The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-13
Boots and Shoes.
ONCE MORE!
HAWKING and PEDDLING!
To TIE REApKRs OF THE BANGOR DAILY
WHO ANo CoURIKR:

To TIE READERS OF THE BANGOR DAILY
WHO ANO CoURIER:
IL appears that the communication OF "P," and
TIE Al swer to he sams In the Boston Daily Adver-
iiser, has called out an article in the Bangor Daily
VIII x and Courier OF May 9Otb, from "a Merchant
Of Bangor," gho pitches into the Merchant Of BoS-
ton" es Iollows-'J wish 10 denounce some OF his
stateme nts ami inform said Merchant that arit-
Gle more heariiy shod,d s0fh truth fhoa his would
have grea'sr fleet upon ihe business community
In this vicinity. should judi % from the style OF
THIS Bos on Merchants communication, that he Is
not one Of that class of Boston Merchants appealed
20 IN the letter OF tho Bangor correspondent, 'P.'
VIZ Inc regular and honorable Merchants o Bos-
ton
No" 70 oesin With, as guessing seems to be the
order OF the day, allow tie "l5oston Merchant 10
say that y should Judge, from the style ofTsIs Ban
gor Merehants oommu, ication,' that he is one OF
me SCARS to The Bangor eli cular, and ia Whole
sale Dealer, and VERY LIKELY n Boot and Shoe
De ier Fer further particulars see Bsok oiJo.BJ
II so. bis devotion the interests Of tile poor
deIsHceks IS EstaiieTs of Maine, who, according 10
his idtEs. get inps iec uItn ly the 81 MI Ii VIZ
LAIN. sMAcKs A LITTLE of ser in.srsse, AID HIS
IS not so pure and disiattresttd record for the
welfare Of the retaile b. would have u suppose.
Now that the people and Tstditers Of Maine have
AIKEN hold this matte, End tho tide Of c. insure
has turned rather strong the Bangor singers.
tho IN rckaut-of Boston can b-ar the doubt lis
being 'feeul.r ard honorable wi hopt a large
sm'nsf n suffering. on the ground OF 1ct those
laugh who win.'
The comp amt about "any quantity Of 'ycung
squirts, with which the country is dc oded and who.
senoralY sell goods on examination ;" and similar
'tsiem 'nts, are the great staple AReUSEETs ofALL
nom Ma ne Of Everybody srith samples i,ensi6Is
me't are not 50 easily imposed upon by "Youxs
SouIRTs," and TN IL tie Fetai1srs If Moline
ask protection by tatc, the will DO but little PROOF
that the Bangor Merchants assertion is carrect
that the retailers mag be s'ri'died and kansbuqge
acithoat mercy by the numerous ssallywags aud
broken-dowa merchants who eaDrO compano a se-
spectabls s tuatln at home" Tho "Boston Her
chant" has abeter opinion the Resaie Is Of ataire
tan to suppose them to be such eats reOly to be
fooled by e.tr, body and anybody, as dsseribea by
he Bangor Merchai t;'-sDd is IL net an insult 10
the teg nee ofibs Betaers oil Maiae 10 iLsina-
ate fsatth " c II not rake or themseipess Now
u srcA stats sfr IRIS GUILD EXIST, is no tho
remedy 50 plain, that whether the swindle,s 20 IN
samples were from Bangor " slewhere, would
net he esilsrS &c, under tie simptest rules Of
Common sense 70 refuse to buy o. order OF the
young squ IT'S unless fin ccud produce slsissac-
torg sridence that they represent responsible
| houses
Finally, the finishing touch is put to tbs whole
communication BY the statement about counter
Jumpers " no never understood tho drst rudiments
of commercial transactions Nth tOhicA the country
is INFESTED" Yes, you ignorant oounter-umpersr
YOU HAVE worried good, worthy, very rise
Bangor Merchant" into REGULAR RUDIMKETAL
MIDDLE and he DON'T WANT tho State OF Maine
'lafe ted with commercial transaotions or ''rudi-
ments. uBlsas the runners get their inspiration
aad samples from Bangor, and then s's all right to
rtsdinent tnto anybody sHoDDY sHoKs or any other
kind # property mzde holy under sanction OF the
Hawkers and Peddlers Act, chap. "A.
| But suppose We change this subject, which may be
getting tiresome. to that Is aIVays refreshing