Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-06
0RDWAY's ANNUAL.

Defensive Documents.
Washington, Nov. 3.-Gov. Ordway OF
Dakota, has submitted his annual report
to the secretary of the interior. 1t is
voluminous document. More than half
of it is occupied in explaining the posi-
tion of the governor on the question OF
removing the capital and in an extensive
defense of the removal commission. It
is made up largely of newspaper clip
pings, aud is the old removal fight, from
the governors point of view, again. The
governor says the progress and develop
ment OF Dakota IN the last two years has
been almost phenomenal. The tide of
immigration. which set in strongly in
1880, has been steadily increasing until
during the past year. He thinks fair
estimate of the Increase in population
would reach 100000, while the increase
of assessable property has been even
more marked than the increase in the
number of inhabitants. He then pro-
ceeded to call attention to the wonderful
resources of Dakota, which are being
developed in SO large degree, gives
very encouraging statement regard
ing the climate. the education
ana health OF the people of Dakota, and
then takes up the subject of dividing
the territory and admitting part into
the union. He explains at length the
failure of the bill creating state out of
certain counties of the territory, and
justiies his action in allowing the bill
to expire by limitation without his ap-
proval.
The failure on the part of the promo
tiers OF this scheme, says Gov. Ordway,
to enforce favorable executive action,
has resulted in an unjust and indecent
warfare on their part against the execu-
tive and all members OF the legislative
} assembly who did not support the meas
, nre, or who did SO from compulsion in
order to secure the passage of measures
which they deemed to be of importance
to their constituents. Men styling
themselves executive commissioners
have, without sanction of law, assumed
to hold elections, and in some instances
have induced legally elected officers to
use election machinery to choose
delegates to q scattered constitu-
: tional convention which recently
! met at Sioux Falls, and pre-.
pared from the constitutions of various
. states number of tolerably fair propo.
sltions to be incorporated in constitu.
ton fer certain counties in the southern
part of the territory. Some of the pro.
> positions put forth by this body, il
. placed in constitution, would DESTROY
: : the great privilege of equality in taxa.
ton, and open numerous avenues for
+. strong combinations and Shylocks to
escape just share of the public burdens
: While stating these views and criticisms
e of the methods and aims of some of the
adrolt maplpulators of this movement
;, looking toward division and statehood, ]
do not wish to be understood as object.
!. ing to or standing in the way of either
t division or immediate admission. Or
:. the contrary, l am quite willing to CO.
operate with the honest sentiment o
the people of the territory, fairly ex
Q pressed, upon all these questions. I re
J, cognlze, however, the fact that the divi.
q sion of the territory and the ultimate
admission of the two states
: which the population at th,
present time would warran
r under former precedents, has become
4 political question, which is likely to b,
). solved by the supposed interest of politi
cal parties. The decisive action of th,
Is minority in the last house of representa-
g tives, IN refusing By nearly strict part,
t, vote 70 1ahe up the question OF division
n or aamlssion, FORCES me to the conclusion
Il .nat ,ne same party VIII not be likely
WIN nore tnan nity majority IN tn
= mouse OF representatives. to accept
1t constitution emanating from the me-
o Mno assumed leadership at the Slou
q ans gatnerlng, even though the pre-
:. posNions there submitted should receiv
~ pare majority IN southern Dakota 9
10 'ne le" Votes Wnlch are likely to b
e. poileo ae the coming November electlot
"a WEI .ue'e are oue one or Two count
o1nEels na 70 oe votea ior ~ each county.
&c Ane principai oanger' however, lies
s. the lact that the maplpulators OF tn
le movement propose 10 subsequently cleo
m afse numoer ol so-called state omcei
anu u legislature, locate capital and
"a .nlousn Ine same expensive 1arce ths
n. was ihaMlgeu M ~ oy !ne people OF Colt
rauo. lhe result OF 1nat experiment,
aiu inlo'ueu oy ieaulng men OF Coiorao'
ii. ueiayeu insseau oi accelerateo admisslol
;. Wnlcn was nnany accomplished throug
's an ehaonng ace from congress; and th'
IN very ie~ ot tne SO calieu STATE ohcer
IN ana esen lnose ciaihlng 70 nave pee
of eieo'su W uongress, received any recogn
Won itoLh .he peppie ot .le s.ate OF Coi
e' raoo' "hsn regularly aumitted INTO II
on unlon. ~ uealing Win TINS questlon
he nase oeen governeu ~ my oath OF ON
no anu .ne PROVISIONS ol .ne ORGANIC act VIM,
REQUIRES 'ne. us tns eAecutiVe otncer OF q
20 seIil.oly, ssmi W see INA. tne laws are ialt