St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-25
A University that Ranks with
the Best in the East
epn States.
Draws Students from the Ter
ritory and twenty-five
of the States.
Why a Good Many People
Want Auditor Ward
Out of Office.
Division and Elk Governor
Pierce Are Touched
Upon Casually.

From the Globes Special staff Contributor.
WArERTowN, Feb. 24.-Dakota for
resources, Somebody is constantly
finding ont something about this cOun-
try that not only surprises the ma
tiveS." but has a like effect on the
people of other states. The other day
il was my pleasure to call ON President
Olson, of the territorial university at
Nermillion. Here expected not to find
4 regular university, but something that
would be a credit To this new territory.
What was my surprise TO find an inSti-
tuition of learning that will compare
most favorably with the average of
those of the states, and that will surpaSS
them i'll many respects. There are at
least two things connected with this
university that cannot be approached by
any other similar institution. The first
i the system that is in vogue
at the Eermillion university OF
not only providing free tuition
but free room rent and free heating.
Can any other institution of learning
in this country be named that does this?
But the directors inform me that this
will not continue and that after this
year they will have to charge something
Tor room rent and heating. They don't
propose 10 put too high Il premium on
education, or the first thing We know
everybody will be getting educated.
The second point that l refer to is the
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT
Of this institution. 1t i under the
charge of Prof. BallaSeyuS. and he is a
genius, He can make music out of any
thing, and the way ne brings it out of
these Dakota youths is 4 surprise even
To himself. Six or seven large pianos
constantly reSound through the halls of
the music rooms. Altogether | found
this territorial university of ours quite
an institution. There are in actual at
tendance over go students: there are in
the college department which course
compares favOrably with that of any
college in the land-Something over
sixty students. \ curious fact is that
there are thirty-One students in attend
auce. from outside of the territory, from
twenty-five different states and terrific
rieS. Prof. Olson is. | believe. a native
Of Norway, being born in that country,
but from his appearance and manner
yOn would never know it but one would
be more apt to take him for down
East Yankee" He is quite as Shrewd
and quick as Yankee and
OF nervous disposition. He
tatiOm as scholar and a deep thinker.
Prof. Olson seems to be just the man
for the head of an institution of this
kind, for. while he has good head for
details. his learning and scholarship
command him the entire respect of the
faculty and students. Prof. Olson halls
from Chicago, where he has been prom
iment in college and normal work for
years. Not to drag this discussion into
politics. might add that Prof. Olson is
in entire harmony with the administra-
ton at Washington: and that he thinks
that Blaine will be the next Republican
candidate for president, and that Presi-
dent Cleveland will again beat him, with
a strong support from the West and eX-
treme East. He thinks that Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Massachusetts may be
safely counted for Cleveland. There
are a good many men in this territory
who, at heart. would like to
SEE AUDITOR WARD RESIGN.
for the simple but very good reason
that he has made it entirely too hot for
them. When the auditor sent out
notice that the railroads had to pay
their just proportion of the taxation he
meant it. That the railroads paid but
3 per cent of the taxes Oh % per cent of
the property, while the farmers paid 33
per cent of the taxes on 30 per cent of
the property was something more than
4 Understanding term to Auditor Ward.
1t is no wonder that eX-AuditOr Cald-
we'll, being so dreadfully scOoped on
this business to imply nothing
worse, would like to see Mr..
Wards resignation and was
most glad to start report of this kind,
by publishing some long articles in his
paper.th Sioux Falls Press, to this effect
%,1a .l,s, l. Erfn
At Bismarck, that move had been
started by the governor at Sioux Falls
to COMPEL Auditor Wards resignation.
and that the Press would that morning
contain full account. 1t is no wonder
that Mr.. Caldwell should like to start
such a report: it was good palitical
move, if it hadn't been detected, and
in this way made to react on its inStiga-
tor. When Auditor Ward stated that
the insurance companies of the territory
would have to submit to rigid exam
inatiOn, and if any of them were found
wanting in the requirements of
stop trying to do business.
he meant all this, too, and quite num-
Der of men who have been attempting
to do an illegitimate insurance business
have found this out. He has shown
disposition to place the insurance bust
ness of the territory OH a sound basis,
and he seems very likely to accomplish
this end. 1t is no wonder that there
are many who would like to hear of
Auditor Wards resignation. But the
great mass of the people, the honest, in
telligent, working, voting class, are
panied to hear of any such move as this
demonstrate that he shall hold
Ola long enough to accomplish these
reforms that he has inauguratcd.
or at least until he finds somebody as
good as himself to take his place. This
Democratic adminIstration--th first one
does not want to allow any private i'll
terests TO interfere with the public wei
fare. If necessary let Mr.. Wards
wholesale business be sacrificed on his
party'S altar.
What motive must
INSPIRE THESE DIVISIONISTS?
We should not forget last falls cam
paign. Did not these so-called division
lists have their campaign organization?
Did not they hold their convention?
Did not they send out their speakers?
Did not they SubSidiZe their press?
Now, we want to ask what did
those people of our territory
who favored one state. do in this cam
paign? We find in Burleigh count y,
which contains the capital, alth ough one
of the most pOpulOuS counties in the
territory, yet, only some thirty votes
were cast altogether, and yet these
wild-eyed, looney, irresponsible papers
will keep saying that Dakota people
want division and will take nothing
else. Mark twill take nothing else.'
We claim that the people of this terri
tory have not had a chance to express
themselves on this question. But what
intolerance from these men who have
got the idea into their heads that we
must be divided" They hold their
conventions, they prosecute their cam
paign, and now they frOth at the
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