The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-09-09
HOWEVER. THE ILLINOIS SENA-
TOR COMES UP SMILING RE-
CARELESS OF CRITICISM.
HIS mouth IS CLOSED
Colonel Roosevelt Declines to ST. at
Banquet Attended by Newly Elected
Scnator-Lorimer Shows Neither
Surprise Nor Hurt in the Dcclara.
tion OF Chief Guest.

Chicago, Sept. S standing tonight
before i.2no mcn. nearly all Or tham
citizens Of Illinois, ana tho majority
prominent IN politics ana business
life. Theodore Roosevelt moved his
hearers 70 Wild enthusiasm bv hl5
scathing dcnunciaiion or political con
ditions In Illinois. The great banquet
iall at the Congress hotel never Wit
messed such n scene nor echoed to such
"A tnmult as followed tile close WI Col
onei Roosrvclt's address
'fhc members Of the Hamilton club,
under whose auspices the banquet was
given. together with their guests,
stood on chairs and tables. waving
handkcrchicfs In the widest manner.
while they chccred the speaker at the
top Of their voices
Delicate Matters.
After his Introduction MIR Rnose-
Welt declared he was about 10 talk on
dclicatc matters Which, nevertheless.
should be treated only with dircctncss.
Following this, lie took UP the condi-
tion In Illinois politics. described by
witnesses In The present trial of Lee
ONcil Browne for bribery n connec-
ton with the election Of William Lor-
liner to the United States senate.
Read the confessions Of those four
members of that Illinois Legislature.
who have appeared in the ease" de-
| clarrd Colonel Roosevelt. Read the
evidence obtained by the states at
torneys Of two counties aud know that
Illinois politicians cannot be cured by
ignoring what Is going on"
Crowd Surrounds Him.
After ending his speech Colonel
Roosevelt was To have attended re-.
ception In another room Of the hotel
He tried 10 reach that room but for
some time was unable To make his
way through the cheering crowd As
he left The platform someone started
IA cheer for Speaker Cannon. This
was taken ZIP until the speaker arose
from the table
During the Roosevelt speech
Speaker Cannon received much attcn-
tion from the audience. II had been
rumored that in case any reference 10
him We're made by Colonel Roosevelt
To which the speaker took exception
an answer had been prepared Col
onel Roosevelt made no reference TO
Mr.. Cannon.
When introduced by President Bat
ten of the Hamilton club. colonel
Roosevelt Was greeted with tumulous
applause lasting for several minutes
His address follows IN part;
His Address.
i have had long. and ~ me most
pleasant and profitable connection
With this club. II Nas Mt an address
here, nj the Hamilton club that ! used
the expression strenuous lifc an ex
preston which, from that day ~ this
I have never more been able 10 use.
Now there are just two sources OF
danger 10 the American people, law
less violence and eorruption,. la8ess
violence that we most often have to
face comes from among the people
who have least of the worlds goods
and corruption which We most often
have to face among the people that
have most OF the worlds goods.
In the program tonight you have
done me honor To print certain quo-
tations from speeches | have made.
mostly before the Hamilton club. and
the final quotation IS We must see
that there is civic honesty civic clean
lness eivcic good sense In our whole
administration Of city state and ma
ton
That Sentence,
My friends, the value OF sentence
like that consists exclusively III tho
way In which w Try 10 live up 10 II.
II has been well said thai the progress,
the truth progress Of il people ean he
best ganged by their standard IF moral
conduct, by their Judgment as 10 What