Spokane’s Populist Pay Fight Turns to Death Threats
Mayor Helt and Comptroller Weed refuse a salary cut while Sheriff Charles F. Glorystein is threatened and placards appear across Spokane.
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There is great indignation at Spokane because Mayor Helt and Comptroller Weed, Populists, refuse to accept reduction of salary. The other office holders, Republicans, have consented. Sheriff Charles F. Glorystein, a Republican, of Mica, Spokane county, has been threatened with death by the Populists. Indecent and threatening placards have been posted all over the fences.
“Sheriff Charles F. Glorystein, a Republican, of Mica, Spokane county, has been threatened with death by the Populists.”
Public salaries and political intimidation remain live civic fault lines. This 1894 item shows how quickly a dispute over pay and populist power could become a threat of violence in a growing Washington city.
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