Evening star., 1922-10-08
CAMPA WARMER
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Former Representative M. M.
Nicely Leads Democrats
in Their Attacks.
SCORES TAX BURDEN
Declares Income Levies Discourage
Business-0utside Speakers
Scheduled.
Special pispatch to Tie Star.


CHARLESTON, w. Va. October T.
Former Representative NJ. N. Neely
of Fairmont. democratic nominee for
United States senator. continues to be
the bell wether OF the campaign
speakers in this state to date. He be-
gan q vigorous canvass two weeks
ago. and has been furnishing most OF
the political spelIbindins ever since.
along with State Senator Eskr4dge II.
Morton Of Webster Springs. who is
contesting with Representatives Stuart
F. Reed of the third district
Mr.. Neely has taken the tax burden
and the new tariff law for his main
Issues. The people are taxed un-
duly he said when In Charleston the
first OF the week. National and state
burdens are now almost as distress
ing as they were in Germany at the
close Of the seven years war and in
England under the Stuart dynasty.
The parity between income ard outgo
needs restoring"
Attacks Income Tax.
Mr. NeeIy declared that "the income
tax 10 SO levied and administered as
to destroy the people who develop the
country. The developers Of this coun,
dIggers. the factory builders, the
mine owners and the traders. There
is no sharp. we'll defined line between
income and outgo. In every deal and
IN every enterprise the dread and &C
tual fear of the income tax hangs
over the enterprising citizen like a
fog in shipping
Republican state headquarters in
this city makes emphatic refu,ation
Of the Neely indictment. holding that
the former democratic representative
and his colleagues were responsible
for the income tax law as originally
framed.
Some proof of the harmony has
been furnished by Samuel B. Mont
gomery Of Kingwood who bolted the
republican party two years ago after
Gov. E. F. Morgan defeated him for
the gubernatorial nomination by a
small margin and headed the non
partisan league ticket that was
launched for his benefit. The re-
publican party in West Virginia is
free from factionaI disturbances this
fall" asserts Mr. Montgomery. 'and
support of every influential member
of the party in the state. While it is
true there does not seem to be much
political enthusiasm in the campaign
SO far. II will develop as the cleo
ton draws nearer and as the re-
lAJcSl
vigor and split into the campaign.
To my mind there is no question but
that the whole state ticket will be
elected. and by decisive majority"
Carter Glass to Speak.
The list of speakers from the out
side who will come to West Virginia
during the campaign includes Gov.
Lee Trinkle and United States Sena-
tor Carter Glass of Virginia and
possibly Cordell Hull, the demo-
cratic national chairman. Senator
David l. Walsh of Massachusetts,,
chairman Of the democratic sena-
torial committee. will spend a day
or two in the state; Mrs. Izetta Jew
ell Brown of Kingwood. defeated in
the primary. began a speaking tour
this week In her home county of
Preston and she will remain on the
hustings until October IS. Mrs
Frank N. Mann of Huntington is
expected to make a state speaking
campaign. Among other speakers
will be>former United States Sena-
tor W. E. Chiffon and Arthur B.
Koontz of Charleston. Mr. koontz
was the democratic candidate for gov
ernor in 1920.
Theodore Roosevelt will speak in
Wheeling October IA, according TO
an announcement made yesterday by
the republican state chairman. His