The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-07-14
ONCE MORE
HAWKING AND PEDDLlnG.

To ruE RkADKss ov TIE BANGOR DlmY Vino CornrR |,
II appears that the communication Of "Pr and the
swer to the same In the Boston Daily Advertiser called
out an article In the Bangor Daily WING and Courier Of
May 3oh from "A Merchant Of BANGOR" who pitches Into
the "errhant Boston" follows ~ With to dcnounce
some q his statements and infom said Merchant that
article more Heavily shaded r,A tutA than las would
have greater effect upon the business community In this
vicinity. should Judge, from the syie Of this Boston
Merchsnts communication that he Ia not Of that class
of Bosiom Merchants appealed 10 In the letter Of the Ian
gor correspondent, P' vr The regular and honorable
Merchants Of Boston," FErl Ht.n4 ile
Now to begin WITH guessing seems to be the order Of
the day, allow the "Bton Merchant to say that NJ should
Judge, from the style Of rms Bangor Merchants communi.
caton that he Is one Of the sgners to the Bangor crc-
lar and Is Wholesale Dealer, and VERY LIKELY boot
and Shoe Dealer. (For further particulars sec Book Of j.
d. II So then his devotion to the interests OF the poor
dejsneei,1 Retailers Of Maine, who according to his
IDEAS get imposed upon by the SAMPLE VILLAINS, sSAcKs
LITTLE of SER interest," and ms Is not so pure and di'-
intsresed regard for the welfare Of the retailers rs he
would have us suppose. Now that the people and retail
ers Of Maine have taken hold Of this matter and the tide
Of censure has ured rather strong on the Bangor Sign
s the "erchant Of Boston" can bear the doubt OF his
being "regular and honorable" without large amount
of suffering, on the ground Of et those laugh Who VIM"
The complaint about "any quantity Of young squrts,
with which the country Is flooded and who generally sell
goods ON commission" and similar statements are the great
stapie ARGUMENTS Of ALL he articles written 10 justly
the driving out from Maine Of everybody Nth samples
Sensible men not easily imposed upon by "YorSa
soriRrs" and UNTIL the Retailers " Maine hemssipes
ask protection by ia there win be but little PROOF that
the "Bangor Merchants" assertion Is correct that the re-
talers "nay be swindied and humbugyed rfhouf mer-
GU by the numerous scallywags and brokedown mer-
chants who cannot command respectable situation ut
homer The "oston Merchant" has better opinion Of
the Retailers Of Name than to suppose them to be such
FATS ready be fooe by everyday and anybody, as de-
scrbed by the "ansor Merchant" and Is II not an insult
b the intelligence Of the Retailers Of Maine to nsnuate
that they cannot take Of enseiues! Now, Usneh
state Of affairs EXIST, MT the remedy so plain,
that whether the swipllers Nth samples were from Ban
DOR or elsewhere wou not the Retailers act under the SIM
pest rules Of common sense rcse 10 buy or order OF
the young suirts" unless they cd produce satisfactory
that they represent responsible houses.
Finally the finishing touch il put on 10 the whole CON.
muncatou by the statement about "couner jumpers who
never unleroal the first rllmets Of commercial trans
actions ,rith ,rhieh the country is inssed" Yes, you
ignorant counter jumpers HAVE worried good, wor-
thy AMI rfry ,rise angor Merchant" in6a REGULAR Rr
pxEyru MIDDLE, and he poS'r WANT the State Of Maine
Unfess with commercial transactions" ''rrlments,"
unless the runners get their inspiration AMI samples from
Bangor AMI then IFS al right TO rndimenf into anybody
suoppy SHOES or any other Kind Of property made holy
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