, 1902-04-14
MONDAY, APRIL IA, 1902.
ATTACKS" UPON GRoEsBEcK

Al UfON
The Laramie Times feels called upon
to defend Judge Groesbeck from the
so-called attacks" of this paper. For
the information of the editor of the
Times We will say no attack" has ev-
er been made upon the judge. We
have nothing but the highest regard
for the character and integrity of
Judge Groesbeck. In this community.
however, he is the forefront of the
socialistic movement. if, indeed. it
amounts to a movement. He has upon
almost every occasion been the spokes-
man Of that propaganda. He intro
duced Prof. Mills to a Laramie audi
ence and ably discussed the question
before the Woman's club. Therefore
1t Is entirely proper that his ideas up
on this question should be publicly
discussed. The Republican has hot
stopped to personalities in any degree
whatsoever and does not call in gues-
ton the motives which prompt Judge
Groesbeck to at this time TAKE such an
active interest in the advancement of
an ism that can bring no good or hap
Finess to the American people.
In Prof. Otis defense of the judge
he incidentally takes up the question
of free love, the one thing that seems
to be causing the leaders of socialism
in this community more trouble than
all others combined, and says "at some
time or other some one. also a believ-
er in socialism, expressed the opinion
that free love should be made Ii of
the tenets of socialism Now the pro-
fessor and the judge are both ardent
admirers of Herr Bebel. the great lead
er OF the socialistic party in Germany.
the man who but recently made the
famous speech in the reichstag in ia
vor Of the principles advocated by this
old but new organization. Let them
turn to the writings of this man whom
they extol and see what he says of the
marriage state. Bebel is right up to
date on socialism. He is the leader Of
tho patty ANthS hSh
came Proflfbttii and from whence de-
seconded thu fudge. Blu Bebel is not
the only man who has advocated free
love in the %socialistic state. 1t is IL
firm belief that every socialist who
has discussed the marital state, from
Plato to the present time. has advocat-
ed something akin to free love. Those
colonies that have arrived nearest the
doctrines of the socialists have prac-
ticed it or something so near it that
decent people have held their noses.
The Oneida community of New York
was socialistic in a greater degree
than any other colony America ever
knew and it also practiced free love.
In his lecture upon the Mosaic law
at the university Judge Groesbeck re
ferred to the Mormons of Utah in a
complimentary way and yet the free
love tendencies of the Mormon church
nave been the cause of no end of trou-
BILE in this nation. Aside from this
nasty condition of society in Utah, the
political and industrial plan has not
been conducive to the greatest happi-
ness Of the people. The common peo-
pie Of that state have been under an
espionage little above the plane of
slavery. Edicts of the church have
been held superior to those of the gov
eminent, and laws have been enforced
only through the menace of the mill
tary power of the United States. The
rights and privileges vouchsafed the
people by law have been abridged by
the church, which has dictated public
and private affairs in a manner so OBJ
noxious that the entire nation has
cried out against it.
In every case where people have
banded themselves together under
leaders who have attempted to aban-
don the laws and rules of society
adopted through the wisdom of cen
turtles of experience. they have come
to grief. Their fne spun theories fail
when the test of practice is applied.
We nave asked Judge G%roesbeck and
Mr.. B~reitenstein to give the names of
some s~ocialistic writer's who have dis
cussed the question Of marriage who
do not favor something akin to free
love. Let Prof. OFT join them. Posi-
bly, he may be able to give us a few
names. And II there are any writer's
who do not advocate free love. let us
know what they do advocate. The
people would like to know.
WRITING LONG SENTENCES.