The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-25
BOOTS AND SHOES
~ CAINEsE.JAPAN
- M anifest to !


Inc wise Men of the Easilo (EAsT OF THE KEN
NASsol are making good the old saying, givea
monkey rope enough, aud hs will soon hang him.
self" This"band OF brothersv have come out in
card IN the Boston Daily Advert or, and, CLAIM.
ING TO OWN IHR STATE OF MAINE, are DIcrAT-
ING TERMS to thecapitalists of Boston New York,
and ALL OUTSIDE RARBARIAEs" The cay, "We,
the Undersigned, hereby give notice 10 al Runners
or Solicitors of Orders by Samples not residents of
this State, that we win complain ef and prosecute
any one for selling or Offering for sale any goods,
wares or merchandise SIS above within the limits of
this State east ofthe Kennebec river We also de-
clare that we will shun all Jobbers and Manufac ur-
era who send Runners into this state as far as we
can I" -siQ
1t has been azitated in State and Wall streets
whether this was not another phase of the Rebellion
breaking out EAST of the Kennebec, 80 Hkethe
spirit of the Shareholders OF the South does this def
ance to the customs nd civilization of commerce APP
pear. They "crack the whip with the good old
crack of South Carolina, and the T,E
WHITE SLAVES, .ngoa
l. Q. the RBrAILERs OF MAINE, are lin the ina GIN
alton of these lthies)
SUPPOSED TO TREMBLEi
| What, say you, Retailers of Maine to this bare
faced attempt to cut you off from the privilege Of
ordering goods In your own places of business by
by sam lea shown you, putting you to the trouble
| TO go to the wholesale dealer, or order Gin the
dark" without sampl, take The stufth is thus
attempted to be forced onto you by those EAST Of
the Kennebecs" Have you no rights or privileges
unless grantedyou by the Lords OF Gre ltion, who
at some time quietly got law put into the Statutes
that they might rule therest of the inhabitants Of
the Slater Look to it that the next Legislators
wipes out this Anti Repnblican Statute. sssos4
What say you, Hotel Keepers and Livery Stable
men of Maines Will not your business suffer foI
the benefit of the monopolstsf H ave you n,
rightss 1t is expected that an amendment i, to be
made to this Statute by these EAST of ths Kenne-
bec,p that Re win be put upon you If you harbor
| or put up Drummer, unless somebody owns the
goods he offers who has lived five years in the State
| of Maine. What say ycu interested in Railroad
| Stocks in Maine viii this tr nd to make any more
travel, when nobody out of the State can travel
with samples unless with passport signed s'East Of
the Kennebeo" What say the Agents Of the East
ern Express Company, ami the Company ITSELF
Will not this doctrine, ifcarried out reduce your
| business for the benefit OF the few "owners' East
1901 What say the hundreds of travelling agents
who are thus thrown out of employment, Maine
men Dorm ana preo' paying taxes ana holding Conn.
ty Licenses to sell, but after all, having right to
| sell unless the goods are opned by somebody who
has lived FIVE YEARS in the State Are your rights
to be all 'gobbled up" by those East of the Ken.
nebec!" Finally, what say the pc oples Must you
who are busy on your farms and in your workshops
be deprived of the low prices and good goods that
you will olscays get aohere there Is conspetitioa?-
Or do you with to make few men virtually arulers
yer you to set the prices and give yea the quail
ties they please poor good the way they can make
I the most money out of iti ssl vol
See to it that the representative from your to sn
or district lis in favor Of "wiping oat' this 'blue
law put into the statute without your knowledge
| or consent2 s. ~ - - - 1901
Ladies' Of Maine! Whatever eice may be done in
this matter your retailer will procure for you ths
| fashionable, durable and stylish boots and shoe
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