The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-01-05
4 Campaign SANDER.

When DR.. r. Y. Pierce was a candi-
date for State Senator, his political oppo-
nents published pretended analysis of his
popular medicines, hoping thereby to preiu-
dlcr the people against him. His election
by an overwhelming majority severely re-
ouked ms traducers, who sought to impeach
his business integrity No notice would
nave oeen taken OF these campaign lies were
1t not that some of his enemies land every
successful business man has his full quota
OF enVlous rlyals) are republishing these
bogus analyses. Numerous and most absurd
formulas have been published, purporting
to come from high authority; and it a sig
nltcant tact that no two have been at all
Extraordinarily proving the dishonesty
OF their authors.
The following is from the Buffalo Com
Hlercidt, of Oct. 23d, 1877:
I" Hardly dozen years ago he (Dr.
PIercel came here, a young and unknown
man, almost friendless, with no capital ex-
cept has own manhood, which. however in
Guided plenty of brains and pluck, indomi-
table 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 a physician. But be
was still student, fond of investigation and
experiment. Hes discovered, or invented,
important remedial agencies or compounds
Not choosing to wait YEARLY for the sick
and suffering to find out without any body
to tell them that he could do them good.
ne advertised his medicines and invited the
whole profession, of every school, to ex-
anime and pronounce judgment upon his
formulas. He advertised literally, pro-
fusely, but with extraordinary shrewdness,
and with a method which is in itself a lesson
to all who seek business by that perfectly
legitimate means. His success has been
something maryelous-so great indeed that
II 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 DIR.
Plerce's medicines. He said thew 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 anv
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 enorm-
Gus quantities, having perfect apparatus for
purifying and compromising the mixture, he
could not only get better articles in the first
place, but present the medicins 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
candidate for the Senate Perhaps. But
it is the fashion now, and will be for 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 a
great public benefaetor"