The United Republican Fund invites you to take part in a different kind of demonstration.
Dear Fellow Republican:
Must “demonstration” be a monopoly of the New Left?
Some of us, members of the United Republican Fund, have an answer.
It is:
“Not by a damn sight!”
Our members are proud to consider themselves “activists” in an old-fashioned, uniquely American way. We’ve been demonstrating, many of us, since before most of today’s young radicals were born.
Ours is a different kind of demonstration…
...not with bricks or fire bombs, but with words, work, ideas, and dollars.
...not for revolution, anarchy, and chaos, but for responsible government, two-party government, and orderly change.
In short, we have been demonstrating since 1934 for the things you and I believe in.
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Our brand of responsible “activism” seldom makes the headlines or the 10:00 O’clock news. But…
...it has helped elect men like Dwight Eisenhawer, Richard Nixon, and Everett McKinley Dirksen. It has helped elect Republican governors, congressmen, and legislators. It has helped keep Illinois a two-party state --- despite the stranglehold of the Democratic machine in Cook County.
Our kind of “activism” is a lot older than the Fund’s 36-year history. It is as old as the republic itself. In fact, we believe it is one of the things that makes possible an orderly government in a society of free men.
Today, this kind of orderly government, shaped by responsible debate of concerned citizens, is threatened as never before:
- It is threatened, all-too-obviously, by those who believe in debate by rocks and obscenities hurled across a barricade, in a “dissent” or arson and dynamite, or simply in “freedom” without responsibility.
- It is threatened, less obviously, by politicians whose unthinking, unquestioning radicalism makes them unwitting dupes of “the new politics.”
- It is threatened most of all by those who believe as we do in orderly government but who are just too uncaring to demonstrate these beliefs.
In times like these, I think you will agree, the responsible citizen has something more than the right to demonstrate his beliefs.
He has a positive obligation to do so.
That, really, is what the United Republican Fund is all about.
It is one key reason why our majority is no longer a silent one. It is a proven, effective way for you to add your views to many views, your voice to many voices, your dollars to many dollars --- and to play an active, informed role in the way your country and your state are governed.
If this kind of activism sounds like the kind you’d be proud to share in, we would be proud to count you as one of our members.
How much does it cost to enroll in this distinguished company of Republican activist?
You may be surprised to learn that your annual membership dues are entirely up to you.
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In total, this year, our members will share in the task of making over $1,000,000 available to Republican national, state and county committees --- plus candidates whose job is to demonstrate in your behalf.
How much of this total you wish to assume is a question you alone can decide. But perhaps these brief facts will help you in reaching a decision:
- Your dues as a URF member will work harder than any other contribution you can make at every level --- national, state, and local.
- Your dollars will go to support the campaign of not just one candidate in one district but to every Republican candidate in Illinois.
- The earlier you make your contribution the more effective you will make the efforts of every candidate who is working and speaking for you.
Finally, here is one more vital fact to consider.
Your membership dues, whatever the rate you assign yourself, will be something more than a contribution toward a stronger party and a stronger demonstration by your party’s candidates for the things you believe in.
They will also be a contribution --- perhaps a vital one --- to making your state and your country a better place to live… because that is really what is at stake today!
So make your personal dues check just as generous as you can, and mail it today.
We will be pleased indeed to welcome you as an activist in an ongoing demonstration for responsible government.
Sincerely yours,
THE UNITED REPUBLICAN FUND
William Harrison Fetridge,
President
United Republican Fund of Illinois
80 EAST JACKSON BOULEVARD
CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60604
