The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-15
JUDGE LINDSEY
IN WINCHESTER
(By w. S. Anderson)


fering from now, is too much politics
and too little craftsmanship. Poll.
tics is always destructive force
because the one theme with WHICH a
demagOgue can be sure of catching
the ear of the multitude is the rot
tenness of things as they are and
the need of change. Statesman
ship is constructive, because its OBJ
ject is to open a road out of any
slough into which the nation may
have fallen, and to build bridges Ov-
er the crevices and cut tunnels
through the Instructions which lie in
the way to safety"
] have always had very great
contempt for the man who criticises
and does nothing more. Destructive
criticism gives no evidence of ability:
constructive criticism is an indica-
ton of brains and often of genius.
Judge Lindsey is a constructive critic
No man can use harsher words than
he of some things relating to juvenile
crime, but he says such things only
70 show the change that is taking
place, and must take place. 1t is
not fattery to call him constructive
statesman. However many other
Americans now living to whom
this phrase may rightly be applied
there is no doubt that Judge Lindsey
leads the list of them all. His worl
is so unique. his reform so funda-
mental. that his name must be placed
among the distinguished men of our
nation. j...t
Judge Benton, in appropriate SEN
fences, on Saturday evening intro
duced Judge Lindsey to a good sized
audience. The excessively cold
weather made it impossible to have
the Opera House comfortable, but
even so the Judge j eceived wrapt at
!ention for over two hours. It is a
source of regret that the severity of
the weather proven ed so many from
attending the lecture and made those
who did attend un comfortable. The
college and Winch ester were fortu-
nate to have secured for an even
ing, a man who is in such great de-
mand in larger pieces.
In the main, thu theme Of Judge
Lindsey was the work which his jul
venile court had done and the results
therefrom, and tie results that he
hopes and expects yet to follow not
only in Denver, but wherever there
are boys. The Judge is young mar
in appearance, bit old in achiev-
ment and in knowl ,dge of human ma
ture. He is not an orator of the
Bryan type. his voice is rather weak
and lacks something of carrying pow
er. In his frail body there is glow
ing, great-big heart. There is pas
sionate devotion for the unfortunate
boy. There is love for men. and a
hatred for the sins which men and
boys commit. But the greatest hat
red of all for the Industrial condi-
ion responsible for placing children
where they are exposed to the hard
ship and temptation of unaoly sur
roundings.
The task which Judge Lindsey has
set himself is simple, though not
an easy one. He is only asking 70,
laws that will recognize the value OF
the individual as well as the value
of property. He is asking that the
resources of penal institutions be
uesd to save or reform instead Of
Furnishing them only. OF course, he
is wise enough to admit that some
cannot reform or be reformed, these
must be kept under restraint, yet so
optomistic is he. or should ] say so
wise is he. that he believes that under
the right influence and environment
4 vast majority can and do reform.
Over and over did he declare that the
Jail fails to correct, the penitentiary
does not reform. The dread of jail.
penitentiary or punishment does not
deter. Instead Of fear must be in