Evening star., 1960-10-08
Kennedy Says
Nixon Backs
Benson Policy
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star Stan Writer

policies dressed up with slick,
new advertising slogans.
"It is a program which
harmed the taxpayer, the con-
sumer. the farmer, and it has
wasted SIC billion worth of food
which now lies unused in oul
warehouses" the Democratic
nominee declared. I cannot
believe that the American
people or the American farmer
are going to vote for four more
years Of this kind of pro-
gram"
Senator Kennedy was In q
relaxed and confident mood
as he few here last night after
the debate for a full day oi
campaigning in the Bluegrass
State.
He regarded the latest en-
counter with his Republican
rival as pretty much of q
draw. But he considered that
the lighting was arranged a.
to favor the Vice President
whose image from the light.
ing effects in the first en-.
counter left the impression he
was ailing.
Complains Of Lighting
Senator Kennedy found two
lights shining in his face dur.
ing last nights debate and, II
is understood, discovered that
similar lights were not heamed
at Mr.. Nixon.
He also complained about
the heating in the studio. When
he arrived it was "a degrees
and later was turned up to 70
degrees.
Senator Kennedy, however
did not feel he had lost any,
thing in the encounter, even
though he thought the Vice
President was much better and
took a considerably harder line
than he did in the first meet
ing.
The Democratic nominee, il
was understood, felt that Mr.
Nixon may have scored an
emotional edge in the discus
sion Of the Quemoy and Matsu
islands and whether they
should be defended. The Sena.
tor took what appeared to him
a more sophisticated-anc
realiStic-view. But he fell
Mr.. Nixon probably appealed
more to the people by saying
he would not surrender them
to the Communists.
"OId Nixon" Seen
Senator Kennedy's advisers
thought he scored heavily in
the exchanges on depressed
areas and other domestic prob
lens. Senator johnson, the
Democratic vice presidential
candidate who. arrived back in
Washington just before Sena-
tor Kennedy took of, shared
this view and said he thought
there was something Of the
old Nixon in the Vice Presi.
dents remarks.
Senator Kennedy Launched
his hardest hitting attack 81
far on his rivals farm program
as he made this visit to Ken
lucky in search of the State
10 electoral votes. Kentuck,
went for President Eisenhowel
in 1856 and was barely in th'
Democratic column in 1852.
Senator Kennedy, who haC
previously visited Louisville anC
Covington, chose Bowling
Green, in the Kentucky bur
ley tobacco country, for hi
criticism of the Republican
farm program. Earlier he ap
peared on the University o
Kentucky campus. Paducal
also was on the days schedule
/ He said what the Vice Presi
dent was advocating was tn,
progam followed by Secretar!
of Agriculture Benson.
"It provides the same pro
lection that Mr.. Benson's pro-
gram had - driving farm in
comes lower, farm costs highel
and piling up huge stocks o
unused surplus food" Senate
Kennedy said.
Programs the last eigh
years have cost United State
taxpayers more than the tota
of all the programs of tn,
United States Department o
Agriculture combined since tina
department was founded al
most a century ago"
Tobacco a Bright Spot
The Democratic nominee sait
the one bright spot in the farm
economy was tobacco and
was his hope to put all farmer
on the same footing with to
bacco producers. His program
as against that of Mr.. Nixon
Senator Kennedy said, "empha
sizes the two features that hav,
made the tobacco program {
success-parity of income ant
effective controls to brinl
supply into balance with de
mand."
Senator Kennedy chided hi
rival for coming out for tn,
present tobacco program on 1
recent campaign visit into Ken
lucky.
II think that's fine," Senate