Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-18
Judge Ben Lindsay Thinks
They Should in MARSHALL
town
cUMMINs A LOGICAL LEADER
Tho a Democrat, Lindsey Favors
Roosevelt and His PoIcies-After
Him, Folk-condemns Socialism as
Dangerous Thins'-New York
Interview Garbled.

Judge "Beni Lindsay. one of the big
gest little men in America, sat in the
| Pilgrim hotel this morning and talked
of his work as the kids Judge" OF
Denver, and the hope of the country a.
exemplified In the saving of the boys
who will be men and the girls who are
growing into women. Lindsay is a lit
tie man, a concentrate, quiet, keen
and with something irresistably at
tractive about his personality. A high
prominent forehead comes down from
a scanty crop of hair to -overhang a
pair of piercing black eyes. straight
nose, a firm chin and natty black
mustache. a dark coat, light vest and
dark striped trousers, a pleasant voice,
affable manners, ideas, conviction and
energy, and you have Judge Ben
Lindsay Of Denver, one of the best
known and trusted, most liked and
hardest hated Of American public men.
lIle SET Ol ulS SlIlI1 ana the lire Ills
eye tells how he has fought the bat
ties that have made him famous and
suggests reasons why he won. AS you
talk with him he grows on you. You
see into the man and his motives, un-
derstand somewhat Of the charm that
brings the child underworld of Denver
to the confessional and assistance Of
-,
this but behind the bullying brows the
reasons why the county court Of Den
yer is the bugaboo of the CRATER and
a barrier to fraud look out and make
themselves felt. The man Is live
wire. The current of thought and ac-
ton is rich in voltage and intense in
its amperage
What the Churches Should Do.
Not alone cities of 100000 like Den
yer, but cities like Marshalltown. Of
fer good chance to do something for
the boys" said Judge Lindsay. so
many boys in smaller cities and towns
get to dawdling about, hanging around
pool rooms, etc. 1t isn't the game that
spoils the boy, but the environment
and associations He falls in With
corrupting influences. My idea Is that
the churches would try to have boys
clubs and study to amuse the boys,
they could overcome much of the loaf
ing, dawdling tgang habit in boys. The
gangs needs direction, that is all, as
DR. Furbush, of New York says: 1t
needs chaperoning.' 1t is no use to
preach to boys. Something must be
substituted for the vicious pleasures
and Notwithstanding to give
pleasure. games. etc, under chaper-
onage Personal influence upon the
child is the way to help boys from be-
ing lost. There is too much of Don't
this, and don't that in the homes; too
much nagging. Companionship is the
great thing. The father who is COM
panionable with his boy has the great
est influence over him. The value of
the juvenile movement is in finding out
the boy does wrongly and showing
him better way
1.-THE boy in court is just an aver
age boy 1t is unreasonable to deal
differently with boy because he has
played hockey or taken something.
What is good for the boy who didn't
is equally good for the one who did"
= Favors Roosevelt.
The, Judge favors the trade school
and believes 1t ought not to- be neces-
sary for a boy to commit crime in or
der to geSa chance to learn trade
In politics Judge Lindsey is demo-
cratic, but independent. II favor
Roosevelt for president" sara he. At
ter him, perhaps, the man whom he
might name to carry on his policies.
OF democrats he would favor Folk be-
cause in his opinion "Folk is stronger
than Bryan, because he would unity
the party in close states and in the
south"
Logical Leaders.
ct find with regret many young men
turning toward socialism," he said. 81
believe socialism most dangerous. Too
many young men see predatory wealth
and the preyed upon poor, and jump
to a hurried conclusion that funda-
change in government is need
ed They are wrong. The thing to-
do is to get after special privileges.
Men like Cummins of Iowa LaFollette
Hughes. and Roosevelt Of course, are
logical leaders. If such men are per-
mitted to dominate the republican
party The democratic party is likely
to go to pieces on the rocks of social
ism These men get back to the foun-
dations of government and then ascen-
dancy forecasts long lease of power
to the republicans. In Colorado no bill
like Hughes public utility or the leg
islation forced by Cummins and his
followers can pass. Glasses own Col
orado.
II didn't say Guggenheim ought
to be hanged, as the Chicago papers
quote me- continued Judge Lindsey
I'm opposed to hanging But if Hay