Mountain advocate., 1920-11-26

election has been commensurate
with the quality of our candidates
and the righteousness Of our cause.
This success is the partnership ac-
complishment OF all Republicans
everywhere and OF hundreds of thou
sands OF well-wishers OF good govern
ment regardless of past party anil
iations.
TO all those we now appeal, be-
cause IT is the mutual responsibility
of us all who will share alike in the
consequent mutual benefit of good
government.
Tn plan OF limiting campaign con-
tributions to $1,000. adopted by.
your national organization. has left
your party unmortgaged.
!, II has been most advanced step
IN placing the business of politics on
the highest planes and has brought
an interest on the part Of thousands
who never before have been concern
ed with politics.
Some weeks before election IL was
apparent that the expenses provided
for in our budget with the strictest
economy. would exceed the contri-
buttons. 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 are
now sure that every Republican de-
sires that the expenses of the cam
paign 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 $50 con-
tributors. while this year the approx
lmately $2,OO0,O00 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 if
your committee we're willing to aban
don the policy of keeping down the
average of contribution. This we are
determined not to do. It lifted a
burden from the minds of millions
and points the way to better and hap
pier days. We ask now for that adj
6n1 oil xxyhi ic
tied both by the successful conclu-
sion of the effort and by the conse-
qpent contribution to the welfare of
all of our people and the glory of |
the nation.
Let us now have help from every |
American who is grateful for the
and all that it means to the
country. 1t might well be in the |
nature of a thanksgiving Offering for
the return to n certainly safe, sane,
constitutional progressive govern
ment.
Let us by general and generous
giving put the seal of approval upon
the policy of putting a national ad
in power free from any
possible embarrassment of special OBJ
legation to any man, men or group of
men. Let us make the contribution |
large or small, and whether
or not we have heretofore given, com
with our means and our
appreciation, always within the max
mum limit heretofore fixed.
Let us get our names on the cor
nerstone of sturdier political struc-
Lure. upon the roll of those who have
helped make possible "a campaign of
which, in methods and results, we
may as Republicans and patriots be
Justly proud.
Most earnestly we urge that this
iid be given quickly, that your COM
nittee may be enabled to discharge
he party's obligations and turn to
further constructive work in behalf
If party and country.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COM.
VIII II. Hays. Chairman.
Checks should be made payable to
Fred w. Upham, Treasurer, or Jas.
6. Blaine, Jr., Eastern Treasurer,
and sent to the Committees Office.
10 West 44th Street, New York
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