October 21, 1960
THE SALEMITE
Page Three
Do You Know Campaign Issues As Well As Candidates
Foreign Policy:
Republican: Promised strong,
policy to oppose tyranny and ad
vance the goals of: security of the
nation, promotion of love of free
dom in the world, the achievement
of world peace. Against the accep
tance of Red China in U. N.
Democratic: Objective is creation
of lasting peace in which the rights
of freedom are universally respec
ted for all men. The means to this
are the restoration of national
strength—military, political, econo
mic, moral.
( Economic Growth:
Republican: Dependence on free
enterprise system with minimum
government intervention to speed
growth. Says system has produced
high level of prosperity, but will
continue to encourage its , growth.
Rejects artifical growth by large
government spending and loose
money policy. Promised broadly
based tax reforms to foster job
making and growth-making invest
ments.
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Democratic: Claimed growth too
slow under present administration,
and pledged leadership to create an
abundance superior to all other sys-
I terns. Steps include: ending high
interest rates, tight money policy
I which was described as factor in-
fluencing economic slowdown, and
I beginning federal spending pro-
I grams to encourage greater em
I ployment and production.
John Kennedy
Republican: Claimed U. S. military
strength is second to none. Pledged
to continue present efforts to keep
U. S. ahead of Soviet Union. In
cludes the development of Polaris
submarine and missile development.
Would provide any necessary in
creased expenditure to meet new
defense situation.
Agriculture:
Republican: Program built around
I giant land retirement program
I planned to end overproduction and
^ raise prices. Use price supports to
I widen markets, ease production
I controls and create increased farm
income. Increase movement of food
abroad in food for peace program.
Create food reserves for possible
emergency.
Democratic: Full parity of income
for farmers by using production
control, higher price supports than
present, production payments, price
support loans and purchases. Ex
pand farm markets by food for
peace program, creation of strategic
food reserves, and establishment of
food stamp plan to help the needy
at home. Claimed GOP policies
have forced big decline in farm in
come.
Democratic: Support of collective
bargaining, and repeal of anti-labor
excesses said to have been written
into labor laws. Says Taft-Hartley
law weakened unions in efforts to
include unorganized workers. Re
peal authorization for “right-to-
work” laws; limitations on right to
strike and picket peacefully. Raise
minimum wage law to $1.25—extend
coverage.
Education:
Republican: Federal aid in con
struction of school buildings, but re
jected aid to teacher’s salaries.
Greatest responsibility lies in local
and state governments. Say federal
aid threatens federal control.
Democratic: Says GOP neglects
educational needs; and pledged fed
eral aid to school construction and
teachers’ salaries. Says states and
local groups have borne as much
of responsibility as they can—now
national government must act.
Medical Care for Aged:
Republican: Provide for elderly
people who need it, on sound fiscal
basis and through contributory sys
tem, Protection against cost of
health care. Aged could choose
whether to carry insurance. Federal
grants to states for those who can
not pay.
Democratic: Medical care benefit
for aged under the Social Security
system. Refuted any system for a
means test to receive aid.
Housing:
Republican: Provide economic cli
mate to encourage private con
struction. Support programs to
help flow' of mortgage credit into
private housing, emphasis on homes
for middle, lower incomes.
Democratic: Offer federal credit at
low interest rates and low down-
payments to aid building for middle
and low incomes. Says GOP high-
interest has retarded growth and
helped creation of slum areas.
Civil Rights:
Republicans: Full use of national
power to eliminate prejudice in vot
ing, employment, schools, housing,
i public facilities. Rejected three
I years plan on integration — should
be sooner.
Democratic: Full support of na-
i tional government to end prejudice
in any form against any minority.
Would give three years to inte-
1 grate schools.
Immigration:
Republican: Double annual number
of immigrants. Revise obsolete im
migration laws.
Democratic: Adjustment of immi
gration laws and reunion of people
abroad and relations here.
Sources:
Republican Platform 1960
Democratic Platform 1960
R i c h m o nd Times-Dispatch
(AP release) July 29, 1960.
Democratic: Pledged recasting of
military situation to strengthen
forces and weapons sufficient in
quality and quantity to prevent
aggression. Says during present
administration Soviet Union has
overtaken U. S. in certain military
fields such as missiles, space de
velopment for reasons of economy.
Strengthen foreign alliances.
Labor:
Republican: Continue present poli
cies of fostering, promoting, im
proving welfare of labor. Increase
minimum wage law, and extend its
coverage. Harmony between man
agement and labor brought about
by climate of free collective bar
gaining with minimum of govern
ment intervention.
Salem Republicans Turn Out
In Bus-Loads To Hear Lodge
Three bus-loads' of Salem girls l bassador Henry Cabot Lodge.”
traveled to the Coliseum to hear | After Lodge mounted the platform
Henry Cabot Lodge, the vice-presi- j and the ovation subsided, most of
dential nominee of the Republican the crowd got their first glimpse of
Natural Resources:
Republican: Claimed greater de
velopment in natural resources than
in any other administration ever.
Promised encouragement of further
growth.
Democratic: Reversal of GOP poli
cies which it .claimed have wasted,
depleted. Declared sound public
policy must assure conservation for
future.
Government Finance:
Republican: Efforts to make fed
eral government to live within
means by reducting unessential ex
penditures. Work toward reduction
of national debt. Public defense
will continue to demand public
revenues.
Democratic: Says nation can meet
responsibilities abroad and at home
within balanced budget, unless na
tional emergency. Seek additional
taxes, if needed.
Party on October 13. Upon arrival
the girls were greeted by the tra
ditional Republican elephant (left
over from the Fair). Mr. Kellogg
had left his math long enough to
don a Nixon hat and give out stick
ers and buttons at the door. The
lobby, with its .crowded concession
stands and posters, looked like the
State Fair at Raleigh.
The Salem girls were ushered to
their reserved seats on the floor,
along with other Youth for Nixon-
Lodge. Posters declaring “"Volun
teer Democrats for Nixon” were
seen, as well as “Youth for Nixon”
signs. Even the children caught
the spirit of the rally with their
campaign hats and buttons. Two
Republican committee women
balked superstition and carried
their red Nixon-Lodge umbrellas.
Delegates filed onto the platform
and Dr. Gramley quieted the Dixie
land type band and cheering in
order to introduce “the next vice-
president of the United States, Am-
the speaker and of his wife, Emily
Emily Lodge was very striking in
a gray tweed suit and cream-
colored blouse, accentuated by a
large white orchid, presented by
Youth for Nixon. Ambassador
Lodge, in his dark blue suit, dis
tinguished gray hair, and strong
diplomatic voice, made a very im
pressive appearance. He spoke
briefly, then left to join the rest
of us in watching the debates.
Perhaps Lodge’s visit will stimu
late the Republicans on campus to
the same extent that Mrs. Rose
Kennedy’s visit has activated the
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