No one, surely, will deny Mr. Brown his right, as president of the Harvard La Follette-Wheeler Club, to refuse in as vigorous language as he chooses the invitation which the Harvard Democratic Club has extended to join it in its support of Mr. Davis. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the officers of the Harvard Democratic Club have breathed a deep sigh of relief at Mr. Brown's unequivocal refusal. There can be no question but that the Harvard Democratic Club can do its work more effectively without the membership of those who profess to believe with La Follette and Wheeler that government should control industry, that railroad rates can be materially decreased while wages are increased, and that the Supreme Court is an institution with which politicians may freely tamper.

Great as are the differences between the parties of Davis and La Follette, they have one great common bond in their efforts to dispel the popular superstition regarding the great, strong, silent man in the White House and in their work of putting the infamous record of the last administration in its true light. It is futile to direct effort to shadowy issues. It is childish to pretend that a likeness exists between Mr. Davis and Mr. Coolidge. It is as well to compare black with white as to liken Mr. Davis, one of this country's most capable lawyers and one of the most able men ever sent as Ambassador to Great Britain, with the man whose weakness and inaction has brought untold disgrace to the national government.

There are voters who believe that the interests of this country can best be served by returning to Washington a man who has been three times repudiated by his party and who has shown himself signally incapable of dealing, with every crisis which has risen. There are others who would place in the White House a man whose economic ideas would, if put in practice, permanently ruin the prosperity of this country. There is a third group of voters who are convinced that the way to end inaction and corruption at Washington and to give to America the position which should be here in the councils of nations is to elect to the Presidency a man who has proved himself eminently fitted for the position. Mr. John W. Davis. Very truly yours,   Geo. M. Kendall ocC.