The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-05
A Campaign Slander,

When Dr. X. V. Pierce was candidate for State
Senator his political opponents published a pre-.
tended analysis of his popular medicines, hoping
thereby To prejudice the people against him. His
election by an overwhelming majority severely
rcbuked his traducers, who sought to impeach
his business integrity. No notice would have
been taken of these campaign lies were it not
that some of his enemies land every successful
business man has his full quota of envious rvals)
are republishing these bogus analyses. Numer-
Gus and most absurd formulas have been pub
lished, purporting to come from high authority;
and it is significant fact that no two have been
at all a!ike-conclusiycly proving the dishonesty
of their authors.
The following is from the Buffalo Commercial
of Oct 23d, 1877:
Hardly dozen years ago he DIR. Pcrce)
lcane here, q 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 Unborn
uprightness. Capital enough for any young
man in this progressive country, If only he has
good health and habits rs 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 us ply
stefan. Rut he was still student, fond Of invcs.
tigation and experiment. He discovered or in
vented, important remedial agencies or com.
lpounds. Not choosing to wait YEARLY for the
sick and suffering to find out without anybody
/
vertiscd his medicines and invited the whole pro-
fesson of every school, TO examine and pro.
nounce judgment upon his formulas. He adver.
tised literally, profusely, but with extraordinary
shrewdness, and with method which is in itself
lesson to all who seek business bp that perfect
Ily legitimate means. His success has been some.
thing marvclous-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 Il
distinguished dispensing druggist to explain the
secret Of the almost universal demand for DR.
Pierccs medicines. He said they were in fact
| genuine medicnes-such compounds Ms 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 Narrower, buying the drugs in sucl
enormous quantities, having perfect apparatus
for purifying and compromising the MIXTURE III
could not only get better articles in the frs
place, but present the medicine in better form
and cheaper than the same mixture could posi-
bly, be obtained from any other source.
at may be thought that all this having refer
ence to DR.. Pierces private business has no poin
whatever when considered in connection will
! the proper qualifications of a candidate for tn,
Senate. Perhaps. But ii is the fashion now, ant
will be for Il fortnight more, with sundry journ
ais, to make sncering illusions to this very mat
| ter After that brief period they will be quit
ready to 20 on doing his work rs before and a.
always before, TO speak of him his n great public
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