Evening star., 1960-11-04
Eisenhower Denounces
Kennedy False Gospel
Senator Cites
Fiscal Policy
In Virginia
BY DAVID S. BRODER
star star Writer

IN VIRGINIA WITH KEN
NEDY, Nov. 4.-Senator Ken
nedy promised Virginians today
he would follow sound fiscal
policies" If he is elected Presi-
dent.
In a speech at q morn
ing rally at the Roanoke
Airport the Democratic nominee
charged that economic policies
Of the Eisenhower administra-
ton have been a failure. He
said there was increasing evi.
dence I'VE may be entering our
third major recession in six
years"
The Senator's Roanoke
speech was a plain bid to con-
servative sentiment In the Old
Dominion, whose IL electoral
votes now are believed likely to
go to Vice President Nixon.
Senator Byrd, the leader Of
Virginia Democrats and one Of
the most powerful conservative
Spokesmen in Congress, has
made it plain he is not support
ing Senator Kennedy's presi-
Dental bid.
Sleeps Aboard Plane
Senator Kennedy began his
abbreviated Virginia campaign
with a rally at CRANKY High
School Athletic Field in Nor
folk. He few to Norfolk last
night from Oklahoma City and
remained aboard his plane to
complete his nights sleep.
The Senator was welcomed to
Norfolk this morning by Gov.
]. Lindsay Almond. ir., and
Representatives Hardy and
Gary.
Only . few hundred people
we're at the airport to meet
him. but an estimated crowd
Of 10000 turned, out for the
high school meeting.
Senator Kennedy told them
"the Democratic Party was
founded by Virginians and I
cannot believe that In. these
critical times the Democrats of
this State are going to vote
for Richard Milhous Nixon. I
can understand It happening in
1852. but Mr.. Eisenhower is out
OF the picture now. Can you
tell me what Thomas Jefferson
has in common with Richard
Nixon?"
He said, "You cannot possibly
put your confidence in Demo-
cratic Senators and Represent
atives and then go into re-
verse and support q Republican
for President"
Denies Plans Are Wasteful
In the Roanoke speech, SEN
ator Kennedy acknowledged "of
course we Democrats have pro-
grams, and those programs viii
cost money"
But they will not be waste
full programs" he pledged.
They will be soundly financed.
And they will return their own
cost many times in terms Of in
creased productivity and pros
perity for America"
The Senator predicted his ad-
ministration would achieve
large-scale economies in the ag-
riculture and defense programs
and would cut the cost of serv-
icing the national debt by re-
laxing "the> >artifcially high and
rigid interest rate"
The Democratic presidential
candidate said the gold reserves
of the United States have de-
clined by almost 81 billion in the
last three years. He said the
foreign debts of the United
States are So billion more than
our gold reserves.
He called this "a dangerous
deterioration in our world finan-
cial position. Certainly this is
not the product of sound plan
ming and fiscal responsibility"
Senator Kennedy said he did
mot intend to devalue the dol
lar from its present rate. We
will defend its value and its
soundness."
After the Roanoke speech, the
Senator was scheduled to fly to
Toledo. Ohio, and Chicago,
where he will make a major
address on national television
tonight.
He viii stay overnight in New
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