The daily sentinel., 1913-08-15
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sentind's Comment on Fight on
Judge Lindsey Brings Reply
From Famous Denver Wom-
an Political Leader.

Some time ago The Sentinel made
editorial comment on the fight being
made to recall Judge Ben Lindsey
and on the sensational charges made
against him. DR.. Mary Elizabeth
Bates. one of the best known women
in Denver. who is leading the fight
against Judge Lindsey writes us as
follows:
Denver, Colo, Aug. 12, 1913.
Walter Walker. Editor.
Dear Sir: Your comment on the
campaign of the Woman's Protective
League gives rise to the thought that
you are not informed as to the facts
and have permitted yourself to form
Judgment founded on prejudice.
Perhaps you will be interested,
nevertheless. in the literature of the
league. - Ss
A very slight investigation among
socialists of Denver viii be suffi-
cient to disabuse your editorial mind
of convictions based on belief in all
that Judge Lindsey has said--if per-
chance you have seen II.
Judge Lindsey's talk about the
corporate interests again trying to
get him" through me are foolish and
puerile and really beyond the proper
pale of self-defense. | have always
been n suffragist and am known to
be foreign enough to the Beast" to
have voted for some socialist candi-
date on every ticket since / became a
voter. | doubt il the judge IL that
good socialist.
| am responsible for the age of
consent law, the indecent liberties
law and the white slave law OF Colo
rado, all meant for the protection OF
girls against sex criminals. Judge
Lindsey does not approve of enforc-
ing these laws and 30 brands every
one who is interested in preserving
the morals of children, who wish to
lessen diseases due to absence of
morality, as 'daffy on sex problems. :"
IL you knew these statements of the
league to be true and knew of many
more such cases. and even If your
own immediate family were not in
yolved what would you do?
fail to see what my personal
character. social or political affilia-
tions have to do with the real issue
or why so many should be led off the
main line by the interesting and pic
turesque preyarications of Judge
Lindsey about me and the league, as
If | were all of the league, as we'll
as its founder. But II is easy to un-
derstand that Judge LAndsey's per-
sonal character might well deter
mine his attitude to men who make
pastime of the ruin of girls.
| have not rushed into print. He
has. ! did not give this matter of the
league to the press. His own bitter
ly partisan paper. The Express, be-
gan it-for news. | never heard u
case OF the kind quoted, in any court.
see no reason why Judge Lindsey
should be allowed to make travesty
of the laws for the protection of chill
dren. And do see every reason for
the men Of Colorado TO support any
effort of the women of the state
which makes for decency and law en-
forcement without reference to any
other question. And I see no good
reason why men who are associated,
or women who are associated with
corporate interests" should be
thereby barred from helping us to
maintain u standard that shall not be
reproach to our state and stencil
IN the nostrils of the immediate com
munity concerned. We should en-
courage even THE Beast" to do good.
Yours very truly,
DR.. MARY ELIZABETH BATES.