The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-06
An Appeal
To the Republicans of the Country and
All Those Who Aided Them.

10 the Republicans OF the Country and
| All Those Who Aided Them.
The Republican the 1920 election has been COM
mensurate with the quality of our candidates and the
Righteousness of cause.
This is the partnership accomplishment of all Re-
pubicans everywhere and of hundreds of thousands
wellw1shers OF good government regardless of past
party affiliations
To all Of these 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 oy your national organization, has left your
1t has been most advanced step placing the business of
politics the highest plane, and has brought an inter-
est the part of thousands who before have been
concerned with politics.
Some weeks before election apparent that the
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 to change the method
of raising money. We were then and &c are now
that Republican desires that the expenses of
the campaign be distributed in this manner.
Your presidential campaign this cost than that
of 1916 when dollar went nearly twice as far as
does today.
years ago the bulk of the campaign fund came from
750 contributors, while this year the approximately
100000 contributed to date for the presidential
election has come from $4,000 givers.
The victory won the raising of the deficit would be easy
indeed, your committee willing to abandon the
policy OF keeping down the Of contribution.
This we are determined not to do. It was fight of
all the people. The result speaks for itself. II lifted
burden from the minds Of millions and points the
way to better and happier days We ask for that
additional help from all which merited both by the
successful conclusion of the effort and by the consequent
contribution to the welfare of all Of people and the
glory of the nation
Let have help from every American who grateful
for the victory and all that to the country.
might well be in the nature of thanksgiving offering
for the return to certainly SAFE sane. constitutional
progressive government
Let by general and generous giving put the seal ap
proval upon the policy Of putting national admnistra
ton in power free from any possible embarrassment of
special obligation to any man, group Of men.
Let US make the contribution, whether large small,
and whether not we have heretofore given, COM
mensurate with and appreciation, always
within the maximum limit heretofore fixed.
Let get the cornerstone of sturer political
structure upon the roll of those who have helped make
possible campaign Of which, In methods and result.
may as Republicans and patriots be justly proud
Most earnestly that this aid be given quickly that
committee may be enabled to discharge the parys
obligations and turn to further constructive work in be-
half Of party and country.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Will H, Hays, Chairman.
Chsks skssH Do 1sds tsysbk h Fred ". Upksm.
Treasurer, Or james G. Blaine Jr. Casters Treas
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