Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 to Gaston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03216 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1904 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy
Mosby, assistant attorney in the Department of Justice, refers to a journal and pictures which should have been previously transmitted but were not. Refers to Hood and Munsey, who were supposed to have sent the items, and to Miss Julia. Discusses a case before a grand jury (possibly regarding the Ku Klux Klan) in which Thomas Goode Jones, a federal judge on the United States District Court in Alabama, discussed "the protection due to the negro." Referring to Jones, states "I agree with his sentiments but hardly think the Supreme Court will agree with him ... But his charge to the Jury will have a good effect if it causes the U.S. grand juries to indict a lot of fellows for lynching negroes - for the U.S. government is a holy terror to that class." Discussing the Presidential election of 1904, declares that nobody expects the election of Democrat Alton Brooks Parker. Possibly referring to United States Senator James Thomas Heflin, Mosby states "Heflin has been a good card for the Republicans & they have played him for all he is worth." Refers to Joel Barnett, Daisy, Julia, and General Rucker. Written on Department of Justice stationery. Refer to related letter GLC01653, in which Mosby discusses the photographs he wishes to forward to Gaston.
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