Evening star., 1960-10-05
New Tax Policies Needed,
Nixon Tells New York CITY

Tne RepuDncan pfeSloentlaI
nominee spoke to a crowd
police estimated at $4,000
massed in Rockefeller Plaza.
Mr.. Nixon's reception in mid
town New York was somewhat
lessthan enthusiastic as he dis
cussed a wide range Of issues
from national defense to civil
rights,
Mr.. Nixon said the United
States must increase its lead
over Russia not only in mill
tary strength but in economic
protective power.
To do that, he said, there is
need for policies of taxation
that may not be popular politi-
cally but are needed to boost
the level Of jobs as well as in
crease production.
AS the Nixon motorcade
rolled down Seventh avenue to
Thirty-eighth street in the gar
ment district, crowds lined the
sidewalks and spilled over into
the street. Thousands of spec
tatorS stood behind barricadeS.
Many carried homemade signs
and f1oated balloons overhead.
One woman carried a home
made sign which said Nixon,
81 (yes), Mr.. K, no."
Speaks at FOrdham
Mr.. Nixon made a vigorous
point in his New York speeches
of his experience in opposing
the policies of Soviet Premier
Khrushchev.
The Vice President spoke also
of the need for racial equality
and opportunity among the
races. He said the country
cannot afford to waste the
talents of IA million Negro
Americans.
At Fordham University, Mr..
Nixon told a cheering crowd
of students that overf1owed the
4,500-seat fieldhouse that if he
is elected he would have no
reservations about asking the
American people to pay more
taxes if that is necessary to
maintain national security.
Mr.. Nixon said he and his
opponent, Senator Kennedy.
agree that this country is the
strongest military power in the
world today but cannot rest
there.
The challenge of Khru-
shchev makes us recognize that
the United States cannot afford
to have anything but the best
and make certain that the
Communists know it" Mr..
Nixon said. Il
Gov. Nelsaon A. Rockefeller
of New York, who joined Mr..
Nixon in a statement during
the Republican Convention
calling for accelerated national
defense. applauded vigorously
on the platform.
The Vice Presidents appear
ance was billed as one in a Sc
ries of lectures on THE Amer
ican Age" being given at the
Roman Catholic University.
Kennedy Invited, Too
Earlier, Mr.. Nixon had picked
of a day of New York City
campaigning by telling G. o. P.
partisanS at a breakfast that
he and his running mate,
Henry Cabot Lodge. can win the
election if they get the support
of most of the Republicans.
more than half of the inde-
pents and 20 per cent of the
Democrats.
Enthusiastic Republicans
overf1owed a 2,000-Seat ball
room to cheer Mr.. and Mrs.
Nixon Justify.
The Vice President was in
troduced by Gov. Rockefeller. h
Gov. Rockefeller told the
cheering, flag waving crowd
that the country needs and
wants Mr.. Nixon and Mr.. Lodge.
Speaking directly to Mr..
Nixon, Gov. Rockefeller said:
I'VE need leadership of un-
derstanding and courage. Dick
Nixon and Cabot Lodge can
give it to us"
Mr.. Nixon responded by say
ing that in the light of present
world conditions America can
settle for nothing but the best
of leadership in the presidency.
NonpartiSan Note Sounded
With New York City's Demo-
cratic majority obviously in
mind, Mr.. Nixon said the Re-
publicans are not going to win
purely on a party basis.
ITO win," he said. I'VE will
have to get the votes of most
of the Republicans, more than
half of the independents and
20 per cent of the Democrats.
We are not going to win on a
party basis. We will do it only
if the country feels we are
Offering the kind Of leadership
it needs"
Mr.. Nixon launched his New
York campaign after getting
what he called a tremendous
reception in New jerseys vote
heavy heartland yesterday.
Last night he got a tumul-
tuous reception from a cheering
and chanting crowd which
overf1owed the 13,000-seat Ma
tional Guard Armory in West
Orange.
Local Republican leaders
publicly Rugged and kissed each
other at the laundering sue
cess Of their efforts to dem
onstrate that the G. o. P. NOM
inee has a good chance Of
carrying doubtful New Jersey.