The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-06
Boots and Shoes.
1sas ONCE MOREl
HAWKING and PEDDLING!
To THE READERS or THE BANGOR DAILY

To THE READERS OF THE BANGOR DAILY
WHO AND CoURIER:
II appears that the Communication OF ~, and
tae answer to he same, in tbs Boston Daily Adver-
tiser, has called out article in the Bangor Daily
Wing and Courier OF May 3Oth, from "A Merchant
Of Bangor who pitches into the ''Mei d1btcf Bos-
ton" as 1ollows.-'I wish 10 denounoe some ofhis
stateme nts, and inform said Merchant that arii-
ole more heartily shaded Nth truth than his would
have greater Eff ct upon the business community
in ibis vicinity y. should judge from the style Of
this Boston Merohant's' communication that he is
not one Of thar class Of BosfcR Merchants appealed
70 IN the letter OF this Bangor correspondent, 'P'
ton"
NOW to begin With. as guessing seems to DO the
49,, VI Tue day allow tie Boston Merchant" 10
say tnAt should Judge, from the style ofrHIs BAN
sor neronants communication that he is one OF
tne gaers To the Bangor eli cular and "a Whole
sale Deoter, and VERY LIKKLY n Root and Shoe
Dealer FOR Iorther particulars see Book OBI
If So then bis devotion 10 the iuterets of the oo
deJeRceiess Retailers of Maine. who. aecordin, 20
his ideas, get impofed upon by the sS,trtY Vrr.
LAMA, sMAcKs LITTLE Of ser inserett and HIS.
is not so pure and disinferesttd reRsrd for the
welfare OF the retailers no would have us suppoaa.
Now that the people and retailers OF Maine haze
has tarned rather strong on the Bangor Sinosrs.
them rchant of Boston can bear the doubt Of his
being regular and honorable wiheut a large
amount n suffering. on the ground o. let those
laugh who wia.'
The complaint about "any quantity Of young
squirts, with which the country is flooded and who
generally sell goods commission" snd similar
statements, are the great staple ARGUMENTS ofALL
me articles written TO JUSTIFY the driving out
nom Maine OF sverybodv cith samples Sensible
men are not easiiV imposed upon by "YouNa
SoorRTs," and UN'IL the Retailers oJ Moline
ask protection By lasO there will DO BUT little ROOF
thar the Bangor Merchants assertion is correct,
that the retailers may be stcindled and hvnbuoged
'cithoat mercy by the numerous scsiywags and
broken-down merchants who cannot command a re-
tpectabis situation ct home" The "Boston Mer-
chant has abetter opinion of the Re alters Of Make
g An to suppose them to be such fats ready to te
fooled by estrj body and anybody, as described by
he Bangor Mere ha. t"-snd is il not an insult to
the iotelbg nee ofthe Betailers OF Maine 20 insnu-
ate that they cannot take care Of thensseiUesy Now
II such state OF aif.irs GOULD EXIST ia not the
remedy so plain, that whether the swindIers sc,th
samples were from Hanger or elsewbere would
not lhe Retailers act under the simplest rules Of
common sense, 10 refuse TO buy or order OF the
young fqurts unless they could produce sattsfac-
tory evidence that they represent responsible
hsases
Finally, tie finishing touch Is put to the whole
Communication by the statement about counter
Jumpers who never understood the frat rudiments
of commercial tansasiicns Nth i0Rich the coun rg
Is igfest'd" Yes, you ignorant counter-lumpcrsT
you HAVE worried gcod, worthy, ana rers s0is0
Bangor Merchant" into REeULAR RUDiMs NTAL
MIDDLE and he DoE'T WANT tho ate o. Name
.iniested with commercial iransaeticas'' o. 'rudi-
meats" mi 50 ths runners get their ilspira,ion
and samples fiou Bangor, and then as al right to
rtsdinpe'lt INTO anybody sHoDDYsHoEs OF any other
kind property made holy under sanction q the
Haekers and PeddIers Act, chap. Al
But suppose change this sublest, which nay DO
&c ting tiresome. that Is aIgays refrs sAing