Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-24 | Page 4 | Destroying Free Speech

i I DEST DESTROYING FREE SPEECH A group of oC 1 mashed ted men nien men the theother day theother-day Othel other other- day wa a laid young youns Ralph tJ Denier Denmer er university stu atti- atti tWit took him hiM outside tit fit the city anti n gave save ar him hire a severe floggIng They They did It they they- et explained for COI lh thi reason Batsch Batsch let lel wait wea u a I I leader lder ader In n the Thinkers association assoc J which had arranged debate on ou marriage between bet een the Rev ReI Th B A A Jenkins ot of Kansas Kanas City and Judge Ben Lindsey The They warned arned him that his hla punishment was as 55 Only a sam nm am ample pie ot of what would happen to 10 him It if the th debate w were re held The fhe Th whole incident probably r Ii i of minor e to the country coun country try at large Yet it Is typical ot of the mental attitude or of o a largo large l number of ot cItizens Judge Lindseys Lindsey's views on mar mar could be utterly mistaken n and wildly dangerous the Hot flog floggers Hotter gelS gers ter would not stand excused It Is one on thing thine to defend exist tog Ing Institutions and It is quite quile another thing to attempt to suppress sup suppress press all discussIon of ot them Perhaps the flogger f i felt that thal they were ere protecting America and acting as true p patriotic citizens But K If so o they do not yet fully Cully understand what Is meant by the guarantee ot of fre free Cree c speech It means mUn not only tbd thal wo we can our ocr arguments unmolested but that our o opponents can do he same I I