Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-17
KENNEDY

Mr.. Nixon is whether this
country could do more. He
asked whether enough was be-
ing done, and brought a shout
Of mo" from the crowd.
Direct Jabs Increased
The speech in Dayton was
his major talk of a swing into
Ohio marked by increasingly
direct jabs at his Republican
opponent.
The view that Senator Ken
nedy feels the tide of the
campaign has begun to move In
his direction" was made avail
able to reporters travelling
with his party over the week
end.
The Senator feels that Vice
President Nixon has shown an
inability to score in the three
radio-TV debates held SO far
and that this has dealt q
grievous blow to his arguments
Of experience and his reputa-
ton as a debater," q high Ken
nedy aide said.
"The Senator is extremely
DESTROYS Of obtaining a fiftf
debate or moving the fourth
debate (now set for October
I'D closer to the election.
THE Senator feels he is in.
creasingly forcing Mr.. Nixor
to run on his own record anc
that Of the Republican Party
And he also feels he ha,
been successful in pointing out
that Mr.. Nixon's election veal
statements do not jibe with
his off-year election perform.
ance and record"
Senator Kennedy has beer
saying it is time to stop talk.
ing about the Chinese offshorc
Islands Of Quemoy and Matsu
and instead discuss Cuba
Africa and what should be
done to stimulate the United
States economy.
Developing this theme yes
terday in a national televiSior
interview Meet the Press anc
in several stump speeches, he
said that what he termed Mr.
Nixon's retreat to the Essen.
hover administration position
on the islands takes them out
of the category of campaign
issues.
Everyone Appears Agreed"
He said Mr.. Nixon has
changed his approach to the
subject and that now everyone
appears agreed that the United
States should not be bound tt
defend them unless they are
attacked as part Of an assault
on FormoSa and the PeSca.
dores.
But he said if Mr.. Nixon in.
sistS on talking about the is.
lands. he is willing to continue
The first reaction from the
Nixon camp indicated that the
Vice President would keep talk.
ing about them, and Mr.. Nixon
did that today in Connecticut
Senator Kennedy said today
that people are in trouble be.
cause of creeping Unemploy.
ment, persiStently depressed
areas and farm problems thst
strike the small farmer
especially.
The 1860 troubles are real
even if they are not exactly like
the depression of the 1905, hi
SAID. and added:
There may not be Herbert
Hoover but there Is Richard
Nixon. And sometimes 1 wish
it were Mr.. Hoover instead
For at least Mr.. Hoover carec
/. -. At least he tried to d.
something. But Mr.. Nixon say.
he's satisfied. He says we've
never had it so good"
State Has Is Votes
Speaking in southwest Ohio
today, Senator Kennedy broke
new ground in the State he ha.
visited several times during his
campaign. Ohio is a 25-elec.
.toral-vote prize and one about
which Democrats are hopeful
Senator Kennedy's thrust al
MIR. Nixon brought delighted
applause yesterday from parti.
san audiences at Levittown
N. j.; Wilmington, Del, and
Silver Spring, Md.
In Wilmington. Senator Ken
nedy drew a crowd estimated
at between $4,000 and 10000
people.
The estimate was announced
by Elisha Dukes, State cam
paign chairman, who jubilantly
told the crowd it was "the
largest ever assembled for ar
occasion like this"
Senator Kennedy stayed
there only 40 minutes for what
probably will be his only visit
to the State.
Senator Kennedy said the
United States military program
has been living off its own fat
and that Mr.. Nixon has struck
no note of urgency about it
The rate of military growth
he said, is not in favor of this
country.
On another subject in hi,
televised interview, Senator
Kennedy said he repudiates the
general argument that a vott
against him is a sign of reli.
gious bigotry.