The Portland daily press., 1865-05-13
BOOTS AND SHOES
eD THE
N1 CHINEsE-JAPAN
M anifestO !!

The "Wise Men of the Eastw (EAsr OF THE KEN
NEsEoil are making good the old saying. givea
monkey rope enough, and he win soon hang him
self" This "band OF brothers" have come out In
card in the Boston Daily Advertiser and, CLAIM
ING no owH THR STATE OF MAINE, are pIofAT-
ING TERMS to the capitalists of Boston, New York,
and ALL OUTSIDE BARsARIANs" They 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 for selling 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 will shun all Jobbers and Manufacur-
ers who send Runners into this State as far as we
can !"
1t has been agitated in State and Wall streets
whether this not another phase of the Rebellion
bresking out east of the Kennebec.D-so Hkethe
spirit of the Shareholders OF the South does this def
to the customs and civilization of commerce ap
pear. They "crack the whip" with the good old
crack Of South Carolina, and the anH
WHITE SLAVES,
!. 9. the RETAILERS OF MAINE, are lin the imagin.
alton ofthese worthies,) se sH IA
SUPPOSED TO TREMBLEi ao a.
w uas say yOds h6tdll6fb OF name, TO LQl6 Dare
faced attempt to cut you off from the privilege of
ordering goods in your own places of business by
by SAM les shown you, putting you to the trouble
to go to the wholesale dealer, or order Gin the
dark" without samples or take the stuff that Is thus
attempted to be forced onto you by those aEast Of
the Kennebec" Have you no rights or privileges
unless grantedyou by the Chords OF Gre ltion," who
atsome time quietly got law put into the Statutes
that they might rule the rest of the inhabitants Of
the Statef Look to it that the next Legislature
wipes out this Anti Republican Statute.
What say you, Hotel Keepers and Livery Stable
men Of Maines Will not your business suffer for
the benefit of the monopolists? Have you no
rights? 1t is expected that an amendment IL to be
made this Statute by those EAST of tia Kenne-
bec that fine will be put upon you if you harbor
or put Drummer, unless somebody owns the
goods he Offers who has lived five years in the State
OF Maine. What say you interested in Railroad
Stocks in Maine Will this tend to make any more
travel when nobody ont of the State can travel
with samples unless with passport signed "East of
the Kennebec?" Whatsay the Agents of the East
ern Express Company, and the Company ITSELF
Will not this doctrine, if carried ont, reduce your
business for the benefit Of the few "ownerss East,
&c.f What say the hundreds of travelling agents
who are thus thrown out of employment, Maine
men porn ana Dredi paying taxes ana holding Coun.
ty Licenses to SELL but after all, having no right to
sell unless the goods are oscred by somebody who
has lived FIVE YEARS in the State. Are your rights
to be all "gobbled up by those EAST of the Ken
nebec2" Finally, what say the pc ople3 Must you
who are busy on your farms and in your workshops
be deprived of the low prices and good goods that
you will always get seere there Is oon.petitiom9
Or do you wish to make few virtually "rulers
you," to set the prices and give you the quail
ties they please poor good the way they can make
the most money out of itf nnsaa h{4
See TO 1t that the representative from your town
district is in favor of "wiping out" this "bIue
law put into the statute without your knowIede "a
oreonsent? r.
Ladies Of Maine Whatever else may be done In
this matter your retailer will procure for you the
fashionable. durable and stylish boots and shoel
with