The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
An Appeal
To the Republicans of the Country and
An Those Who Aided Them:
Highway Supt.

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
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,
party unmortgaged.
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 strctest
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 1t
Four Years ago the bulk of the campaign fund came from
$50 contributors, while this year the approximately
$4,000, 900 contributed to date for the presidential
election has come from 10000 givers:
The victory won, the raising Of the deficit would be easy,
indeed, if your committee were willing to abandon the
R Rhis we ei are ree dstsrm dGsd mot o to aVd do' It " was a fight Of
all the people. The result speaks for itself. 1t lifted
a burden from the minds of millions and points the
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
Lot ns now have help from every American who is grateful
&c for the victory and ali that It means to the country. 1t
might we'll 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 APP
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
Let us get our names on the cornerstone of q sturdier political
structure, upon the roll of those who have helped make
possible a campaign Of which, in methods and result.
we may as Republicans and patriots be justly proud.
Most earnestly we urge that this aid be given quickly, that
obligations and turn to further constructive work in be-
half of party and country.
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
Will H. Hays, Chairman.
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