Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-18

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;n surely, wonders will never cease &c tin roll
| ing years shall cease to move,
lvi,o peIceNe ny notice of an individual.
Na D 70 iuhous Tor more things than one, \ that
o ono noot Shoe business of Wilmington. Del
t amare, Is hkey to attain point OF excellence
81 ~ tno poor miserable drUnes never dIeamed
,',, oelore ne came here. o fapored Citu Lo,r
| Accpord;,s Toy. Whife blest icih such sage
hoooruihg To his own statement, ali Others in
the business have been extorii,p nnon the
pubic pubic or else through ignorance have been
u41oie 10 manufacture shoes so as to sell them
w low as he can. He quotes Massachusetts rs
an example Of industry and enterprise, and he
moulu nave the people believe he was mn suing
.ne same course. He is in favor of manufac-
aIiIng largely, and selling ut small profits. Bli
Wnat mas he done 10 develop the resources OF
Wilmington in the manufacture of Boots and
Shoes ""'
true, lie has Hooded the market with worth.
Tess trasl, which he has offered as prime arti.
cle' which no respectable manufacturer would
own, II no had any regard for his reputation as
a worklnan. One would suppose from his state.
ment' that when ho came here he found tho
business IN most wretched condition. But
now did he seek to improve it2
was u by entering into a fair and honorable
competition2 No. far from It. He commences
Oy striving to create tho impression that his
competitors In the business were getting too
heavy profits on their work But did he sus-
tam himself in this No: The next stem
taken cor course to enable him to sell at the
reduced prices,) was to secure an organization
ior the purpose of cutting the journeymen down
In the rates Of prices.
which unhappily for the workmen, was f.
nally accomplished. And in fact, in all his Of; /
forts he has been directing a fatal blow at the |
true interests Of the lahoring community. And |
yet WIN all this, he has the unblushing impu-
ience to speak of raising the price of Journey |
mems LABOR. go, consistency thou art Jewell" |
NOW let us see how he has been benehtlng the /
shoe trade. He tells the story himself, hear |
him o We people!
" A few days ago, bought quite number
d d cases oil Boots and shoes that were sold I'M
Ter tho hammer from parties that had failed; of |
COURSE they were sold far below their first cost |
need tell you bought them ut sacrifice.
ga this is how can sell so good an article |
70 low as do" Here he tells tho people
plainly, that it it is not through superior skill
tnu tact that he is able to sell at lower prices
nan others can, but through the suffering and
misfortune Of some of Iris iellow-mcn-Ind
MINK myself, he never made more correct
statement.
Words can hardly be found suitable TO ex
press our contempt for u man who would make
his basis for tho standard of a mans labor.
Think of it ye who have been sustaining him
hat your shoes have been cheapened at the
'rice Of unrequited toll.
We wish not to BIO uncivi or hard toward |
'ir competitors in the business but when a
nan seeks to hide his own iniluites by cast
ng blur upon the character of others, we
eel 1t to be not only our right but our duty to
ebul1e the offending parties and expose them
o the just condemnation of discriminating
,ublic.
we would also call public attention TO the
Boot Shoe establishment of Baldwin 4 Day,
Where will be found a general assortment OF |
L ,dies and Gentlemen's Boots 4 Shoes, manu- |
Iactured of good material, of Wilmington pro- |
tuction, got up in good style; equal to any in
the market, and warranted to do good service.
And If they prove not TO be as good as recon-
mended, will be- repaired without additional
charge. Baldwin x Day No. II west Second
Street