The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-12-20
A Campaign SANDER.

a MpA1SA SA1uOOEs
When DR.. r. Y. Pierce was a candidate for
State Senator, his political opponents pub
lshed q pretended analysis Of his popular
medicines, hoping thereby to- prejudice the
people against him. His election by an OYER
whelming majority severely rebuked his ira
ducers who sought to impeach his business in
tegrity. No notice would have been taken of
these campaign lies we're it not that some OF
his enemies (and every successful business man
mas his full quota of enVious rivals) are repub-
fishing these bogus analyses. Numerous and
most absurd formulas have been published,
purporting to come from high authority and
it is a significant fact that no two have been at
all Extraordinarily proving the dishonesty
of their authors.
The following is from the Buffalo CONNER
ci0E of Get. 23, 1877:
'sHardly q dozen years ago he CDR. PIERCE
came here, a young and unknown man, almost
friendless, with no capital except his own man
hood, which, however, included plenty of
brains and pluck, indomitable perseverance,
and Unborn uprightness. Capital enough for
any young man, in this progressive country, il
only he has good health and habits as well.
lie had all these great natural advantages and
one thing more, an excellent education. He
had studied medicine and been regularly IL
censed to practice as physician. But he was
still q student, fond of investigation and ex-
DoI1lueAt' ne oAscOFoIeO, Or 1nVontou, InpOr-
Lant remedial agencies or compounds. Not
choosing to wait YEARLY for the sick and suf-
1ering to find out (without anybody to tell
Ghem) that he could do them good, he adver-
tised his medicines and invited the whole pro-
fession, Of every school, to examine and pro-
nounce Judgment upon his formula. He adj
vertised literally, profusely but with extra
ordinary shrewdness, and with method which
is in itself a lesson to all who seek business by
at 516rTnaTlvT lnfrJfi mao
has been something marvellous so great in
deed that it must be due to intrinsic merit in
the articles he sells more even than to his I'M
paralleled skill in tie use of printers ink. The
present writer once asked a distinguished dis
pensing druggist to explain the secret of the
almost universal demand for Dr. Pierce's nedi-
cines. He said they were in fact genuine
medicines-such compounds as every good
physician would prescribe for the diseases
which they were advertised to cure OF course,
they cost less than any druggist would charge
for the same article supplied on a. physicians
prescription, and besides there was the doctors
fee saved. Moreover, buying the drugs in
such enormous quantities, having perfect ap-
paratus for purifying and compounding the
mixture, he could not only got better articles
in the first place, but present the medicine in
better form and cheaper thanthe same mixture
could possibly be obtained from any other
source.
Z" It may be thought that all this having refer
ence to DR.. Pierces private business has no
point whatever when considered in connection
with the proper qualifications of candidate
for the Senate. Perhaps. But it is the fashion
now, and WI be for fortnight more, with
sundry journals to make sneering illusions to
this very matter After that brief period, they
will be quite ready to go on doing his work as
before, and, as always before, to speak Of him
as great public benefactor."