Tom L. Johnson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 11 June 1892 Tom L. Johnson Stephanie Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding, and annotation Gilmore, Samantha Weakly, Laura K. Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2022 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Tom L. Johnson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 11 June 1892 June 11, 1892 Transcription derived from scan of microfilmed original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 2 1 Correspondence typed letter signed Johnson, Tom L. Washington, D. C. Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Unknown Laura K. Weaklyproofed Samantha Gilmoretranscribed, encoded, and annotated
House of Representatives U.S. Washington, D. C.
June 11, 1892.
Charles W. Chesnutt, Esq., 736 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland, O.
Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 7th came to hand. I have read with interest the pamphletpreamble‸ and resolution enclosed. I appreciate the evils you complain of and will always do what I can to correct the wrong. I do not think things are quite so bad as you picture, and see many signs to indicate an improvement. There is yet room for much to be done in the right direction. So many laws are passed, and many more are interpreted against the interests of the poor and helpless members of the commonwealth of the United States. My interest in this subject generally, especially in trying to relieve the masses of people from the burden of indirect taxation is the thing that induces me to take an interest in politics.

Yours very truly, Tom L Johnson