The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-10
ASKS ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE TO INCORPORATE BULL MOOSE
 PLATFORM IN LAWS.
IS IN THE FIGHT TO THE END
Says the Party Which Honored Him Repeatedly is of Such Character That No Honest Man Will
 Be in 1t.

Chicago. Dec 9--Without traffick- ing or dickering with the old parties fight to have our platform principles embodied in the laws of Illinois" was the appeal of Col. Roosevelt today made to the newly elected members of the Illinois legislature to whom h. delivered his first speech at the pro- gressiye conference which opened in- formally today and will continue over Wednesday. Besides pleading with the progressives to stand alone n their fight. the former president cri- ticised the republican organization and said 1t was "of such character that no honest man can be in It.
 Formal opening of the conference is not scheduled to take place until tomorrow, but many progressiVes, business men and women already arc here The largest single delegation to arrive today came from New York on special train with Col. Roosevelt The colonel was greeted at the rail- road station with cheers and shouts of The can come back"
 "l am very glad to have the chance | to come out here and say again tnaE we are in the fight to the end and l that it is folly for the republicans 10 | waste time i'll thinking of any af- tempt to lure us back into the or | ganization that they have made os | such a character that no honest man l can be in 1t "Col. Roosevelt sald III his talk to the Illinois legislators.
 'sProgressiye members of the le6ls' Iatures and of congress have a task | of peculiar importance. They should make good as far as possible our plat | form pledges. Progressive smembefs 1 should introduce all measures We promised in the campaign and try as hard as they know how to have them adopted. Our opponents now arc making professions of the lip-loyaify to progressive principles, so make them show up or back up, They say most of our measures are uncoa- sttutional We are the heirs of tho reptfss;;iiieaaism of Abraham lincom and the republicans who fought tl the civil war Lincoln's opponents also said he was trying to pull down the constitution"
 He then discussed at length the wqrkmen's compensation and eight hour laws. T hope" he said, "tiias you will put into the laws of Illinois provision that if the people want certain laws no official, no governor, legis,ature or court shall have the power to prevent them from obtain ing those laws
 In speaking of criticism which was aimed at him during the last cam paign for certain criticisms he made of New York court decisions he said that -four great corporation lawyers. headed by MT Root" had questioned his opinion. He added that expe ence mad taught him that the great corporation lawyer who was paid blg fees by wealthy clients for interpret ing rhe constitution was apt to De the poorest interpreter of 1t.
 Seven of the nine members of the national executive committee took uart in the deliberations of that body this afternoon and tonight Judge Hen R Lindsey of Denver was un- able to come Wm. Flynn of Pil's- burg is expected tomorrow.
 Members present at the meetings were United States Senator Jos. DiN- on. of Montana, chairman; Miss Jane Adams. Chicago; ieorge Priestiy Oklahoma: Chas. Thompson, NsF mont: Chauncy Dewey Illinois: Wal ter Brown, Ohio, and George " Perkins. New York.
 Miss Adams will present to the con ference tomorrow report of sub committee on tentative scheme of financing an organization for the pro gressive cause
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 The Sunshine society will meer