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Endorsement of Civil Riohts
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alone is not the answer" to the
civil rights problem.
His audience included a num-
Der Of Negroes.
Mr.. Nixon told reporters later
that he does not intend to
avoid or soft soap the civil
rigtS issue" in campaigning
scheduled to take him into every
Southern State.
Il do not believe in going
into the South and demagogu-
ing on civil rights" he said at
an impromptu news conference
upon his return to Washington.
You have to talk in a reasoned,
honest way"
In his public address, Mr..
Nixon did not refer to sit-in
demonstrations or to the issue
Of religion. but centered on
what he said were basic differ
ences between the two major
parties on domestic and foreign
policies.
These differences, he said,
bring the Republican Party
more in line with the prin-
ciples of Jefferson, Jackson and
Wilson and justify the depar-
ture from Democratic ranks of
SouthernerS who. he said, have
been deserted by the Demo-
cratic Party.
He said the Democrats favor
more and expanded Federal
help, while Republicans advo-
cate increased opportunities for
the individual and creation of
"a climate for the individual
and for private enterprise to
grow"
New Ideas" on Policy
IF you are looking for prom
ises of what the Federal Gov
ernment will do for you," he
said, you should not support
me. Our opponents have out
promised us,in that field. They
cannot outperform us on the
results and the goals"
He described as sound" the
general course of United States
foreign policy but added. "I
have some new ideas" which
will be elaborated on in later
speeches.
Mr.. Nixon indicated at a
news conference that he cur
rently does not intend to use
his influence to bulge loose
from the House Rules Com
mittee a school-aid bill bottled
up there. He noted that there
are 8 Democrats and 4 Repub-
licans on that committee and
said House Speaker Rayburn
could get the bill out if he
wanted to.
He said he did not believe
the Republican me mbers
should be asked to send to
the House floor a bill which
the Democrats know will be
vetoed.
Supports Sit-ins
At the news conference, Mr..
Nixon said he supported the
oblectives of sit-in demonstra-
tions which students started
here early this year and which
spread to other States.
Any American who is allowed
to go into a store and buy the
products it offers for sale, he
said, should be allowed to use
all the facilities of that store.
The reference was to refusal
of some stores to allow Negroes
to use lunch counter and sofa
fountain facilities while allow
ing them to purchase general
merchandise.
Mr.. Nixon said sit-in demon
strations should be orderly and
not in violation of local laws.
Whether these laws are valid,
he said, is for the courts to de-
termine. /,
Asked at his televised news
conference whether religion
would be a major issue in the
campaign, Mr.. Nixon said he
hoped it would not. His Demo-
cratic opponent, Senator Ken
nedy of Massachusetts, is a
Roman Catholic.
Religion is not proper
issue" Mr.. Nixon said. The
way I am going to deal with /;
the religion issue is to talk
always about other issues and ,
not about that"
Mr.. Nixon said "the genuine {
enthusiasm" of his Greensboro ,
audience encouraged him to
believe that North Carolina, {
which came within $4,000 votes I
OF going Republican in 1856. {
would vote Republican this
year. Y