Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-09

than its source You cannot have hon
esty in public life unless the average
citizen demands honesty In public
life
My friends. | ask you men in Ilh-
nois, that YOU purify your politics that
sou hold accountable the scoundrcl
great or small, who has been guilty OF
corruption, that Won insist on clean
lness in your public life and I ask
Il in your name and for your sakes.
I ask Il for the sake OF the American
people, and | ask it for the sake of
all the nations of the world, that their
hope may not be made dim and that
they may continue TO cherish the Ideal
of the possibility of having a govern
ment OF hy and for the people that
shall mean also the government OF
Justice and OF honesty.
sGINEN TUMUITUouS
GREETING At STATION
Chicago. Sept S--C0louel Theodore
Roosevelt arrived in Chicago from
Freeport at 5;20 O'Clock this evening
He was given a ttmultunus greeting
at tine Northwestern station as the
left his train. Escorted by details
OF motorcycle and mounted police. he
was driven In an automobile To the
Congress hotel, where another great
throng awaited him.
At the hotel no was the guest of
honor at an elaborate banquet given
by the members of the Hamilton
club az O'Clock tonight
He was greeted by an assemblage
OF l,l00, among whom We're several
United states senators, governors of
states and other notahlcs Hundreds
ct people who had been unable Go
obtain seats at the banquet thrunged
the corridors of the hotel and the
balcony of the gold room. Ia which
Colonel Roosevelt spoke, waiting for
a chance to heUr or see the FORMER
president
Governor Charles s. pencen deliy-
cred an euIogistlc speech in welcom-
ing Colonel Roosevelt TO Illinois and
Chicago John H. Batteu, president
OF the Hamilton club, introduced the
clubs chief guest 20 the cXpectant
diners
Among the fifty men seated at the
speakers table were Joseph q CAM
non, speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives. Charles W. Fairbanks,
former vice president; Albert j Bev-
eridge and Robert J. Gamble mem
hers Of the United states senate, and
Governors Deneen. " r. Stuhbs of
Kansas and r. 5. NesseN of South
l'dktAhs tNh INl0tN tAs tNtlAifiNs iNt-
mer secretary Of the interior.
Congressman Nicholas LongwOrth,
Colonel Rooseyelts son -in- law. aud
United states Senators J. G. Burrows
and W. Alden smith oi Michigan
were also near the sneakers,
Members OF the Hamilton club
planned 20 make the banquet not
alone the big affair OF Che day in
Chicago. but IL possible. the big
event of Mr. Roosevelts western trip
The demand fer seats was SO great
that the original plan 20 limit diners
to 500 who could be seated IN the gold
room was abandoned It was then
to accommodate more than
twice that number by using second
banquet hall,
As Colonel Roosevelts special train
was half an hour late a slight delay
occurred In opening tho banquet, but
there was no sign of impatience
among the guests.
Fochof4ng the banquet Colonel
WIS escorted 20 q large re-
ception IN the Hlliga ahethan room OF
the hotel which had been transform
ed into q representation ct an African
Jungle. special committee of Ham
lton club men and large corps of
decorators had expended much |
houeht and labor upon this feature
Colonel Roosevelt Was frankly |
pleased with the decorative innova |
ion
Hundreds " no had been unable 10 |
ecure seats az the banquet hoard We're |
ldmtted to the long line of guests at |
he reception. which did not tormi-
rate until shortly before the Roose-
'olt party was ready Ia take the train
or Cincinnati