At Jefferson Hall on Friday night a debate was held between representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties before the Jefferson Society.
Sam Garrison, second year Education student, spoke in behalf of the Nixon-Lodge ticket, and Mike Cody, third year Law student, spoke for Kennedy and Johnson. Their talks were followed by comments from members of the Society, including some supporting neither party.
Cody accused the Republicans of sluggishness and drift in their policies, contending that the problems of today are not those of yesterday.
He also claimed that U.S. prestige has suffered badly under the Eisenhower Administration, that the U.S. is now in too weak a position to lead rising new countries and to bargain with the Soviet Union. The U.S. economy is outdated, and the Republican party has neither the candor nor the foresight to correct the situation, Cody said.
His conclusion was that the voters must "gamble" with Kennedy rather than tolerate another four years of stagnation with Nixon.
Garrison compared the philosophies of the Republican and Democratic parties, taking issue with Lyndon Johnson's recent Charlottesville statement that he hoped people here would come to think of John Kennedy as they do Thomas Jefferson.
Garrison said that Thomas Jefferson has, in fact, been deserted by the Democratic Party. He further contended that Kennedy and his philosophy should be called "neo-liberal" rather than "liberal," for true "liberalism" is concerned with the freedom of the people whereas "neo-liberalism" is concerned only with their economic security.
Garrison attacked the 1960 Democratic Platform, claiming that its title, "The Rights of Man," was a misleading one, the content of which would be repugnant to Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson.
Other speakers for the Democrats argued that Russia is ahead in space exploration; that Nixon could not get his program through a Democratic Congress, and that Democratic programs were not aimed at socialism but at giving every citizen his fair reward.
An informal vote of the members and visitors was taken after the debate. The results were: Nixon 14, Kennedy 10, and independent 9.
-October 25, 1960
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