The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-16
BOOTS AND SHOES.
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The "Wise Men ofthe Eastl I" (EAsr OF THE KEN.
NEBEo!l are Masking good the old saying, give
monkey rope enough, and he win soon hang him.
self" This "band OF brothers" have come out in
card in the Boston Daily Adgerii:er, and, CLAIM
ING TO OWN 4HR STATE Oh MAINE, are DIo TAT
ING Terms to thecapiEalists of Boston, New York,
and ALL OUTSIDE BARsARIARs." The say, "We,
the Undersigned. hereby give notice to al Runners
or Solicitors of Orders by Samples, not residents of
this State, that we will complain Ct and prosecute
any one forselling or offering for sale any goods,
wares or merchandise as above within the limits of
this State east ofthe Kennebec river. We also de-
clare that We win shun all Jobbers and Manufac ur-
who send Runners into this State. as far as we
can "
1t has been asitatsdi in State and Wall streets
whether this was not another phase Of the Rebellion
breaking out east of the Kennebec. $50 like the
spirit of the Shareholders of the South does this def
to the customs snd civilization of commerce ap
pear. They "crack the whip with the good old
crack of South Carolina, and the ar
+ Y WHITE SLAVES, tAl ssk
l. Q. the RETAILERS OF MAINE, are lin the imagin-
alton Of these worthies,}
SUPPOSED TO TREMBLEl
What sayyou, Retailers of Maine, to this bare
faced attempt to cut you of from the privilege Of
ordering goods in your own places of business by
by SAM les shown you putting you to the trouble
to 60 to the wholesale dealer, or order "in the
dark without samples take the stuff that is thus
attempted TO be forced onto you by those ssast of
the Kennebec?" Haxsyou no rights or privileges
unless grsntsdyou by The Chords Of Gre stion, who
at some time letly got law put into the Statutes
that they might rule the rest of the Inhabitants of
the State? Look to it that the next Legislature
wipes out this Anti Republican Statute.
What say you, Hotel Keepers and Livery s table
men of Maines Will not your business suffer for
the benefit of the monopolistss Hive you no
rightsi 1t is expected that an amendment IL to be
made to this Statd.e by these East Of tbs Kenne-
bee Z that ne will be put upon you if you llarbor
or put up Drummer, unless somebo ly owns the
goods he off who has lived five years in the State
of Maine. What say you interested in Railroad
Stocks in Maine VIII this tend to make any more
travel when nobody cut Of the State can travel
with samples unless with passport signed "East of
the Kennebscs" Whatsay thu Agents of the East
ern Express Company, ami the Company ITSELF
Will not thisdootrine, if carried out reducs your
business for the benefit OF the fsw Owners" East,
&C.? What say the hundred; Of travelling agents
who are thus thrown out Of employment, Maine
lntu uOIu duu uItuI ~ NaAcs tuu uululHB OOuH.
ty Licenses to sell, but after a having noight to
sell unless the goods oacsedf by somebody who
has lived FIVE YEARS in the State. Areyour rights
to be all 'gobbled up' by those sEastot the Ken
nebecs" Finally, what say the pc oplei Must you
who are busy on your farms and in your workshops
be deprived Of the low prices and good goods that
you will GI,0ays get sohere thsre IS conpetitioa?
Or do you wish to make few men virtually "rulers
you" to set the prices and give you the quall-
ties they please, poor geod the way they can make
the most money out of it?
See to it that the representative from your town
district is in favor of "wiping OFT" this .'blue
law put into the statute without your knowledge
consent?
| Ladies of Maine! Whatever else may be done in
this matter, your retailer will procure for you the
fashionable, durable and stylish boots and SHOE
| with