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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1922
Page
4
The Raleigh Register is issued every Tuesday and Friday by The Raleigh Register Inc. It is entered at the Beckley West Virginia post office as second class mail. A pricing line shows monetary figures and subscriptions.
A Senate session accuses Secretary Mellon of violating the law by holding finance related interests. The piece links Mellon to banks, railroads, and other enterprises, arguing Wall Street powers used influence to install him and reverse federal policy for deflation. It stresses the money power and the vast gap between money value and real property.
The piece lauds Britain's role in securing agreement at the Washington Disarmament Conference and warns against American interference in Britain’s internal affairs, noting Irish questions as a flashpoint. It also criticizes Soviet Communism, arguing that its policies impoverish cities and farms, leading to famine and dependency on foreign aid.
The speaker argues that if there is to be global disarmament and lasting peace, it must come from the two great English speaking races allied by blood and language. Interference by meddling nations in England’s affairs will heighten tensions and hinder friendly relations between the countries.
The Huntington Herald Dispatch editor denounces deflation as a hangover of Democrats while noting the 1920 Republican plat form pledged to curb inflation. Harding’s election accelerated deflation, tightening money supply and raising Wall Street control, lowering most property values as money’s value rose.
The Register pleads guilty to attempting to tie partisan aims to Raleigh county tax resistance. It argues taxes are now a daily concern, listing income, charter, gross sales, excise, capital stock, consumer, transportation, stamp, and local taxes. The piece notes the burden on payrolls, bills, insurance, repairs, and interest as governments levy diverse taxes.
A collage of quips and barbs from a semi weekly issue includes Dollar Day promotions, jokes about sun and moonshine, a riddle about a Revenue Officer versus bootlegger, Easter tease, local visitor notes, and a Montana senator query. It blends humor, бытовое notes, and small references to Beckley and Montgomery.
Taxes strike both coming and going, leaving the businessman frazzled as he navigates the gauntlet of levies. The strain erodes the sense of profiteer accusation, dulling its effect on his hardened business instincts.
A dramatic speech denounces graft and high taxes as crippling the United States economy. It contrasts U S policy with European restraint, cites pensions, school funding, and federal taxes, and warns that political patronage corrodes national morals and weakens patriotism.
The columnist rails against government taxation, accusing lawmakers of pandering to grafters. They warn that high taxes crush taxpayers and fuel socialism Bolshevism and revolutionary danger, citing Russia and Germany as examples of nations wrecked by taxation. The piece ends mid-thought regarding Germany before the war.
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