The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-30
ONCE MORE!
HAWKING AND PEDDLlnG.

To THE REApns on THE DAxoon DAILY VINO CorRiEn
II appears that the communication Of apr and the
swer TO the same In the Boston Daily Advertiser has called
out an article In the Bangor Daily Wing and Courier OF
May 3oh from "a Merchant Of Bangor" who pitches Into
The erchant Of Boston, as follows ~ wish IN dcnounce
some Of his statements and inform said Merchant that an
article more Heartily shaded NTH truth than d" would
have greater effect upon the business community In this
vicinity should Judge, from the style Of this boston
Merc,ats communication that he Is not ono Of that class
Of Boston Merchants appealed to In the letter Of the Ban
cor correspondent, P,' viz The regular and honorable
Merchants Of BOSTON," | ...H
Now to begin WITH guessing seems TO be the order OF
the day. allow the "Boon Merchant" TO say that u" should
judge from the style Of Bangor Merchants commun.
caton that he Is Of the sgners to the Bangor circ.
lar and Is Wholesale Dealer, and VERY LIKELY Boot
and Shoe Dealer. (or further particulars see Book OF j.
b. II So then his devotion 10 the interests OF the poor
dsteneee Retailers Of Maine, who, according to his
IDEAS get imposed upon by the SAMPLE VILLAINS ssAcKs
ALrrrLE of ss interest," and Is not pure and DIS.
interested regard for the welfare Of the retailers he
would have US suppose Now that the people and retail
ers Of Maine have taken hold Of this natter and the tide
Of censure has urded rather strong the Bcngor Sg-
srs the echant Of Boston" can bear the doubt Of his
being regular and honorable" without large amount
Of suffering on the ground Of let those laugh who win"
The complaint about "any quantity Of young squirts,
with which the country Is flooded and who generally sell
goods ON commission" and similar statements are the great
staple Of ALL the articles written TO justly
the driving from Maine Of everybody wi samples
Sensible men are easily imposed upon by "YorSo
SorRrs" and UNTIL the Retailers Of Maine enssioes
ask protection BY ia there will be but little rRoor that
the "angor Merchants" assertion Is correct that the re-
tailers nay be soinded and hnmbugged pithouf mer-
cy by the numerous scalywags and broken-down mer-
chants who cannot command a respectable situation ut
home" The "Doston Merchant" has better opinion Of
the Retailers Of Maine than to suppose them to be such
fats ready to be fooled by everybody and anybody as de-
scrbed by the "Bangor Merchant" AMI Is II not an Insult
to the intelligence Of the Retailer OF Maine to insinaae
that they cannot take care Of hemseuesl Now Dsueh
state Of affairs Gould EXIST Is nj the remedy so plain,
that whether the swnders rifh samples were from Ban
qor or elsewhere would the Ret ers act under the sim
ple rules Of common to rcfe 10 buy or order OF
the young squrts" unless they coul produce satisfactory
that they represent responsible houses
Finally the finishing touch Is put to the whole COM
munication by the statement about conter Jumpers who
never understood the first rdments Of commercial trans
actions ,riM rhieh the country is infested" Yes, you
ignorant counter jumpers HAVE worried good, wor-
thy, and pery cise "BangOr Merchant" into REGULAR Rr-
pxrSrAL MIDDLE and he DoSr WANT the State Of Maine
"infestei with commercial transactions" or 'udimcnts
unless the runners get their inspiration and samples IRON
Bangor, and then IFS al right TO radmenf into anybody
soppY SHOES or any other kind Of property made holy
under sanction Of the IIawkers AMI Peidlers Act, chap ~
But suppose we change this subject which may be get.
ting esune, to one that ARRAYS -csshng TO the peo-