The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-07
THAT WET JOLT IN MECKLENBURG

The late wet-dry unpleaSantneSS in
Mecklenburg county developed number
of interesting angles and some amusing in
cidentS. Despite the aStuteness of the lead
ership of the side favoring liquor stores, a
against the vets, and it is said that Char
lotte vets were noticeably chagrined when
the result of the election was announced
and their discontinue is still painfully
evident.
These observations are prompted by the
fact that weekend visitor to Henderson
vile was Chester Morrison, the youthful
chairman of the anti-liquor stores cam
paign in Mecklenburg county. During the
campaign Charlotte newspapers delighted
in INVITING the drys with the youthful
ness" of their chairman, which was, of
course, an undeniable fact, but the twit-
ting was done in spirit of derision.
Young Morrison actually appears to be
little more than school boy, and he must
have had some able assistance from older
persons in the fight which endorsed the
organized liquor forces of Mecklenburg
but it is also evident that he is an up
standing young man of character and
courage. This newspaper expects to hear
that Chester Morrison stands high among
the Christian leaders of North Carolina in
future years.
The amusing feature, however, of the
Morrison leadership of the dry forces in
this election conferred around this fact d:
The vets counted heavily in planning for
the campaign on that old gag to the effect
that the opposition to the liquor stores
PROPOSED was composed of preachers, old
women and male mossbacks. The up and
coming portion of the population, the pro-
gressives, the young folks, it was to be as
serted in the campaign, were all wet for
liquor stores.
Then the drys made Chester Morrison
chairman of their organization, and Ches-
ter led a winning battle against booze.
We don't know how many young men
and young women of Mecklenburg voted
dry in the election; but we do know that
those who failed to line up with Chester
Morrison missed grand opportunity to
evidence that the young people of Char
lotte and Mecklenburg know how to meet
one of the biggest and most serious chal-
lenges that confronts young America to-
day.
Every day we hear the plaintive, mourn
full accents of that portion of the popula.
ton which sings the song of no work fol
the young people, no opportunities fol
them, no chance to do anything or get
anywhere; together with the assertion that
all the worlds battles have been fought
all its issues settled, or hopelessly lost, and
there remains nothing to challenge the
spirit and endeavors of the young people
of this age.
All of which, of course, is the sheerest
nonsense.
At no previous period in the history OF
this country has there ever been so much
work to do, or so many battles awaiting
the issue of contests AS to challenges tc
the spirit and. fire and courage of youth
they are flying so thick and fast that the
atmosphere is darkened. 60.
AS every intelligent, thoughtful, honest
citizen is aware regardless of persona
habits or views of the liquor traffic) one
of the most gigantic, overwhelming prob
lens that confronts this country today is
the restored legalized liquor traffic, com
bined with the illegal traffic. Any young
man or young woman looking. for fight
can find one by opposing the liquor traffic
and in doing so they can render State ane
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