The Morning herald., 1876-05-15
THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD,
Subject to the Decision of the
st. Louis Convention.
AFEW WORDS TO THE LADIES or
WILMINGTON.
FOR PRESIDENT !!

WILMINGTON.
A feeling exists among the ladies of
Wilmington, or at least many of them,
that nothing can be purchased cheaply
and well in Wilmington, and that shopping
must of necessity be done in Philadelphia.
Nothing can be more unjust to the store
keepers of Wilmington, and destructive of
the best interests of the city, than this
mean and slavish fashion Of discriminating
against our own people. We caused in
quiries to be searchingly made through
the leading stores of Wilmington, an,
those of Philadelphia, in our department
Of the dry goods trade, and as a rule the
same kinds of goods were sold in both
places. In staples such as Canton flannel,
unbleached and bleached musiins, sheet
ings, standard prints and like goods, the
prices in Wilmington, were exactly tie
same as in Philadelphia. Why is it that,
women whose husbands are in the employ
Of the city, or draw its pay in some
official capacity, absolutely ignore the
shopkeepers who contribute largely to the
taxation, from which these means are
drawn, is a con,lndrum.
'Will some fellow solve it ?" There is
a great deal said by people, about carpet
baggers and adventures, if these eopv
were to lecture our citizens upon the i'm
policy, and injustice, of carrying away
their earnings by every train to enrich
Philadelphia, without prohting them.
selves, they would deserve better of their
fellow citizens; and would be entitled to
commendation, not censure. They who
spend their earnings here and so hel p the
storekeeper to pay his rent, and support
his family, are worthy Of respect and re-
gard. Our ST rekeepers are universally
complaining: why not general pledge
by the women of Wilmington, to put
stop to those complaints, by buying a
home? We ask our cotemporaries to keel
it before the people:-that true State pride
is best upheld, by helping to make the
State prosperous, by home trade.
WE WILL NOW SAY WORD TO TIL
GENTLEMEN.
We have number of gentlemen in ou
city who make it point-never to wea
an article made or sold in Wilmington
Think practically for a moment-we begil
with hats-some fashionable halter O
Philadelphia, they must perforce buy Of
do they know that not one retail halter il
Philadelphia makes, or trims the hats h
sells: that they are all made by Morris
Go. or P. Hunt & Co., or some less know
frms-that any of our Hatters such a
Dubell, Rumford or Culbert, could fur
nish them with precisely the sam
article as they buy in Philadelphia
without line of difference in materia
style, or trimming? Try it once, ye fashion
ables, and you will be convinced. Woul
it not be worth your while to try O'CoI
nor, Buxbaum, V. E. Holmes, or any
our merchant tailors, for suit of clothes
We notice some of their customers, loo
rather better and more stylish, than thos
who pay more and take away trade fror
the city:-for their clothing. In shirts: "
will relate an incident. We had very pa
ticular gentleman spending Saturday an
Sunday with us a few weeks ago; he W;
recently down Market street, an
was attracted by some shirts in stol
window, he stopped, went in and looked (
them; the resnst was after examination an
inquiry as to the price, he gave an ordt
for six; he told us subsequently that the
were quite ar we'll made and exactly tift
per cent cheaper than like articles he ha
been paying for to Scott on Chestnut stree
Philadelphia for years. The same may /
said Of other articles. We suggest to OF
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