The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-09
The Governors Message.

W. print ID supplement to-day the first an
nus Irs.cssage Of Gov. Bloxham
1s.Jpenng his message the Governor may
weIl;congralulate the gentlemen of the Senate
and Assembly upon the suspicious circumstan-
ce4 ltlder which they have met" for perusal
Of .tls. mastery document discovers the "circum-
stan'fs' in The array Of facts and of figures
wbt4i must crafty every right minded citizen
&ni sonfound The captious opponents of the Ad-
mis- tiiation. These few should be senced
wEes ,hey read what they know to be true-yea,
Gag the verify thereof in their pockets, for
a latAc reduction of taxes is recommended.
And how is this enabled. Mainly by the Diss-
t,n st,ie which placed a large amount of lands
on lAe tax books, stimulated construction of
raifaads by disencumbering the Internal I'm
prcrslnent Fund, and caused the creation of
proper in them and by them. Within two years
the taxable property of the State has been increas
I'd r;Arly ten millions of dollars, and in view of
the probable continued increase the Governor re-
colamends proviso allowing him to reduce the
tax % three mills for 1884, if the aggregate as
ses meat of property for the year justfes the re-
siuaioA, as it undoubtedly will. We solicit
CsIefii perusal and full appreciation of the por-
lion ..f the message which treats of finances, a
subject which is ordinarily dry reading" but
is lgre handled in a manner which invites the
atttAtion and will fix the interest of the reader.
f, Comprehensive in scope, it is happily condensed
in matter; and fact, illustration and argument
oraaend it 10 the understanding and approval
| Of ali
| We had better not refer to the message al all
| thai 10 do so without special reference TO that
/ pofs'op which treats that questto cerata, the
! "DFssbn sale" Such papers in the State as
| caDiio- print the whole message should at least
! pria, this part Of tive mean sound journals,
| FOR wye may not ask the vilfers and soreheads
| TO ~. the club to break their own heads wihal
| There is something the matter with the mind or
the 'm"rals "i the man who can read this SHOW
J inKf and still question the financial wisdom and
! The ia riotic motive of the transaction.
| N.eaIaye in the message succinct report of
whas has been done toward the reclamation OF
vatsaFea of fertile lands in South Florida, and
! pcsssiye the assurance of the completion of the
wofk in the proximate future We ascertain
thsfi, the last two years more miles of railroad
| hax} Been constructed than in the entire former
history of the State, and the Governor specially
| coINUenuS me quick anu excellent structure OF
'he5' snsacola & Atlantic road, SO credltable to
thesr,smpany and Superintendent Chipley.
| The principal Of the common school fund is
slckh to have increased by a very large amount
far Exceeding that of any two years heretofore;
and the number of pupils has increased nearly
twenty-five per cent-the schools about two
huna4cd in number. The subject of popular
education is treated Of in earnest and pointed
wose. well calculated to impress the minds of
onf legislators with the importance of their off.
| ciaS gnty in this connection.
without particular reference to other matters
| of Which the message treats, we may conclude
by. Saying that the document is convincing
| ex:kbt OF The affairs of prosperous, pro-
! gr<Assve commonwealth wisely governed-her
! AFFAIR." administered with official integrity and
eceM,my, her interests foslered with care and
1 intelligence, her improvements pushed with
1 viSbr and success And furthermore, in the
light of the record for two years past we con-
grt,r late the people in that this administration
is u last for two years to come.