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Never have I been in a dirtier, plainer big city than Memphis. And never have I read such phony kowtowing to that city and to Boss Crump as that which appeared in your May 27 issue...
...other city in this country has been fortunate enough to have an Ed Crump. He is the only so-called political boss I have ever known at whom the finger of suspicion could not be pointed charging him with personal corruptness...
...surprise you to know there are thousands & thousands of people in the city of Memphis who never make up their minds as to how they will vote until they know Ed Crump's wishes. This is due entirely and solely to the confidence they have in him. . . . All they want to know is whether or not a candidate is supported by Mr. Crump. . . . He has always been right...
...Crump is a fine Christian old style Southern gentleman...
...have read your write-up on Ed Crump and Memphis (TiME, May 27) . . . and I resent the insinuation you have made at our white men with Negro mistresses, which is [an] insult to our white citizens...