belier
!" there is II manly man IN this countr
u who has not more respect for II ma
p. who steals horses, for he risks his IN
:, and neck, than he has for the ma
" who lives upon the shame of wonei
~ Now these men have to go ava
Sc from this town. II is no place ia
them. | recommend you To invest
81 gate this matter and order them I
~ leave town. Bring in mdict ment
Us against them, so that they shall ne
a. ,'Ome back To town after you ha>
r. n llournrd your meet my.