^-4^ Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
VOL. XXVIII, No. 2.
EALEIGH, north CAROLINA
October 23, 1964
ST. MARY'S FOCUSES ON POLITICS
President Johnson
Speaks In Raleigh
About two bundled St. Mary s
girls Were among the crowd of 13,000
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People who cheered President John
son on his recent visit to Raleigh. On
Tuesday, October 6, Johnson spoke
Reynolds Coliseum accompanied
iMrs. Johnson and their daughter
Lynda. This visit
Johiis
was a part of IMr-
son's campaign tour in the
and it coincided with Mrs.
°hnson's whistle-stop train tour
trough many southern towns on
Licit she campaigned in behalf of
cr husband. Many important North
^^rolina Democrats were on hand to
*''c the president and his wife a r i .fU Pimlina Dem-
welcome. Among them were the chairman o t t “
Static Party, Melville Broughton; the governor, erry Moore,
the president; and the Democratic candidate
Amid the cheers of the crowd and the strains speech on farm
°hnson entered the coliseum and delivered an impor points
»iy, a topic „( special interest to North Carol,n. 'Id
It's speeeh dealt with the farm subsidy program " * j j ^
I Bar,, Goldwater in recent campaign speeches. for
c farm subsidy program would only bring a ou
''«>h Carolina dm end ot this program won d fp. With
"■"a (or eaeh fann and 1/3 ot a billion dollars for ‘B'
B;s much loss of income one out of every five '”“„ticularly the
“Bason also touched on the tobacco and cotton programs part.cular y
>n-wheat bill passed by the 88th Congress. _ ,
‘om —T/-kKncnn went on t(
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«-wheat bill passed by the 88th Congress. recently pass-
;rom the farm program Johnson Goldwater opposed this bill,
-aeral tax cut bill. Johnson pointed out th
^ has had a nreat effect on the American economy. mnre than
tax cut bill.%hnson pointed out that Goldw.te^ c^pp—
has had a great effect on the Amerkan economyJh.s
=ans $11.5 billion to buy , {.^nily of tour .s ^e\\
trillion in total income and more than $3 inhnson said that the
'000 new jobs. In further reference to the econo y J
f r of people on the public payroll has been reduced by 23,U
has been reduced more than $1 billion. education, politics,
'ther areas included in the President s spec North Carolina and
’eace. Mr. Johnson praised the education system
cd to work for an even better education .j "pofitics is the
a the entire country. Concerning ^ itics ^ ^ responsibility. This
business. That means it has to be the ^ responsible
ay has a responsible government. An ^ xh-, Statement was an addition
atgn from Hubert Humphrey and me. onnosed to Goldwater s
anson s image of responsibility and acst^m created some
of recklessness and nuclear irresponsi i i ^ jgr’s statements on
'niong the American people. In reference to Johnson said
position of the United States in the nuclea stronger than
LI.S. is the strongest country in the v\or have not lost a
«ther countries oimbined. He also stated that we
ay to communism since we lost Cuba ta> ' i gjjhed as the most
' closing Mr. Johnson talked of peace vvhich n objective
aant word in the English language and the jo,
rican people. Johnson said, But mos o month. It is
fth, and the whole world moves toward i p,,ve
slow process. It takes courage to dim
age.” New Orleans
It^aving Raleigh Johnson ^sited the M.
• again joined Lady Bird's tram. In iNev\ confirmed
-rs to end their opposition to the march o
th the future of the south.
Goldwater’s Campaign
Highlighted
In recent campaign tours Barry
Goldwater has told the American
people some of his ideas for carrying
out foreign and domestic policy.
Goldwater has emphasized the neces
sity of honestly recognizing the
Southeast Asian war and the menaces
of communism, of strengthening na
tional defense, of building up local
governments, and of peacefully settl
ing internal difficulties. Barry Gold-
water said, “I believe that we must
look beyond the defense of freedom
today to its extension tomorrow.” To
protect and continue this freedom,
Goldwater has announced certain re
forms.
Gokhvater feels that NATO is not now achieving full results because of
inadequate participation and support. His plans for its improvement include
more consultation and sharing of nuclear secrets, training of all NATO
forces in Europe, and giving the Supreme Commander direct control of some
nuclear weapons.
Regarding foreign nations, Goldwater looks to the United Nations as a
place to discuss matters with these nations. The original pur^xtse of the Llnited
Nations was to preserve peace. This purpose could be carried out better if it
were used correctly. Eirst, however, all nations must morally and financially
support it. A fairer distribution of votes is also a possibility for improvement.
National defense is another area of concern to Goldwater, who thinks the
defense program must be stepped up and a greater emphasis be placed upon
a more flexible variety of defense mechanisms. Because the recent test ban
treaty prohibits even the peaceful use of nuclear tests and because Goldwater
does not trust the Russians to keep the treaty, Goldwater voted “no” against it
in the Senate.
Goldwater thinks that foreign aid can be profitable only if it is used to
slacken and halt the spread of communism. He feels that much of the foreign
aid money given to other governments is not always reaching the needs of the
people. Because in his eyes giving aid to Soviet countries is only aiding com
munism, Goldwater is not in favor of giving any aid to these countries at all.
He advocates the support of the Gommon Market since this will help our
own trade and industry which will in turn raise the American standard of
living.
Eoreign policy is a vital issue in the campaign, especially the U.S. policy
in regard to Viet Nam. Goldwater says that victory must be secured in Viet
Nam but this is not possible until Americans face up to the fact that a war is
being fought and American servicemen are being killed in battle. His ideas
for winning this war include supplying up-to-date equipment, cutting the
communist supply lines to Vietcong guerrillas, and getting the support of our
European and Asian allies. He feels that standing up to the communists is the
only way the U.S. will achieve prestige and victory in the cold war.
Domestic problems are no less important to Goldwater. He supports states
rights and a defined, limited national government. Because local and state
governments have a more complete insight into local problems than the na
tional government has, Goldwater feels that the states should have more
power. He believes in individual freedom of property, lives, and prayer and
says these can not be run by a national machine.
Goncerning financial affairs Goldwater wants to revise the American econ
omy to preserve the value of the dollar by managing with the available money.
His plans for this revision include budgeting and the encouragement of in
dividual enterprise, a tax reform with a cut in spending, and a revision of the
Social Security system.
These are only a few of the issues touched on by Goldwater in his cam
paign speeches all over the country. His slogan is “Peace through prepared
ness, progress through freedom, purpose through Gonstitutional order.”