05 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1881
Page
1
A Princeton address on Washington and standing armies argues for peace through reduced militaries. It praises Washington as models of virtue and governance, notes the dangers of standing armies, and urges unity across North and South while warning against corrupt literature and immoral fiction.
The Rev Dr Talmage cites good Christian novels that elevate and purify. He praises Hawthorne Mackenzie Landor Hunt Marian Harland Miss Edgeworth Walter Scott Cooper Kingsley Thackeray Dickens for their constructive portrayals. He notes these works can enlighten while warning against poor literature.
A 90th birthday tribute to Peter Cooper praises living soberly and righteously. It notes his creed of earning honestly rather than speculating, his philanthropy building the Cooper Union, and his public gifts aiding 25,000 students and a million library users. The piece lauds his example and hopes for his continued longevity.
The piece laments Garfield's incoming cabinet tactics and party wrangling over spoils and subsidies. It notes bitter factionalism within the Republican Party, questions the administration's stance on tariff policy, commerce, finances, railroads, and foreign affairs, and hints at a vast corruption fund and patronage battles among claimants. It cites Generals Garfield and Grant era contrasts and mentions Dorsey and Gorham as supporters of patronage distributions.
An excerpt reports on Albert Edward the Prince of Wales living in luxury funded by public treasury and an estate income, while his wife receives an allowance. He allegedly seeks a further 200000 for debts and 50000 annually thereafter, provoking criticism in Britain. The piece also covers a Springfield Massachusetts Methodist district meeting debating faith healing and prayer.
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