The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-11
IN THE
ANA CHINEsE.JAPAN
Manifesto {!

The "wise Men of the Easil" (EAsr OF THE KEN.
NEBEo!l are making good the old saying, give q
monkey rope enough, and he will soon hang him.
self" This "band OF brothers have come out In o
card in the Boston Daily Advertiser, and, CLAIM.
ING TO OWN THE STATE OF MAINE, are DIorAT.
ING TERMS to thecspiali,ts Of Boston, New York,
and ALL OUTSIDE BARsARIAEs." The! say, ave,
the Undersigned hereby give notice to al hammers
or Solicitors of Orders by Samples not residents of
this State that we will complain CT and prosecute
any one for selling 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 Manufac ur-
who send Runners into this State, as far a. we
can
1t has been agitated in State aad Wall streets
whether this not another phase of the Rebellion
breaking out east of the Kennebec, 80 like the
spirit of the shareholders OF the South does this def
to the customs end civilization of commerce sp
pear. They "crack the whip with the good old
| crack of South Carolina, and the
WHITE SLAVES,
1. Q. the RETAILERS OF MAINE, are lin the imagin-
alton ofthese worthics,D
SUPPOSED TO TREMBLEl
What say you, Retailers of Maine to this bare
faced attempt to cut you of from the privilege of
ordering goods In your own places of business by
by SAMPLES shown you, putting you to the trouble
to go to the wholesale dealer, or order Gin the
dark" without samples, take the stufthat is thus
attempted to be forced onto you by those "East of
thu Kennebec" Have you no rights or privileges
unless grantedyou by the "Lords OF Gre tion, who
at some time qliety 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 outthis Anti Republican Statute.
What say you, Hotel Keepers aud Livery Stable
men of Maines Will not your business suffer for
the benefit of the monopolistsi Have you no
rightss tits expected that an amendment IL to be
made to this Statute by those EAST OF tbs Kenne-
bee, that ne will be put upon you If You harbor
or put up o 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 tend to make any more
travel, when nobody cut of the State can travel
with samples unless with passport signed "East of
the Kennebscs" Whatsay the Agents Of the East
ern Express Company, ami the Company ITSELF
Will not this doctrine, if carried out, reduce your
business for the benefit OF the few "owners" East,
&c.y What say the hundreds of travelling agents
who are thus thrown out Of employment, Maine
men born and bred, paying taxes and holding Coun-
W oenSes " SELL Dut WteT oss, having no right 10
sell unless the goods are oCned by somebody who
has lived FIVE YEARS in the State. Are your rights
to be all "gobbled up" by those East OF the Ken
nebecs" Finally, what say the pc oplsf Must you
who are busy on your farms and In your workshops
be deprived of the low prices and good goods that
you will Gtacays get achsre thsre Is conspetitions
Or do you wish to make few men virtually "rulers
YER you," to set the prices and give you the qual-
ties they please poor good the way they can make
the most money out of it?
See to 1t that the representative from your to un
or district is in favor of "wiping OFT" this 'blue
law put into the statute without your knowledge
or consent?
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
with