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BOwEN 3 K1NGsnURY. Prop'a.
Governor Ordway has written an inter-
view which is published in his accredited
organ, the Sioux City journal. We re.
produce the interview for the purpose of
giving ouf readers ON opportunity to
comprehend the extent to which Mr..
O:dway's anger carries him under the
inspiration of the universal condemnation
of the people Of Dakota. The success of
the Sioux Falls convention means the
overthrow of Ordway. This he recog.
nizes and it is the handwriting on the
wall, before his anxious vision. which
induces him, ever and anon. to break
forth in impotent rage and undignified
invectives. The moment the constitu-
tional convention receives the recogni-
ton OF congress the corrupt career of
Governor Ordway ceases. for that con.
vention will become the highest power
in the land anl all its doinRs will stand
as the highest law OF state redeemed
from the disastrous rule of thieving rings.
Hence Governor Ordway is not favorable
to the objects of the convention and in
his heart he has nothing but the most
vindictive hatred for it's promoters and
for those who have been elected to seats
within that body. In the exuberance Of
his rage he assails them all alike
preacher. politician. lawyer. farmer and
mechanic-and charges them with revol.
utionary designs and insurrectionary
motives. He characterises these accre.
dited representatives Of the people as q
combination of puritans and blacklegs"
and advances the intimation that the
blackleg element has corrupted the puri.
tan element until they are all one lump.
Thus all classes of society, all divisions of
the political family. are placed in the
same uncanny catagory by this noun
tain OF meanness who is permitted to
call himself the governor of nearly a
half million of people. 1t is barely
possible that Governor Ordway imagines
that his diatribe will gain him some
sympathy, some following, among those
he has disgraced and dishonored ami
whom he now seeks to govern with the
rod of despotlc power-to coerce and to
frighten into subsection. If this be the
case the public will almost be ready to
believe that which has been insisted upon
by persons competent to iudge-that he
is u fit subject for the care OF an insane
keeper.
There is much in his interview which
displays cunning. but nothing which
would lead the public to put him down
as man Of broad ideas and comprehen-
sive scope of intellect. He inveighs
against what he designates as the "wild
and disloyal utterances" of the leaders
of the constitutional movement and
falsely alleges that this convention is
creating an enormous indebtedness. Yet
he never hesitates to trample under foot
law and decency and loyalty to carry out
his own corrupt designs, and he is him
self responsible for the creation of debt
which will stand for years against Da.
kota. He announces himself convinced
of the genuineness of the Pettigrev In
ter.Ocean interview, when the response.
BILE editor OF that paper has announced
that it was not genuine. He speaks of
the secret purposes of certain gentlemen
connected with the Sioux Falls conven.
tion as though it was intended to resolve
that organization into star chamber
aud formulate constitution of which
the people are to have no knowledge.
He announces that he has prepared an
enabling act which will, at his suggestion,
become law and says it is better one
than the people themselves can form
ulate. In other words: "The people
of Dakota are not competent to prepare
for admission and their efforts must be
suppressed. But l, Nehemiah G. Ord.
way, am entirely competent and to me
must be entrusted the work."
Ii ever the people of Dakota become
rebellious and indulge in dialoyal acts OF
utterauces it will be against the insulting
egotism of this self constituted censor OF
their honest efforts. And this would be
no crime. Ordway, from tho day he
entered upon his duties as governor, has
done nothing but malign oil honest Do.
kotaians who refused to lend themselves
to his personal schemes. He has adver.
tised them freely abrosd as swindlere
and robbers and he now applies to them
the eipithet of TRAITORS" We ask the
people of Dakota, is it not time to rid
ourselyes nf this moral n,onafroa;tv9