The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-11-11
WE SINCERELY HOPE EoR KENMEpYs SUCCESS.

AS we said last week. 1--WE sincerely hope for Ken
nedys election intellectually wishing for him
successful administration president That he
the presidency little short of miracle, had not
met the man and observed him in action close up when
his cncery and his tremendous ability tbs most impressive
We first met him four years ago, and last met him
August 18th Washington Those who have observed him
nv during the campaign must be- convinced also, that
he is sincere, able ready and far-sghted
This was a close elecsion and such situation might
presage difficulty in getting his country closely knit in
support of his programs But evidence
of his arsghedness witness that he chose Lyndon john
son for his running mate and johnson famed as dplo
mat COMPROMISED developer Of good relations. Witness
Kenneds astueness in centerng his campaign efforts in
big key states without which he might have easily been
defeated There many things we might reclte to bear
his keen mind his faIsghtedness and his ability
to organize TO promote to develop and to forward to
victory
No man ever ran against greater odds for the pres
dency He had to combat most unfair of inoler
from wide circle of protestants He had to campaign
against who basked in the blessing of the Esen
hover popuarty-the great general sody enrenched IN
the heart of the Nation He opposed by the entire ad
WELD against him through sounding the call of battle to
their undergs Every office holder and job holder ndeb
ed to the Eisenhower administration naturally felt obligated
to fight Kennedy hard.
In considering these and other things that stood in the
path of his election does seem mysterious indeed that
he Catholic should finally win out To our mind his sue
far greater than that achieved by FDR in 1882
For FDR running against an administration that the
public viewed as having come to dismal failure he was op
posing who in wide disfavor the symbol of
the misery in which nation had been plunged lobless
hungry discouraged and respondent Could the cold and
cooTless Calvin Codge been called from his sick bed
stump the nation he would have been helpless in Hoovers
FDR had only to preach the gospel of hope to
ton ready to believe new leader he had only to
the enhenng slogan that there was nothing to fear but
fear ITSELF There is doubt in mind that many other
able at that time could have easily marched into the
White House.
There has been such rosy path ahead of Kennedy.
He fought all the way through to win favor in the various
state primaries He believed taking his directly to
the people, He frank and fortnight with them on all
He said things not always calculated to please but
the things in all regions Moreover he had dozen
hopfs of his party standing in his way some OF them
constituting formidable opposition indeed and the other
hand Nixon nothing to fear from the Republicans so
long as behind him the great stature of the Esen
hover image and the mighty frown his favor directed
by administration job holders against all who might
pose Nixon
Serious consideration of all the facts throughout this
campaign brings convincing proof that here is great
man. strong man, patriotic citizen chosen to head our
nation There those who have dscredd him by saying
that war will follow his accession to the presidency 1t has
been belief all along that matter who might win
we will be involved in wars later There is