The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-27
The Boycotiing scheme.

me Edator of The Press:
You have given US the names OF those who
are prominent in the Law and Order League"
receatly organized in this city. You have pub
lished an interview with a committee (sup-
pressing the namesl Of the "boycotting'' associa-
ton. You have told us who, among the
classes said to be interested in the Boycottine''
movement, deny all sympathy with it. But
you have omitted to tell US who the gentlemen
are, who are prominent in instituting this. to
New England town, somewhat anomalous
association, which proposes to punish order
loving and law-abiding citizens of Portland.
by refusing in certain contingencies TO hnv
beef and potatoes of them.
I am not a member of the Law land Order
League, but am nevertheless Interested 10
find out who the "Boycotters" are. Rv all
means give us their namesl Ii you have not
space to publish in your issue theIwhole thous-
and you might do it In serial form. am sure
that the Hon. William W. Thomas and the
Hon. Frederick S. Messer must be very apx-
ious to know who of their fellow citizens pro-
pose to Boycott" them
You can at least give Us the names Of the
committee" who are leading off in the move
ment to intimidate the Presidents of the Canal
National, and the National Traders Banks.
who are the Vice Presidents of the Law and
Order League Don't fail to publish the
namesl
Untii we are informed as to those names the
pubic Will not believe tina. there is any man
IN the "Boycotting" movement, who has bust
ness Judgment or character enough to make a
i'm b,,%
basis safe or desirable!
There IS not an intelligent retail dealer N
groceries, CRY goods, boots and Shoes hats and
caps, clothlng,or any other of the necessities or
comforts OF life, who does not know that, bat
for the money which the rum shops take Of
the hard earned wages of their cus,omers
their trade would be better and their bad debts
less. There Is not well informed mocha mic
or laboring man in this city who Goes not
know that the necessaries and Injuries which
he purchases fer himself and for his wife aud
children cost him more because OF the "bad
debts' which the rum shops force on the
books of every retail dealer. The retail
dealers in the useful and necessary articles
charge these debts off to profit and loss, while
he rum seller pockets the cash which would
have paid them.
Whom the gods would destroy they first
make mad" Every opponent of the LIQUOR
traffic in our midst will welcome the new
born "Boycotting" association. Ii affords cum
ulative evidence, heretofore unoffered to the
citizens If Maine, of the fact that the liquor
traffic a all times and everywhere is in deadly
antagonism to all the interests of the people,
Let the "Boycotting" by all means commence
early. The sooner it opens the sooner every
rum-shop in Portland will be closed Some of
the liquor dealers have been quite anxious re-
Gently about the health of Neat Dow. One of
them shouted to him across the street day or
two since, "Ah, General; you can't last much
N.Nw.r~
veteran reformer In reply, ST shall live long
enough to run you off the track, get" Did
the General have an inkling then of the "Boy-
cotting" movement? II so, he might easily
count the weeks until the time when the rum
shops will be Theoretically sealed. &C.