EDITOR DAILY CRIMSON: -At the junior class meeting last week a very remarkable letter was read. We were not present at that meeting; but had we been present, we could hardly have refrained from giving utterance to thoughts similar to those that were suggested to us on reading the letter in this morning's paper. Allow us, therefore, to say a few words through the columns of the CRIMSON.

Such an invitation as has been given by the Young Men's Republican and Independent Club, (it would be more accurately named Y. M. Democratic C.) is certainly a most preposterous one. We say this indeed, as a Republican, but we fail to see how one of any political party whatsoever can endorse the action of that club. A college class is in a certain sense a unit, and can be employed as such; but it is only a unit by reason of a unanimity of sentiment and action in its members. When, therefore, the individuals that compose it become divided in opinion, a class can no longer be regarded as a unit. Now it is impossible that there are not a great number in every class that are decidedly opposed to the "dependent" Independent movement in the present campaign. It would, therefore, seem very unjust to such persons, as well as an absolute deception practised on the public, for the remnant of the class to join in any procession to the honor of Cleveland as though it represented the junior class of Harvard College. We have no objection to seeing as many juniors as seem so inclined joining in the proposed procession, but we do decidedly object to having such persons take it upon themselves to stand for the junior class, as though the political feelings of the class were entirely hostile to Blaine, The utter absurdity of the idea that prompted the invitation is apparent on the merest thought.

It was most fittingly said, alas the old, but ever new, plan of throwing a sop to Cerberus, that "the personnel of the Cleveland procession will be very different from that of the Democratic procession of the past." But that was, really, a very unkind cut on the part of the Independents. We sympathize, however, most deeply with them in this matter. And then, too, the writer of the letter thinks that "the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will probably take part in the procession." Indeed ! Yet, having given this matter "early consideration" as was desired, we are led to move that the secretary of the junior class be empowered to make known to the writer of this letter from the Y. M. R. and I. C. the unreasonableness of the invitation which the club has seen fit to of fer.

F., '86.