President of the United States
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- May 26, 1882The Farmer’s Cabinet: Why Seattle’s Papers Are Fighting a War in WashingtonAn editorial in the *Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer* argues against elevating the Department of Agriculture to Cabinet status, warning that it would create bureaucratic chaos and ignore the true role of federal oversight.Seattle, WA
- Jan 29, 1884The Uninvited Territorial AppointmentCitizens of Washington Territory rail against meddlesome outsiders and the President’s power to appoint their governor.Olympia, WA
- May 11, 1888The Senate’s Betrayal: A Treaty That Gave Away Seattle’s FutureA scathing Senate report warns that the new fisheries treaty with Britain surrenders American fishing rights and invites foreign control over Pacific waters.Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1889The Tide Land Grab: How Seattle's Future Was Sold Before It Was Even a StateAs Washington Territory inches toward statehood in early 1889, speculators are already circling the waterfront, buying up oyster beds and timber rights in a desperate rush to claim the city's most valuable real estate.Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1892The Unlikely Candidate: A Call for Judge HanfordWith a federal vacancy looming and political hopefuls stalling, the Seattle bar turns to a man who isn't even running.Seattle, WA