The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-23
a Campaign Islander,

When DR., r. V. Pierce was a candidate
Tor State Senator his political opponents
published pretended analysis of bis
popular medicines, hoping thereby to
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 of these
campaign lies were it not that some of his
enemies land every successful business
man has his full quota of envious rivals)
are republishiug these bogus analyses.
Numerous and most absurd formulas have
been published, purporting TO come from
high authority; and it is a significant fact
that no two men have been at all alike
conclusively proving the dishonesty of
their authors.
The following is from the Buffalo Com
naerciaJ, of Oct. 23d,.lS77:
Hardly a dozen years ago he (Dr.
PIERCE came here, young and unknown
man, almost friendless, with no capital
except his own manhood, which, however,
included plenty of brain and pluck, in.
domnltable perseverance, and Unborn up
rightness. Capital enough for any young
man, in this progressive country. if only
he has good health and habits as we'll
He had all these great natural advantages
and one thing more, an excellent educa-
ton. He had studied medicine and been
regularly licensed to practice as Ia ply
stefan. But he was still a student, fond of
investigation and experiment. He dis
covered, 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, he advertised
his medicines and invited the whole pro-
fession of every school, to examine and
pronounce judgment upon his formulas
| He advertised iaerally, profusely, 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 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 printer S
ink. TIE present writer once asked a
distinguished dispensing druggist to
explain the secret of the almost universal
demand for DIR. Pierce's medicines, He
said they were in fact genuine medicines,
such compounds as every good physician
would prescribe Tor 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 guam
Titles, having perfect apparatus for purify
ing and ccnpoundine the mixture, be
could not only get better articles in The
first place, but present the medicines il
better form and cheaper than the same
mixture could possibly be obtained from
any other source.
1t may be thought that all this havius
reference to DR.. Pierce's private bushes
has DO point whatever when considered il
, connection with the proper qualification
of a candidate for the Senate. Perhaps
But it as fashion now, and will be for
fortnight more, with sundry journals, t
make sneering illusions to this very mat
ter. After that 5riet period, they will b
= quite ready to 60 On doing his work as be
e fore, and as always before, to speak of hin
: as great public benefactor.