EDITOR DAILY CRIMSON.-Now that the usual torchlight procession is under discussion, there seems likely to develop a bitter feeling which arises I think in fact from a wrong conception of the meaning of this parade.

I believe it has always been the custom to parade in a Republican demonstration, and for the whole college to join in, Republicans, Democrats, and Greebackers and all. Hence it is evident that no political significance could be attached to it. The students turn out as a college not as a political vote. By parading then no one has ever been supposed to lose his opinions or party feeling.

But this year, owing to the fact that some Repnblicans of the college have bolted the party nominees, they want the parade to bolt its old custom and turn out with Democratic banners. The effect of this is to make the procession a political demonstration. This has never been done before, and is altogether wrong.

I believe a majority of the genuine Democrats are in favor of the old custom, and the Republicans are foolish if they yield in making an old established frolic a matter of political feeling.

W.