The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-02
OUR MOTTO :
The best Bottom Values for
the Money Down.
COMMON SENSE
TALK TO THE WORKING
MEN OF OUR COUNTRY:

KIND READER In these
days of trusts and Combination"
among capitalists, manufacturers
and merchants, to wiring from the
workingmen of ouraand unjust and
extortionate profits on their pr oduc-
tons, it is high time you were
looking around for some means of
protection and we hail with pleas
ure the coming of labor clubs, far
mers Alliances, &C., and the deter
mination of so many to throw off
the yoke of bondage, known as the
credit system.
| want to congratulate the hun
dreds of farmers throughout the
Piedmont section of our good old
State, who have seen the dangers
lurking in the credit system, and
gone to work to rid themselves and
neighbors of the abomination. This
accursed system has long had a
strong hold on our people, and it
may seem hard to break its grip;
but if you will persevere you viii
not fail to win, and then you will
be happy, prosperous and free
man-free to buy your goods where
you please and of whom you please.
And when you come across some
time merchant who is all bound
up with these combination manu-
tacturers to charge you about e
per cent above an honest profit,
you can assert your independence
and give them the goby.
We don't believe in this way of
giving one man IN a town control
of an article which enables him to
name his own price, and charge
unjust profits. We believe in com
petition because 1t will regulate
values, and is nothing but justice
to a trading public. We believe
that when business hasn't merit
enough in it to stand without being
propped up by combinations it is a
fraud and not worthy the patron
| age of buying people.
We will MAKE no agreement with
any man or company of men to sell
an article at a certain price. We
believe in fair and free fight, ard
| if every man in town wants to sell
DIXIE PLOWS or DOUGLAS
$500 SHOES let them sell them,
and let the house that can't stand
the fire go down, be it us or any
one else.
The following is an exact copy
| of letter received by us from W.
L. Douglas, manufacturer OF Doug.
las $500 shoes:
| w D. BAITY & Sons,
Winston, N. &.
Gentlemen--I am in receipt OF
an order frnm you for $500 shoes
| would say that have learned that
you are advertising and selling my
$500 shoes tor $3.50 per pair. This
is contrary to my instructions, ano
as you did not sign and return tc
me the contract which | sent you
am obliged to return to you youl
order refused Yours, SC.
| w. L. DOUGLAS.
But we have Douglas $500 shoe:
and you can buy them at an homes
profit.
Now we want to ask the work
ingmen Of this country what the,
think of this. Some one had re
ported us because we dared to sci
for an honest profit. Some mer
chant and the manufacturer ha
agreed to try to run out all who ar
willing to sell for an honest profit
and have clear sailing to rake i
your dollars. What do you thinl
| of a merchant in your ow OWE -Stat
and Northern manufacturer CON
5ining to make you pay an unjus
profit for an article :? Is it not tim
to wake up and stand for you
rights ond those who help you
We don't promise to give yo
goods. We sell for profit BIZ
are satisfied with reasonable on
We spend nothing in loafing an
never combine with any one
charge an unfair profit. 1t is a dut
you owe to yourselves to invest
gate our promises, it costs yc
nothing. We can not afford to d,
ceive you. There are two interes
we guard--our own and our Gust
mers,-and we believe when W
do this we have done our duty
, merchants. We hold the reins
kinship and friendship over IL
, pocket book of no man, huying ar
e selling merchandise is business ar
all things else are not to be counte
! when you go to spend your dollar
o and you do yourself an injustice
t buy of any one because you ha'
been trading with him, or he
your kin.
Remember we ask no favoritis
|. or friendship. We believe in lettir
every tub stand upon its own be
tom, and only ask your trade up'
the claim ofthe best bottom valu
for the money down.
! Don't forget that when in Wiz
ton your interests will be cared
sby calling at the BEE HIVE.
i Yours against the old rotten ere
! it system, against combinations al
unjust profits.
d w. ID BAlTY & SONS