Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-12-22
A Campaign Islander.

When DR.. r. V. Pierce was q candidate To-
State Senator, his political opponents published
y Of his
him. His election by an overwhelming ma
| jority severely rebuked his traducers, who
sought to impeach his business integrity
No notice would have been taken of these cam
paign lies were it not that some of his enemies
| land every successful business man has his full
quota of envious rivals) are republishing thest
bogus analyses. Numerous and most absurt
formulas have been published, purporting ts
come from high authority and it Is a signif
cant fact that no two have been at all alike
conclusively proving the dishonesty Of theil
| authors.
The following isfrom the Buffalo Commercial
| Of Oct 23d, 1877:
Hardy dozen years ago he (Dr. Pierce
| 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, 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 a. physician. But he was still a
student, fond of investigation and experiment.
He discovered, or invented, important reme-
dial agencies or compounds Not choosing to
wait YEARLY for the sick and suffering to find
out (without anybody to tell them) that he
could do them good, he advertised his medi-
cines and invited the whole profession, of every
school to examine and pronounce judgment
upon his formulas. He advertised literally,
profusely, but with extraordinary shrewdness,
and in q method which is in itself q lesson to
all who seek business by that perfectly legiti-
mate 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 unparalleled skill in the use Of
printers ink. The present writer once asked
a distinguished dispensing druggist to explain
the secret Of the almost universal demand for
DR.. Pierce medicines. He said they were in fact
genuine medicines,-su compounds as every
good physician would prescribe for the dis
eases which they were advertised to cure. OF
course, they cost less than any druggist would
charge for the same article supplied on physi-
clans prescription, and besides there was the
doctors fee saved. Moreover, buying the drugs
in such enormous quantities, having perfect
apparatus for purifying and compounding the
mixture, he could not only get better articles
in the first place, but present the medicine in
better form and cheaper than the same mix
ture could possibly be obtained from any other
source.
1t may he thought that all this having refer
ence to DR. Pierce's private business has no
point whatever when considered in connection
with the proper qualifications Of candidate
for the Senate. Perhaps. But 1t is the fashion
now, and will be for a fortnight more, with
sundry journals, to make sneering illusions to
this very matter. After that brief period, they
will be quite ready to 60 on doing his work as
before, and as always before, to speak Of him
as great public benefactor.