National Affairs: Four Letters

Dear Mr. Allen—In reply to your letter, which has been brought to my attention, I answer the question in the same direct manner you put it; by saying that I am not, never have been and will not become a member of the Ku Klux Klan. I trust that in my coming speech of acceptance I shall make my position on the great question of religious toleration too plain for any misunderstanding or dispute. Yours sincerely, (Signed) JOHN W. DAVIS. Devere Allen, Esq. 396 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

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