St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-10
ORDWAY'S AMBITION.
The Ex-Governor Of Dakota
Wants to Make a Big
State.
He Claims to Have No Aspira-
ton for Any Kind Of
Office.
Less Than a Quorum Of Alder
men Pledge the City's
Credit.
EnnunI E1oNn Cfool/t oIJox, u,
Ground-FloOp Stockholders in
a Defunet Corporation
Must Settle.

Ex-Governor n. e. Ordway, of Da-
kota, sat in the Merchants last evening
and talked about North Dakota in a
Dakota says the ex-governor, ''cOmes
into the U Mon under more favorable
auspices than any other state ever has
done. Dakota has been performing all
the duties of statehood for many
years. She has all the public
buildings, the wealth, the population
and everything else that goes
to form great state, with the single
exception of statehood. The bill which
we got through congress gives North
Dakota three times as much land in
value, and twice as much in acreage, for
school and other purposes as any other
state ever had. We can support all our
institutions out of these lands if they
are properly handled, and at the pres
ent rate of taxation it will only take
year or two to pay off the state debt.
The thing which we now have to do is
to see that the constitution which we
shall adopt is the very best possible.
The primary elections for the conven
tiOl should be conducted with this in
should be sent. The principle we should
go upon is that we must make of North
Dakota state with solid institutions,
state which will tempt the investment
of capital by reason of the sound basis
of our constitution. The foundation is
solid, and want to see SuperStructure
built upon it which will mark Dakota as
the finest state in the Union. The best
men must be elected to the offices. and the
principle of paying political debts with
offices should not be allowed to enter
into the consideration. You ask if am
in the field for United senator? No, l
am not in the field. 1t is too early to
say anything about that yet. shall
constitution adopted is the best pos
sible. l look for no political hon
OrS, as l have known almost
every senator and congressman in
the country for twenty years, and the
fact OF being a congressman cuts very
little figure. The people size man up
for his ability pretty quick. and man
finds his level at Washington quicker
than anywhere else. The fall will be
time enough to talk about who will fill
the offices, when the constitution
is perfected. The people are think
ing of nothing but that now.
L WduU 10 see constitution
adopted which will insure the farmers
security from being overridden by the
railroads, and the railroads security
from factious opposition by those who
want to injure them on general prlnci-
piles. want to see legislature elected
which will pass laws that will not need
an army OF lawyers to explain. l re-
gard Dakota, to some extent, as child
of my own. 1 went there when
there were 100000 people in
the territory, and during the
four years of my administration
l saw every public building erected,
with the exception of the school of
mines. In consequence | feel per-
sOnal interest in seeing Dakota the
greatest state in the Union. L fought
the change of name on account of the
prestige which attaches to Dakota
wheat. There is more of this grown in
North than in South Dakota, and l
thought that if a change were to be
made, South Dakota ought to have the
new name. Yes. sir, we want to beat
he Sio uX Falls one all to pieces. :"