The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-02

President Cleveland aud the Administra.
tion are entirely and absolutely opposed
TO all acquisitions of territory, whether Of
Cuba or parts of Mexico or elsewhere
The President feels very strongly and
positively on this point. lie believes
that We have now as much terr tory and
n large mass of illiterate and incongru
Gus material in our populat ion as We can
safel! manage. He is totally opposed to
an aggrandizing foreign policy and be-
liev,< that we have work enough to DO at
home 10 reforming our home Administra
ton. He believes that the extension of
commerce with our neighbors on fair terms -
Of exchange will benefit Us aud them and
that the cultivation of such commercial
relations will give us all the benefits
which We could get from the possession Of
their territories, without the grave bur
dens and cost Y responsibilities which ter
ritorial extension would bring upon Us.
1t Is certain, therefore, that no schemes
for other territorial extension will find
favor with President Cleveland. He On
derstands the nature and object, of such
schemes, and is opposed to them as iuju
rious and dangerous to the welfare Of this
country and tn perpetiuty of our form OF
government.
Another important railroad project
was inaugurated at Tayares few DAYS
ago, the new line being designated the
Tavares, Apopka & Gulf Road It's line
is southwark from Tavares, west OF Lake
Apopka, via Minneola, Barlow. Fort
Meade, to the Gulf of Mexico. Mr.
Abrams informs us that the first section
Of ten miles of grading is already under
contract, and that forty miles of iron has
been secured This will be a very im-
portant line, and will run through be
central portion of the Peninsula, Opening
up vast region which only needs trans
pOrtation to make it one of tie most at
tractive portions of the State OrImdo
Reporter
MIR. Gladstone's declination OF the
title offered him by Queen Victoria will
raise him another degree in the estimation
OF his admirers throughout the world.
He has made too many honors for himself
and his name stands too high upon the
roll of his country's greatest and best men
to permit him to take the lowest place on
the roll of the Lords, none of whom is his
peer Charleston Necs und Courier.
We understand that Mr.. S Filler,
upon the arrival of Mr.. Fogarty, Deputy,
will accept the position of Chief In>pec-
tor of Customs of this port Mr.. Filler
has always been a consistent Democrat
and his appointment will not only be ac-
ceptable to the Democratic party but TO
the people at large Key West Demo-
crdt.
Secretary Bayard has formulated
plan by which he proposes to obtain for
American manufacturers, through the
medium of the United states consuls in
Europe, all the information they desire
regarding manufacturers abroad. He has
written TO a large number of manutac-
tuiers of all kinds of articles throughout
the country, asking them to submit to
him any questions covering subjects upon
which they desire information regarding
the manufacture of their respective classes
of goods in foreign countries, and these
questions will be sent to the United States
consuls abroad with instructions to OBJ
tain the information sought. Mr.. Bayard
hopes by this plan to procure for our
such information as will
show conclusively whether in the price
of the raw material, the cost of labor ana
improved machinery the American or the
European manufacturers have the advan-
tage in the production of manufactured
articles. Secretary Bsyard believes that
the possession of such Information regard
ing the cost of manufacture and the price
Of raw material abroad will also be OF
great advantage to the United States
Government. Secretary Manning Is Id
full cooperation with the Secretary Oh
State in this new project Chdr'es'0"
NeUs and Courier.