A Spokane Republican Vanishes — and a Newspaper Cries Assassination

The presumption is fair and strong that Charles F. Gloystein has been assassinated by cowardly political bigots. His only antagonists were political. He had incurred the frenzied hatred of a secret, oath-bound, rifle-armed political organization. His only enemies were members of this body of the Populist party. By reason of his loyal adherence to Republican principles open threats had been made against his life, and the entire community understood, without a shadow of doubt, the origin of these threats and 'warnings.' Under the cover of darkness he has been enticed from his home, and the evidence is strong that he was murdered. There is hardly a chance in a thousand that he is in the land of the living. Men who utter such threats, and who operate in the dark watches of the night as these men have operated, would hardly stop short of murder's deeds. Their motto is, 'Dead men tell no tales.' Their place is on the scaffold, and justice demands that they be brought thereto. They have cast a stain and stigma upon the fair name of this fair state which must be obliterated. Gov. McGraw ought to offer a reward of not less than $10,000 for their arrest and conviction.