The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
Veely's Charges Refuted in
Statement Issued From
State Headquarters. {

CHARLESTON, W, Va, Oct. g.
MAJ u. IL. Nicely, Democratic can.
did1te for United States Senator,
plhiIe Q member Of Congress sup.
ppfledathe income tax law which
he cnIdemnetS while here as a
Eileaslire that was retarding indus.
~ III q number Of addresses
Nicely has sought to leave the i'm.
pression that the income tax was
q Republican measure.
a statement issued today from
Republican state headquarters
mikes uneauiyoeal refutaHon OF
the Nicely charge, holds the former
Democratic congressman and his
colleagues responsible for the In.
come TAX law as originally framed,
reminds the voters that the present
Republican Congress has modified
the law and abolished completely
the nuisance taxes which were
placed on the men. women and
children OF West Virginia while
Nelly was a member Of congress.
The statement from Republican
headquarters, reads:
West Virginia Republicans have
no desire 70 interfere with NJ. NJ.
Nicely In the conduct Of his cam:
paiguHas long as lie does not mis-
repfesent the Republican party.
They have no inclination TO dis.
piade him from an expression Of
disagreement with Republican poll:
cies OF from making multitudinous
explanations OF the failures OF the
Democratic party. They do resent,
however. and rightfully so, the eff.
Tort OF the Democratic candidate
toattribute to the Republican par.
~ the manifest mistakes Of the
pemocratic party and for the com.
mission Of which Nicely was retired
from congress two years ago by an
AROUSED and irate electorate.
Particularly do the Republicans
Of West Virginia resent the state.
ment given out at Charleston by
Nicely In which he sought to make
y appear that the Republican par.
~ was responsible for the income
INK law. Condemning the income
iaS law, Nicely condemns his own
Child 1t was enacted into law by
Nicely and his Democratic asso.
oates to secure revenue to pay the
Hanton, wastetul and profligate ,ex.
nenditures OF Democratic office.
holders who dlsbursed the public
funds as recklessly as water flows
over Niagara.
West Virginia taxpayers who
paid income taxes during the pres.
fnt year to the federal government
paid these taxes under the income
tnk law which Nicely and his asso.
Gates In congress enacted. Next
year they will pay their taxes I'm.
dersa modified income tax law
which the Republican party enact.
cd after It was restored to power.
tThe first effort OF the Republl.
cen Congress was to relieve the tax
httrden on the average taxpayer.
The same income tax law which
Nicely and his Democratic asso.
ciates had imposed on the people
was amended SO that every citizen
earning $4,000 a year or less was
given an additional exemption of
sbOOSand the exemption allowance
Tor dependents and children was
doubled. Under this provision more
than so per cent Of the people OF
the United States will be entirely
exempt from the income tax law.
This modification saves the heads
~ average families 500 100000
YEAR,
Under the Democratic revenue
laws which Nelly and his Demo.
eratie colleagues enacted, every
woman In West Virginia paid 10
per cent tax on all kinds of wear
iris apparel, perfumery. cosmetics,
nedicinaI preparations and toile
artcles such as soap and perfume.
feeiy; while a. member OF Con-
sfess, voted to place these-nuIsance
axes on West Virginia women.
Senator Sutherland voted to repeal
heut Their abolition saves the
Women of the country $4,000 900
each year
Every child in West Virginia
Knows there is no longer a Demo
cratic war tax on ice cream sodaB