The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-21
A Campaign sIander.


When DR.. R. Y. Pierce was . candidate fos
State Senator, bis political opponents pub
hshed Q pretended analysis OF his populay
medicines, hoping thereby TOT prejudice the
people against him. His election BY an over
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 were 1t not that some OF
bis enemies land every successful business man
mas his full quota Of envious nvals) are repub-
fishing these bogus analyses. Numerous and
most absurd formulas have been published,
purporting to come from high authority and
It is significant fact that no two have been ut
all alike-oonclusively proving the dishonesty
of their authors.
The following is from the Buffalo CONNER
ciai Of Oct IS, 1877:
Hardly dozen years ago he CDR. Pierce)
came here, 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 inborn uprightness. Capital enough for
any young man, in this progressive country, II
only ne 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 L.
censed to practice as physician. But he was
still student fond of investigation and ex-
pertinent. He discovered, or invented, impor-
tant remedial agencies or compounds. Not
choosing to wait YEARLY for the sick and suf-
fering to find out (without anybody to tell
them) that he could do them good, he adver-
tsed 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 a method which
is Ill itself lesson to oil who seek business by
that perfectly legitimate means. His success
has been something marvellous 80 great ill.,
deed that it must be due TO intrinsic merit in
the articles he sells more even than to his un-
paralleled skill in tie use Of printers ink. The
present writer once asked distinguished dis
pensing druggist to explain the secret of the
almost universal demand for DR.. Pierce's medi-
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 APP
paratus 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 thanth same mixture
could possibly be obtained from any other
source.
st may be thought that all this having refer
ence to DIR. 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 WI be for a fortnight more, with
sundry journals, to make sneering illusions to
this very matter. After that brief perioc, they
will be quite ready to go on DOING his work as
before, and, as always before, TO speak OF him
as q great public benefactor.