Strange Heroes Are Appearing
In a unique era of American
history, when the worm of justice
is finally beginning to turn, so
that the traditional victims of op
pression and tyranny are expert
1 endng their latent power to resist,
otherwise strange heroes and role
models are starting to appear. We
see a hero for the youthftil victims
of Americanism, and we also see
heroes for our professional class,
that group from which we would
least expect an honorable princi
pled stance.
In the first category we have
Mr. Larry Davis, a 20-year-old
man who is in jail, charged with
the execution-style killing of
drug dealers, and the defensive
shooting of police officers who are
believed to have attacked him
with the intent of executing him.
The example we of TNV see in the
actions of Mr. Davis is that
armed opposition to State-backed
illegal drug trafficking is honor
able, and that armed resistance to
the direct assault of State force is
equally honorable. TNV ap
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plauds the example of Larry Da
vis, not in the finite details of his
character and lifestyle, but in the
general spirit of his manhood
and determination to survive.
In the second instance, we have
Mr. Alton Maddox, and Mr. C.
Vernon Mason. These two gentle
men embody the dream of nation
alists, in that they have returned
to the community the sum of their
training and professionalism for
the purpose of advancing the
cause of the people, not merely for
self- enrichment. Alton Maddox
and C. Vernon Mason are the Af
rican American attorneys em
broiled in the controversy that has
swirled around the gross miscar
riage of justice in the New York
Police Department, and the office
of the District Attorney of Queens
County, New York, as related to
the racist murder by civilians of
one Michael Griffith.
These three men deserve all
that a grateful community can do
for them in this time of need. Per
haps the perfect wedding of 1987
would be the legal defense of Lar
ry Davis by Alton Maddox and C.
Vernon Mason.
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How Do You Win A Tough Election?
"We had a good, hard fought
primary."
That is how Rep. David Dia
mont explained his victory, and
that of two new Democratic state
representatives, in a formerly
solid Republican district in
northwest North Carolina.
He was talking to a group of
Democrats in Iredell County.
Most of them were shocked to hear
that answer. Some of them polite
ly disagreed.
Like many regular Democrats,
they fear the primaries.
Too much blood shed. Too much
money wasted fighting each oth
er. Too many worn out, bitter peo
ple.
. Why don't we just all fight
D.G. Martin
the other side in the fall?
Speaking Out:
Reader Looks Bade On. Yuppie Movement
Dear Editor.
A look back on 1986 would not be
complete without one final foot
note on the much written about
ari9*sfttkeh sdxhit Yftppie Move
ment. Many young Americans,
black and white, displayed their
badges of economic prowess in
terms of newly leased BMWs, de
signer clothes, plush apartments,
and trips to famous vacation
spots. Copies of the Wall Street
Journal and "Fortune" maga
zine fashionably replaced "Sports
Illustrated" on the coffee tables.
■ However, the issues at hand are
'v how much long term substance
• will come from the Yuppie Move
ment and whether or not all who
- participated were ready for such
. an expensive image.
As with many success stories,
the focus of the Yuppie Movement
too often centered on financial re
wards versus the paths taken in
- order to afford such expensive re
• wards. In turn, many failed to re
alize that such a status was not at
tained overnight nor brought
, from a car lot. A firm education,
, smart work habits, and good in
, vestments remain the legitimate
means of earning a Yuppie
badge. However, a few lyoung
Americans with solid paychecks
and bright financial futures sud
denly forgot the old economic the
ory of saving for a rainy day. As
- a result, many bought their Yup
pie badges with American Ex
press, Visa, MasterCard, and no
, money-down loans. Too often in
. 1986, I read about young black
, couples, with combined incomes
, exceeding $50,000 renting $800 a
‘ month apartments, enjoying $100
' a night dinners, and traveling
v extensively. Yet, the same
• couples go on to explain that next
1 year they’ll get a grip on their
' discretionary incomes.
As a subscriber and avid reader
- of several business magazines, I
would be the first to sign up for a
course on the Free Enterprise Sys
tem. I believe the American
dream of owning a home is still a
good long term investment. And
for those who like to speculate
(gamble), the stock market has
certainly become a reemerging
financial frontier. Being a Yup
pie is certainly a compliment to
those who have successfully
Tasped the real meaning of fl
SOME PAPER* ARE
HERE TODAY,
GONE TOMORROW
The Charlotte Poat has 107*
years of continuous service to the
Charlotte area.
Stick with a winner!
nancial management at a young
age. A simple economic theory
states that how much you spend is
relative to how much you make.
An even simpler theory states that
how well you live tomorrow is rel
ative to how lavishly you live to
day. By the way, credit card in
terest is no longer tax deductable.
Ronald Mattison
An Avid Reader
That's a question a lot of party
regulars ask.
Anyone who remembers the bit
ter 1984 Democratic primary for
Governor understands what they
—mean.
Some Republicans would like to
avoid primaries, too. They re- •
member the 1986 Broyhill
Funderburk Senate primary—
and what happened afterwards.
Why then would Rep. Diamont
argue that primaries help good
candidates win?
I think it's because he is a high
school football coach when he is
not in the legislature. He knows
that his team won't win the big
games without hard practices.
Running a campaign in the fall
without going through a primary
can be like trying to play a foot
ball game without a practice.
A good hard fought primary
makes candidates build and test
their organizations and prepares
them for the fall.
It can build enthusiasm for a
candidate—and name recogni
tion-and credibility. Those val
uable assets win elections.
I agree with David Diamont.
The task for both the Republi
cans and the Democrats is not
how to avoid primaries. It is how
to conduct them without bitterness
and divisiveness.
television Keeps People From Reading
Dear Senator Martin:
The bad thing about TV is that it
keeps people from reading. Of
course, some literature is a waste
of time to read, but thanks to a
friend I have been told of some ed
ucational books to read. One is
"Wall Street and The Rise of Hit
ler" by A. Sutton. Another is
"Wall Street And The Bolschevik
Revolution" by A Sutton.
I have just read a book entitled
"Dare Call It Conspiracy" by
Gary Allen. In this book we are
told of a powerful organization
called the Council on Foreign Re
lations. These people are so pow
erful that they can bring on a war
or depression and have powerful
contrgl over the Federal Reserve. '
But just why shouldn't the per
son who owns much property want
inflation? My mobile home let
rent has gone up from $45 per
month to $136. This is great for
my landlord. But tough on me
since I am earning about as much
as I did in 1970.
Some rich Americans. have
much power in the Soviet Union,
so they get their flunkies to rattle
the saber and then the President
and Congress can spend money
on a lot of worthless military
equipment. As a taxpayer I am
now part owner of a 8gt. York
anti-air craft gun, but I have to sit
in the cold because the price of
electricity is so high. I don't
think that when a thing is a mon
opoly such as a public utility that
anyone should earn a profit from
it. Some man told me if I wanted |
to earn a bundle to invest in Duke
Power. But I love people and I
(wouldn’t) invest in something
that makes people sick or to suf
fer. It doesn't matter if it is a to
bacco factory or a power compa
ny.
I have heard that no one has
ever seen a U-haul in a funeral
procession. So why are the people
so greedy?
Sincerely,
Bill J. Bloomer
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