The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-12-27
A Campaign SANDER.

When DR.. r. V. Pierce was a candi-
date for State Senator, his political oppo-
nents published pretended analysis of his
popular medicines, hoping thereby to preju-
dice the people against him. His election
by an overwhelming majority severely re-
buked his traducers, who sought to impeach
his business integrity. No notice would
have been taken OF these campaign lies were
il not that some of his enemies land every
successful business man has his full quota
of envious riyals) are republishing these
bogus anal yses. Numerous and most absurd
formulas have been published, purporting to
come from high authority; and it is a signif-
cant fact that no two have been at all alike
conclusively proving the dishonesty of their
authors.
The following is frem the Buffalo Com
Hercidl, of Oct. 23d, 1877:
Hardly dozen years ago he Or. PIERCE
came here, young and unknown man,
almost friendless, with no capital except his
own manhood, which, however, included
plenty of brains and pluck, indomitable
perseverance, and Unborn uprightness.
Capital enough for any young man, in this
progressive country, if only he has good
health and habits as well. He had all these
great natural advantages and one thing
more, an excellent education. He had
studied medicine and been regularly
licensed to practice as physician. But he
was still a student, fond of investigation
and experiment. He discovered, or invent
ed, important remedial agencies or COM
pounds. Not choosing TO wait YEARLY for
the sick ana suffering to find out without
any body to tell them) that he could do
them good, he advertised his medicines and
invited the whole profession, of every school,
10 examine and pronounce judgment upon
his formulas. He advertised literally, pro-
fusely, but with extraordinary shrewdness,
and with method which is in itself lesson
to all who seek business by that perfectly
legitimate means. His success has been
something marvelous--so great indeed that
it must be due to intrinsic merit in the
articles he sells more even than to his I'M
paralleled skill in the use of printers ink.
The present writer once asked a distinguish
ed dispensing druggist to explain the secret
of the almost universal demand for DR..
Pierce's medicines. 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 physicians prescription, and
besides there was the doctors fee saved.
Moreover, buying the drugs in such
enormous quantities, having perfect APP
paratus for purifying and compromising the
mixture, he could not only get better articles
IN the hrst place, but present the medicine
in better form and cheaper than the same
mixture could possibly be obtained from any
other source.
1t may be thought that all this having
reference to DR.. Pierce's private business
has no point whatever when considered in
connection with the proper qualifications of
a candidate for the Senate. Perhaps. But
it is the fashion now, and will be for a fort
night 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"