The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-20
IRE kU-kLux OF PoPULIsM.
Time for Iaw-Abidfng snd Liberty
Loving People 90 Protest.

Time for LAVA badfDg snu Lioofty-
Loving People 60 Protest.
Hamilton Herald
Over near Mica, in Spokane county, OF
this state. lived in happiness with his
little family Charles Gloys1eln, thrifty
young man, devoted in his sdherence TO
the Republican party. His house was
surrounded by q neighborhood OF Popu-
lists. who saw TT TO institute in the
neigh borhood ar village an oaih-bound
secret society denominated the Freeman's
Protective Silver Association. Mr.. Gioy-
stein was informed that the society had
for its object the peaceful protection of
the weak, aud being a man Of humane
promptings. he applied for membership.
Submitting himself for initiation.
be probably soon found that
such membership would materially inter-
fere with his conception of his duties as 3
citizen, so when opportunity for with
drawal was presented he declined to go
further into the mysteries of the order.
He was admonished to remember his oath
and allowed to depart. The glimpse he
had taken presumably aroused him TO the
necessity OF firm stand against Iawiess-
ness. for IL 10 now an open secret that the
real nurpose of the secret society he was
tempted to enter is to further the cause OF
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collection of debts.
No doubt the Populists there. as else
where. frequently referred to the prospect
OF that party carrying Oregon in the late
election in the Wehfoot state. The
Waterloo really met by the Pop
ulists in Oregon naturally cha
grined the boosters elsewhere, and
this seems TO have been specially true in
that hotbed Of Populism. Mr.. Gloystein
no doubt enjoyed the discontinue OF his
Pop neighbors, which enjoyment prompted
him TO post beside the road board on
which was inscribed Gliding reference TO
the glorious news from Oregon. This en-
ragged the Popuiists 10 such a degree that
Gloystein was hung in effigy at the neigh
borhood schoolhouse by their leaders.
The effigy was branded with Gloystein's
name, and threatening, abusive and OBJ
scene inscriptions marked the scene OF
outrage.
Shortly after, Gloystein was called from
his bed at midnight and was invited out.
He went TO his bedroom 10 don his attire,
and to his wife's inquiries he replied that
he knew not the mans name that called
for him. and that the loan of his wagon
was wanted. He stepped out into the
darkness and that was the last seen of
him. Search next day was rewarded with
the finding of his bloody hat, svidencing
that its wearer had been foully murdered.
Jealous search for the body has proven
fruitiess, and the disappearance of Charley
0loystein is enshrouded in deep mystery.
Spokane county has offered $500 for the
recovery OF his body, dead or alive. On
behalf OF the state, Gov. McGraw has
offered $500 for the recovery of the body
and another $500 for the arrest and con-
vietion of the person or persons guilty of
his murder. Ii il be possible to unravel
that mystery il will certainly be ferreted
out. And We earnestly pray that i may be.
Meantime investigation has developed
the fact that the mysterious society that
Charley Gloysteip's manhood deferred him
from joining is a Popuiist institution,
fidelity TO Populism being necessary 10
membership therein. There are evidences,
too. that other men besides Gloystein in
that neigh borhood were threatened With
violence for opposition TO the society.
Some have declared that they were coerced
or misied into membership, and that,
while they do not approve its tenets, they
are held TO membership through fear and
bound to secrecy by their solemn oath.
One could scarcely imagine a more
damnable condition. Opposition TO law,
such as this society evidently sets up, is
high treason. Enforced membership
therein. such as is portrayed, is enough
TO eternally damn the organization and
forever disgrace, If not completely ami
hilate, the party whose interests il is es-
tablished to serve. IL, in addition to this,
IL is guilty of the murder of Gloystein,
words fail TO portray the sense of horror
that will take possession of law-abiding
and liberty-loving people everywhere, who
will rise up in their might and declare
that if this be Populisn. or if it be Endorsed,
aided. abetied. or in any way counten-
anced by Populism, then Populism must
be crushed out as would be any other
menace TO civil or religious liberty.