The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-15
in Favor
Taxing Over $4,000
Incomes
Stewart Appleby, Republican Candi-
date for Congress, says:

Everyone is probably familiar with
the fact that our government in its
legislative matters, has had a two par
ty system; both in Congress and the
respective state legislature. Parties to a
large extent, are responsible for legis-
lation, and the decision Of their iudg-
ment is decided upon by the people on
election day. A bill is introduced into
a law making body by an individual
member; it is then referred to a commit
Ltee composed of several men belonging
to both parties. If in the Judgment Of
the majority of the committee, the bill
is worthy it is reported out of the COM
inittee and the passing of such bill is
up to the law making body, where it or
iginates. The bill having been present.
ed to the law making body, speeches
are made for and against the meas
IRE, if it passes, generally has the dis
tinction of being a party measure. This
bill is then presented to the other legis-
lative body, and if passed there, can
be rejected by the governor of the state
Legislature, or by the President of the
United States by his veto, and then has
to be reintroduced.
Tax reduction by national legislation
Is a party measure and the Republican
Party as represented by President Cool
idge favors tax reduction legislati n.
AS q candidate of the Republican Party
from this district for Congress. /
have consistently advocated tax re-
fduction by legislation for the past six
months, az If | ain elected to the va
cant sea- IN Congress, left vacant by
the death of my late father, I would
introduce a bill to exempt income taxes
up to ten thousand dollars. and believe
this can be accomplished, as last year
a substantial reduction was made in
income tax legislation.
Our in ONE tax law is a measure Of
the opposite party; having been advocat
ed ana having been signed by a Dem.
ocratic President. Now as the
result OF ur prosperity under the lead.
ership If President Coolidge we have
been able to increase incomes thru pros
peritysuntil it has reached a position,
where the income can be reduced, de,
rived through personal income tax
The function Of government was never
to make bookkeepers of indfyi 3uals, anc
every year a different form of tax re
turn is compiled, and so like license
lplates of last year, the forms are use.
less. As a b siness man and a banker,
1t would be much better to have a
form which read, 1 did not have an
income of ten thousand dollars and SO
it is not necessary for me to file re.
turn. and having this printed on a card
and signed before a Notary. This will
do away with an army of clerks in
Washington as well as other places,
and the income that will be collected,
can be collected at a minimum cost.
Tobacco pays IA percent OF the en-
tire money raised from taxation in the
United State by stamps. The cost of
collecting this tax is practically phil,
1t has always been satisfactory, and is
paid by the purchaser. The nuisance
tax of $1,000 en- each taxicab, compris-
ing one of the SIX taxes paid by the
owner of an important vehicle of trans
portation should be abolished, as il
my beli.f it costs considerably more to
collect than the revenue derived as well
as the Inconvenience to the taxpayer.
Coolidge always has been the issue in
this campaign and always will be. Nv
sloganis supporting the President with
efficiency and economy and it is up tc
the voters of this district to determine
whether or not President Coolidge will
be supported by a Republican Con-
gresham in sympathy with his pro-
gram or n Of the opposite party.
trust a vote Of confidence will be given
the administration as this is the first
Congressional election in the state Of
New Jersey since last year and the de.
cision Of the voters of this district will
be watched thruout the natl n. / trusI
on November Sd this decision will be
reached by a majority of the people GO
ing to the polls and l would appreciate
your support Of nv candidacy
Supporting the President with econo
my and efficiency.
STEWART APPLEBY.
Paid for by Christopher Snyder,
Campaign Manager.