Voorhees
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- Jan 28, 1885The Political Price of Honest DealingA local land officer loses his position for resisting the 'land-grabbing' Northern Pacific Railroad, triggering a public petition to demand his reinstatement.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1885The Political Shapeshifter of SeattleJoe Rohn, a man of shifting loyalties and convenient principles, finds his true partisan home—just as long as the patronage keeps flowing.Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1885The Railroad’s Grip on Washington Territory PoliticsA fiery open letter from 1885 accuses a party official of selling out the public interest to railroad companies, sparking a scandal over land rights and free travel bribes.Seattle, WA
- Jun 26, 1885The Bureaucratic Feud Over a Federal AppointmentA bitter letter to the editor exposes a local Seattle political scandal involving broken promises and secret applications for a federal office.Olympia, WA
- Jul 26, 1885Land Office Cuts Northern Pacific Claims by One-ThirdA government intervention restores a third of Northern Pacific's land claims in Washington to the public domain, sparking a bitter feud between settlers and the railroad.Walla Walla, WA
- Sep 5, 1885The Struggle Against Railroad MonopolyA political demand for the forfeiture of unearned land grants given to the Northern Pacific Railroad.Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1886The Town the Railroad KilledA legislative protest against the Northern Pacific Railroad's ruthless manipulation of Yakima Valley geography and business.Yakima City, Yakima, WA
- Oct 15, 1886Washington Territory's 1886 Statehood BillDelegate Voorhees presents the case for Washington Territory's admission into the Union, emphasizing the constitutional safeguards proposed in his latest bill.Seattle, WA
- Oct 22, 1886The Political Price of StatehoodA biting critique of territorial delegate Voorhees and the onerous conditions proposed for Washington's entry into the Union.Seattle, WA
- Nov 3, 1886The First Votes: When Seattle Women Went to the Polls in 1886On a chilly, foggy November day, Seattle's women braved election-day crowds to cast their ballots, marking a pivotal, short-lived moment in Washington's struggle for suffrage.Third Ward, Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1887The Governor’s Hotel: A Scandal of Misplaced ChargesWhen an out-of-town politician accused Washington Territory Governor Watson C. Squire of war profiteering during the anti-Chinese riots, the business community and local Democrats rallied to defend his integrity.Seattle, WA
- May 23, 1888The Mugwump’s Reward: Olympia’s Postmaster ScandalA controversial appointment of W.A. Newell as pension agent sparks outrage in the state capital, revealing deep political fractures and accusations of patronage.Olympia, WA
- Nov 10, 1888The Devil's Ledger: A Local Poet Exposes the Hypocrisy of Pullman’s EliteIn a rare moment of social commentary for Whitman County, an anonymous writer publishes a scathing series of rhetorical questions challenging the moral double standards of wealth, gender, and justice in 1889.Pullman, WA