Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-07
What the Press think of it.


the country on the inaugural of President
Garfield are highly gratifying:
The Columbia, S. c., Neaos snd Courier
says Garfeld's treatment of the Southern
question in his inaugural is broad and on
the whole, statesman like. We thank the
President for an admission SO rare in
these days that the responsibility for
slavery did not rest upon the South
alone.
The Boston Advertiser says Garfeld's
inaugural is a Weighty, solemn declara-
tion unexceptionable in thought and
style, based upon undeniable and impreg-
nable principles and solid in argument.
The remarks on finance it would not be
possible to improve upon. The Journal
also cordially endorses the Presidents
address.
The Herald thinks Mr.. Garfield in his
address met great opportunity like
man sure of his ground resolute III pur-
pose full Of high faith in the people. The
Post says the general tone and point of
the address is patriotic. Little can be
found in it but what will commend itself
to the favor Of men Of all parties.
The New York Staatg Zeitung says:
Garfield's moderation in discussing the
Southern question and the tone of all his
remarks in reference to the duties of the
National Government and the relation to
the States must give general satisfaction
outside circles of extreme Republicans.
His treatment of the financial question is
thoroughly satisfactory perhaps with the
exception that he is too one sided in
linking together the funding and banking
question.
The New York Tribune says: The ad
dress is admirable. 1t justifes the high
confidence which the people felt in Gar
fields patriotism, uprightness, and in his
ability to propose wise policy for the
government of the Nation 1t still re-
mains for him to show whether he pos
sesses the rare tact Of patience and prac-
tical craftsmanship to get things done.
If so the Nation will manifest it's graft
now manifests it's good will and conf
dence.
The consumption of malt liquor in this
country has increased over one hundred
per cent, in ten years. 'During $780,
says the Ratailer, the organ of the brew
ers, ''taxes were paid on 1894, 900 bar
rels, or 414,000,000 gallons. This is
equivalent to 100 mugs for every man,
woman and child in this country Leav-
ing out the females, and childred, this
vast quantity represents 600 glasses a
year for each male over twenty-one years
old in the United States. When we con-
slider the very large number Of adult
males who drink no beer at all, and the
other host who partake of it only in the
most moderate manner, and at more or
less protracted intervals, it is evident
that some Americans must drink great
deal. At five cents a glass this beer
manufacture of 1880 brought 1915, ,OO0,-
600, 81 so per capita for each man,
woman and child. This is quarter more
than the total expense of running the
United States Government.
The Democrats are yelling that the Re-
publicans are responsible for an extra
session of Congress. In the same man
ner they said the Republicans were re-
sponsible for the war But that is not
all the Republican party is responsible for.
1t is responsible for the perpetuationl of
the Union, and for preventing a panic
that would have been almost as disas-
trous to business as another war. What
nuar the Rannhlican nartu has accnm-