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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation, operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial argues Nixon aims to recast the Republican Party after Goldwater’s defeat by attacking Governor Rockefeller and allied rivals. It accuses Nixon of dual tactics, once quiet before the convention, now pressing a division strategy to unify conservatives and marginalize liberals.
The piece argues Governor Rockefeller faced criticism for not stumping for a doomed Nixon ticket after opposing the Goldwater doctrine. It contrasts Nixon and other moderates with Rockefeller's lone battle for the party’s future, defending his stance amid charges of heresy and hypocrisy.
In New York impressions the election was unequal from the start with Goldwater seen as a negac tivist rather than true conservative. Johnson is portrayed as a genius with a vanity yet a measurable goal and a potential Johnson era in domestic and foreign affairs. Future contenders include Kennedy, Humphrey, Romney, Lindsay, and unclear Republican philosophy leaning liberal and open-minded leadership.
Vermont political maneuvering unfolds as Senator Aiken backs Franklin S. Billings Jr. for two-year GOP leadership, amid chatter on Richard Snelling’s bid and party split rumors. Webb argues Snelling could pull votes. Aiken cites Billings as the logical titular leader with a base in Woodstock. The 1966 Republican primary will reveal the party’s main spokesman.
John Dos Passos argues in National Review that mixed economies dominate today with centralized credit and currency control working well in the US Europe and Japan. Semi socialist systems raise living standards using mass production while fully socialized ones fail, propped up by imperialist subsidies. Pure free enterprise does not exist anywhere.
Letters to the Editor urge honoring Veterans Day with ceremonies and display of the flag at homes and businesses. Kenneth Baker of Bennington appeals to national unity and proper observance as a tradition of sacrifice in world wars and Korea.
New York Republicans face a political revolution after Democrats routed the legislature, ending 29 years of GOP control. Rockefeller and Dewey leveraged legislative action for prominence, while Mahoney and Carlino lost hopes for the governorship. Democrats must select leaders in a one year legislature, with upstate senators rising to influence.
The piece examines how major presidential landslides, from Harding in 1920 to Johnson in 1964, often fail to secure durable congressional majorities. It notes economic recessions, midterm losses, and divergent state measures as common causes while highlighting California and Akron voting signals and the 1966 campaign outlook.
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