The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-10-29
Peddlers.

We are decidedly opposed to Pcddlers. AS
general thing they are utterly unreliable, and
their wares arc either Of fraudulent character
or they are not honestly obtained. In this we
do not include Agents and Peddlers of specific
articles, but we only allude to those who ira.
verse the country either with packs on their
backs or in wagons, vending miscellaneous ar
ticles such as are kept for sale by merchants.
They do great injury to the County, particularly
TO the merchants who settle among us, invest
their money in permanent business, become our
fellow citizens, neighbors and friends, help pay
our taxes, build up our public enterprises and
deyclope all the industries of the country
They can be found when wanted, and when they
sell an article and it proves inferior to what il
is represented they are not only willing to cx-
change it but can be made responsible for any
damage. Not so with the Pcddler He is not
citizen of the County; he pays no County
taxes, he aids none of our enterprises and feels
no interest in the prosperity of the people. lie
sells you his goods, and will cheat you if he
can, but if he does, you can obtain no redress
he takes your money and is gone out of reach
Our citizens in the country do the merchants
great injustice by patronizing these itinelant
cheats and imposters, and our country merchants
and their friends should use their-SnuSRee. to
stop suoh-tfafic
We are led to these remarks by being informed
that so-called merchant, residing in n County
some distance from this. has five or six wagons
trarersing Union County selling all kinds of
Dry Goods, Jewelry, SC. They stop at the
plantations, s,-particularly just after some cotton
has been sold-open out their glttering wares
and allure the crcdulous to make PURCHASES
All this trade is thrown into the hands of stran-
gers who care not q fig for us A.; and is like TAX
ing so much money out of the County. If buy
crs were benefited we might not object so much,
but we know they are not-on the contrary, we
know that in nine out of ten purchases they are
injured From what we have heard these Ped.
dlcrs in wagons take thousands of dollars out
Of the County every month. The man who
sends them out does not do legitimate mcrcan.
tile business. He is nothing more nor less than
boss Peddlcr with depot for storing his goods
in neighboring village, among merchants who
would not stoop to such unfair means to obtain
trade.
1t is not the town merchants alone who arc in
~ ' ie""'''S' pu' 'icy "Hec' the
business OF our country merchants more in
proportion, than they do those in town
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49, \ Correspondent of Barnwell County,
to the Columbia Register gives n striking illus
tration of the reform they are enjoying there
lie says Committee of the Tax Union have
made every effort to bring the corrupt inefficient
and drunken County officers, with which Barn
well is cursed, to justice, but the Solicitor-one
Wiggin-refused to send bills to the Grand jury
against them. The Chairman of the prosecuting
Committee Of the Tax Union, in an address to
the County Union, said
"lour Committee has done its whole duty in
the matter of the Clerk of Court and Probate
Judge; but the States Solicitor, instead of lend
ing his Cooperation to vindicate tic laws of the
LkssH has plac c1nilSS, sci. las n bn, - n..