New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-06
World Has Judged
Him IrresOlute,
Incompetent.
U-BOAT CAMPAIGN
SHOWS CONTEMPT
Carnegie Hall Packed for
First Big Repub-
lican Rally.

The Democratic Administrators
failures at home and abroad, its scut-
Ting of American rights, resulting IN
the wholesale slaughter OF American
citizens by German submarines and
Mexican bandits, its surrender to the
railroad unions and it's total inability
to prepare the country against future
dangers were analyzed last night by
Elihu Root in Carnegie Hall.
1t was the first big rally of the Re-
publican party in New York City IN the
present campaign, and likewise Mr..
Roots first speech on behalf OF Charles
+. Hughes. The hall was crowded, ex-
cept the top gallery, which was almost
beyond the range of the speakers
voice. On the platform sat the leaders
of the Republican party in Greater
New York.
Mr.. Root read mis- speech from man
uscript. but this fact did not weaken
the emphasis of his delivery, and every
now and then his outbursts against the
Democratic party's record during the
last four years were interrupted by
vigorous applause.
Democratic Threats Scorned.
The Democratic party, he said, had
been from its inception national IN
name only. and wholly incapable Oh
grasping the needs of the whole ma
tion and in understanding its spirit.
His voice shook with emotion at times
as he recounted how American rights
had been trodden under foot by Tor
eign nations and the threats OF the
Democratic Administration laughed 10
scorn in foreign capitals.
"The question for the American peo-
ple now" said Mr.. Root, us whether
they are willing to have serious ana
critical affairs in which their vital IN
terests will be concerned during the
next four years, conducted in the same
wav that the Mexican business has
been conducted"
mo! Nol" came shouts from the
audience.
Mr.. Root characterized the passing
Of the Adamson eight-hour bill as
direct hold-up of the government be-
fore a question affecting the whole
American people had been studied, and
before anybody in the country really
understood it.
The rally was held under the aus
nices of the Republican Club, and the
meeting was opened by Charles O..
Mas. chairman of the clubs campaign
committee, who introduced James r.
Sheffield. president of the club. Mr..
Sheffield introduced Mr.. Root.
Former United States Senator
Chauncey Depew followed Mr.. Root
with a brief speech, in which he an
nounced that this was his sixtieth an
niyersary upon the platform Of the Re
publican party.
Easy to Keep Out of War.
Mr.. Root made little of the Demo
cratic Administrators boast that
Wilson had kept the country out Of
war. saying that every President for
seventy years, except Lincoln and Nc,
Kinley, had done as much. lie pointed
out that it had never been so easy TO
keep the country at peace, as each OF
the belligerent nations was anxious 10
placate America and keep 1t from
throwing its enormous resources on the
side Of the enemy.
"Our great danger is not now while
the great war is raging" said Mr..
Root, "but later, when peace has been
made and great armies are free and
rulers and governments look about for
ways to repair their losses, and the
great spaces and the i'll defended
wealth of the New World loom large
on the horizon of their desires.
"Then will come the dangers OF
aggression, small at first, upon plaus-
ible pretext, but involving our rights,
and then We must maintain our rights
or abandon them. Then must be de-
termined whether the Monroe Doc
trire has behind it the sincerity and
Caniinued ON naRe column /