Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-01-29

A CAMPAIGN ISLANDER,

When DIR. r. " Pierce was a candi-
date for State Senator, his political op
ponents published pretended analysis
of his popular medicines, hoping there
by to prejudice the people against him.
His election by an overwhelming ma
lority severely rebuked his traducers,
who sought to impeach his business in
tegrity. No notice would have been
taken OF these campaign lies were it not
that some of his enemies land every sue
cessful business man has his full quota
of envious rivals are republishing these
bogus analyses. Numerous and most ab
surd formulas have been published, pur
porting to come from high authority;
and it is significant fact that no two
have been at all alike-conclusively
proving the dishonesty of their authors.
The following is from the Buffalo
Commercial, of Oct. 22d, 1877:
Hardly a dozen years ago he Or.
Pierce) came here, young and known
man, almost friendless. with no capital
except his own manhood, which, how
ever. included plenty of brains and
pluck, indomitable perseverance, and
Unborn uprightness. Capital enough for
any young man, in this progressive
country, if only be has good health and
habits as well. He had all these grea
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 ex
pertinent. He discovered or invented,
important remedial agencies or com
pounds. 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. he advertised his
medicines and invited the whole profes
sion. of every school, to examine and
pronounce judgment upon his formulas.
He advertised literally, profusely. but
with extraordinary shrewdness, and
with method which is in itself les
son to all who seek business by that per-
fectlv 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 unparalleled skill in the use
of printers ink. The present writer
once asked a distinguished dispensing
druggist to explain the secret of the al
most universal demand for Dr. Pieroe's
medicines. He said they were in fact
genuine medicines, such compounds as
every good physician would prescribe
l
for the diseases which they were adver-
| tised 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 apparatus for purifying
and compromising 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 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 qualifica-
tions of a candidate for the Senate Per-
haps. But it is the fashion now, and
will be for fortnight more. with sun
dry 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
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