The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-01-31
A Campaign Slander.

When Dr. r. v. Pierce was a candi
date for State Senator, his political oppo
nents published pretended analysis Of
his popular medicines. hoping thereby Ia
prejudice the people against him. His
election by an overwhelming majority
severely rebuked his traducers, who
sought to impeach his business integrity.
No notice would have been taken oi
these campaign lies were it not that some
Of bis enemies land every successful bu-
siness man has his full quote of envious
rivals) are republishing these bogus anal
yses. Numerous and most absurd form
ulas have been published, purporting to
come from high authority; and it is a
significant fact that no two have been at
all alike-conclusively proving the dis
honesty of the authors.
The following is from the Buffalo Com
mercial, Of October 23d, 1877:
Hardly a dozen years ago he CDR
PIERCE came here young and unknown
man, almost friendless with no capital
except his own manhood, which, how
~
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 ad-
vantages and one thing more, an excel
lent education. He had studied medi-
cine and been regularly licensed to prac-
tice as a physician But he was still a
student, fond of investigation and expert
ment. He discovered, or invented, i'm.
portant remedial agents or compounds
Not choosing to wait wearily for the sick
and suffering to find out (without any
body to tell them) that be could do them
good. be advertised his medicines and
invited the whole profession, of every
school. to examine and pronounce iudg-
ment upon his formulas. He advertised
liberally. profusely, but with extraor-
binary shrewdness, and with a method
which is in itself lesson to all who seek
business py that perfectly 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 unparal-
leled skill in the use of printers ink
The present writer once asked a distin-
guished dispensing druggist to explain
the secret of the almost universal demand
for Dr. Pierce's medicines He said they
were in fact genuine medicines-such
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 quan-
titles, having perfect apparatus for puri |
flying and compounding the mixture he |
could not only get better articles ip 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 a fortnight more, with sundry
journals, to make sneering illusions to
this very matter. After that brief peri
cd, they will be quite ready TO 90 on do
ing his work as before, and as always be
fore, to speak of him as a great public
beneiactor"