"THE KIDS' JUDGE."

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3103, 28 January 1909, Page 4

"THE KIDS' JUDGE."

One of the most gratifying results of the recent election was what happened in Denver (says a New York paper). There is a man there named Ben Lindsey, who is more familiarly known as "The Kids' Judge.' Judge Lindsey has been holding court, sometimes in a regular court-

room, sometimes on cry-goods boxes; he never deals with anyone except youthful offenders, and he deals with them not as criminals, but as younger brothers who need a lot of advice. As a result he has been of inestimable value in the reform of the boys of Denver, and is firmly regarded as their friend. As one would naturally expect, Judge Lindsey, being an efficient public servant and conducting the best Juvenile Court in the United States, was not acceptable to the party machines of Denver. This year jvhen it was time to choose a successtr to Judge Lindsey, both the Democratic and Republican Parties refused to nominate him for re-eiection. In the good old days, that meant that it was all over with Lindsey, but in the better new days twenty-nine thousand independent voters came trooping into the polls and re-elected him. It was a good job that they did in Denver on November 3rd, and it was possible because the women voters of that progressive community lined up on the right side of the fence. If the boys had been allowed to vote, the election officers would be counting yet.