Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-02
An Appeal
To the Republicans of the Country and
All Those Who Aided Them:

The Republican success in the 1920 election has been COM
mensurate with the quality Of our candidates and the
righteousness of our cause.
This success is the partnership accomplishment of all Re-
publicans everywhere and of hundreds of thousands Of
wellwishers of good government regardless of past
party affiliations.
To all of these we now appeal, because it is the mutual
responsibility of us all who will share alike in the con-
sequent mutual benefit of good government.
The plan of limiting campaign contributions to $1,000,
adopted by your national organization has left your
1t has been a most advanced step in placing the business of
politics on the highest plane, and has brought an inter-
est on the part of thousands who never before have been
concerned with politics.
Some weeks before election it was apparent that the ex-
penses provided for in our budget, with the strictest
economy, would exceed the contributions, but we were
unwilling either to leave undone any legitimate effort
essential to complete success or to change the method
of raising money. We were then sure and we are now
sure that every Republican desires that the expenses of
the campaign be distributed in this manner.
Your presidential campaign this year cost no more than that
of 1916, when a dollar went nearly twice as far as it
does today.
Four years ago the bulk of the campaign fund came from
go contributors ntd while this year the approximately
election has come from $4,000 givers.
The victory won, the raising of the deficit would be easy,
, po3isy Of # Keep oem doWs tive %srs sv wl.l1as .S sG sontributi sne
This we are determined not to do. 1t was a fight OF
all a , the ! people {pCm t The m result 81 sPe minid for ITSELF sna noi It lifted ted
way to better and happier days. We ask now for that
additional help from all which is merited both by the
successful conclusion of the effort and by the consequent
contribution to the welfare of all of our people and the
glory of the nation.
Let us now nave nelp from every American VINO Is grateful
for the victory and all that it means to the country. It
might well be in the nature of a Thanksgiving offering
for the return to a certainly safe, sane, constitutional
progressive government.
Let us by general and generous giving put the seal of ap-
prevail upon the policy of putting a national administra-
ton in power free from any possible embarrassment of
special obligation to any man, men or group of men.
Let us make the contribution whether large or small,
and whether or not we have heretofore given, COM
mensurate with our means and our appreciation, always
within the maximum limit heretofore fixed.
Let us get our names on the cornerstone of a s turdier political
structure, upon the roll of those who have helped make
possible a campaign of which, in methods and result,
we may as r Republicans aud patriots be justly proud.
Most earnestly we urge that this aid be given quickly, that
your committee may be enabled to discharge the party's
obligations and turn to further constructive work in be-
half of party and country.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
Will H.. Hays, Chairman.
CHECK, should be made payable 10 Fred W. Jbhom.
Treasurer, or James g. Blaine. J. Eastern 7rsds-
urer and sent to the Committees Office ~ West
an Street. NW York City. NJ Y.