The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-10
Roosevelt Demands
Fight on Straight, Pro-
gressive Lines.
MAKES ADDRESS
TO BULL MOOSERS
Former President Says mo
Honest Man Can Be in Repub-
lican Party" and Attempt to
Lure Members of New Or
ganization Back to Fold
Will Be Futile.

Chicago, December 9-"Without
trafticking or dickering with the old
parties. fight TO have our platform
principles embodied in the laws OF
Illinois" was the appeal Colonel ROOse-
yeit to-day made to the newly elected
Progressive members OF the Illinois
Legislature. to whom he delivered his
first speech at the Progressive con-
ference. which opened Informally to-
day and Will continue over Wednesday.
Besides pleading with the Progressives
to stand alone in their fight. the for
mer President criticized the Repub
ncan organization and said II was Of
such a character that mo horest man
can be in It."
Formal opening OF the conference is
not scheduled 10 take place until to-
morrow, but many Progressives. both
men and women, already are here. The
largest single delegation 20 arrive to-
day came from New York on a special
train with Colonel Roosevelt. The Col
onel was greeted at the railroad sta
ton with cheers and shouts OF ne can
come back
Il am very glad TO have the chance to
come out here and say again that we
are in the fignt to the end. and that
IL is folly for the Republicans TO waste
time IN thinking OF any attempt 10 lure
us back into the organization that
they have made Of such character that
mo honest man can be in it. Colonel
Roosevelt said Ia his talk TO the Hi
nois Legislators.
Progressive members of the Legis-
latures and of Congress have a task
of peculiar importance. They should
make good as far as possible our plat
form pledges Progressive members
should introduce all measures we
promised in the campaign and try as
hard as they know how to have them
adopted
"show Up or Back Up"
Our opponents now are making loud
professions of the lp-loyalty 10 Pro-
gressive principles. so make them
show UP or back up They say most
Of our measures are unconstitutional
We are the heirs OF the Republicanism
of Abraham Lincoln and the Repub-
Hcans who fought in the Civil War.
Lincoln's opponents also said ne was
trying to pull down the Constitution"
He then discussed at length the
workmen's compensation and eight
hour laws
IT hope" he said, that you Will put
into the laws OF Illinois a provision
that II the people want certain laws
no official, no Governor. no Legislature
or court shall have the power 10 pre-
vent them from obtaining those laws
Seven of the nine members OF the
national executive committee took part
In the deliberations OF that body this
afternoon and tonight Judge Ben B.
Lindsey. of Denver, was unable 10
come william Flynn. of Pittsburgh,
is expected tomorrow.
Members present at the meetings
were United states Senator Joseph "
Dixon. OF Montana, chairman; Miss
Jane adams. Chicago; George Priest
ley. Oklahoma: Charles Thompson, Yer
mont: Chauncey Dewey. Illinois; wal
ter Brown. Of OhS. and George ".
Perkins. OF New York. Miss Adams
will present TO the conference to-mor-
row a report OF a subcommittee on a
tentative scheme of financing an Or
SanizatiOn for the Progressive cause