Evening journal., 1916-10-09
Mr.. ROOTS SPEECH
ST.RS Democrats
Ex-Senator's Attack Places
Wilson on Defensive.
Leaders Admit
HY. HENATE ISSUE
E PUT IN BACKGROUND

NEW YORK, Oct. 9-Tte first rea
ginger has been injected in the Re
publican campaign. leaders OF al
shades of partisan alignment dc
clarcd by ex-senator Roots arraign
ment OF President Wilson's Admins
lration in his Carnegie Hall address.
The change was noticeable not only
among Republicans. but among Demo
Gratis as well. Even friends of the
President admitted the Root speech
would necessitate an immediate an
swer from Mr.. Wilson. This IS deemed
by the Democrats as especially unfOI
iunate. in that 1t will interrupt the
pressing home of the hyphenate issue
tho campaign on which was begun By
President Wilson's telegram to Jere-
miah A. OLeary. The Democrats IT Is
said. have been counting heavily on
The hyphenatc issue, always with a
card M their sleeves in the knowl
edge they can make a big play for the
German vote by a sharp note to Eng
land.
Not only has the Root arraignment
which places the blame for the tor
pedoing Of the Lusitania on the weak
ness of President Wilson. made the
.hvpbenate issue insignificant, it is as
serted. but it has discounted abso-
lutelv the playing of a card on which
tho Administration has been counting
AS a climax Of the campaign-the
ratification Of the final agreement
with the Imperial German Govern
ment in the Lusitania case.
German Note Discounted.
The memorandum from the German
Ambassador. which It is understood
has, been in the possession Of the state
Department for some time and which
is the basis for this settlement, Will
avail little. it is declared. II the Re
puhlicans can drive the charge OF
Mr.. Root that frmness prior to that
tragedy would have saved the hNes
lost on the Cunard liner.
Everywhere that politicians gather
cd on Saturday. was heard discussion
Of Mr. Roots speech. The order to
prin 100000 copies is only mild IL
lustration of its political value in the
eyes Of Republican publicity direc-
tors. But it was among Democrats
that the speech had the most surprls
ing effect
A Tammany leader was heard to say
that if Mr.. Hughes had delivered this
speech earlier in the campaign ram
many now would be concentrating at
tcnticp on the Mayoralty election, en-
ti~ely reconciled 20 the idea of Re
phblican Administration az Washing
ion after March 4. The same leader
later made the significant comment
that the real effective fighting OF a
campaign always came in the last
twenty days
Grimm in except Is Out OF War"
In both parties il was said the most
important point made by Mr. Root
was his attack on the policy with Ger
many. His array of facts and dates
to show why Germany had disregard
cd The strongly worded notes sent by
Mr. Wilson. aud had dared 10 torpedo
the Lusitauia in the sure belief that
nothing would he done by the Admin
istrat'on. has. it is believed. put a
crimp in the Kept us out of war
slogan
Roots emphasis on the point that
the real danger Of war is not now
while the nations of Europe have
their hands full. but later. also VIII
serve as a text for Republican ora
tors until election as an antidote to
He kept US out of war
Buoyancy at Republican headquar'
+ore and denression among cOnserYa-
tive Democrats we're caused chiefly
nv the evident attention given to Mr..
Roots presentation OF the situation
and the fact that the people can stu
he interested in history two and three
years old Workers in both camps re-
ported that persons were discussing
whether president Wilson could have
prevented. by Cleveland or Roosevelt
tactics. the torpedoing Of the Lusi-
tania. For the first time in the cam
naign il seemed that old General
Apathv had been routed.