The Portland daily press., 1865-05-15
BOOTS AND SHOES
eT1 THE
mS~@ CHINEsE.JAPAN
M anifestO /!

Ths "Wise Men of the Eastr'' tEAsr OF THE KEN.
HEREoll are making good the old saying givea
monkey rope enough. and he VIII soon hang MIN
self" This ''band OF brothers have come out In
card in ths Boston Daily Advertiser, and, CLAIM
ING TO OWN 5uE STATE OF MAINE, are DIorAT-
ING TERMS to the capitalists of Boston, New York,
and ALL OUTSIDE BARBARIAEs." The say, ave,
the Undersigned, hereby give notice TO al Runners
or Solicitors of Orders by Samples not residents of
this State, that will complaia Ct an prosecute
any 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 will shun all Jobbers and Manufac
who send Runners into this State, as far as we
can
1t has been asitated in State and Wall streets
whether this was not another phase of the Rebellion
breaking out east of the Kennebec."-so like the
spirit of the shareholders of the South does this def
to the customs and civilization of ap.
pear. They "crack the whip with the good old
crack of South Carolina, and the a
asa WHITE SLAVES,
1. g. the RETAILERS OF MAINE, are lin the imagin-
alton ofthese worthies,)
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 places of business by
by SAMPLES shownyou putting you to the trouble
to go to the wholesale dealer, or order ain the
dark without samples, or take the stutha is thus
attempted to be forced onto you by those east of
the Kennebec" Have you no rights or privileges
unless grantedyou by the "Lords OF Gre .tion, who
at some time quietly 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, monopoIistss Have you no
rights? 1t lis expected that an amendment is to be
made to this Statute by those EAST of tbs Kenne-
bec" that fiRe will be put upon you if you harbor
orpus up 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 VIII this tendto make any more
travel, when nobody cut of the State can travel
with samples unless with passport signed "East Of
the Kennebec?" Whatsay tho Agents of the East
ern Express Company, and the Company ITSELF
Will not this doctrine, if carried out, reduce your
business for the benefit OF the few Owners East,
scr What say the hundreds of travelling agents
who are thus thrown out of employment, Maine
men bora and bred, paying taxes and holding Coun.
ty Licenses to sell, but after ALL having right to
sell unless the goods are owned by somebody who
has lived YEARS in the State. Al your rights
to be all "gobbled up" by those East of the Ken
nebecf' 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 uIaOdys get aohere there is competitjom?
Or do you wish to make few virtually srulers
you, to set the prices and give you the quali-
ties they please poor good. the way they canmake
| the most money out of it? 4-s
See to 1t that the representative from your town
district is in favor of "wiping oat this ''blue
law" put into the statute without your knowledge
| or consent? 4
Ladies of Mainel Whatever else may be done in
this matter, your retailer will procure for you the
fashionable. durable and stylish boots and shoes
| will ~