The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-01-11
A Campaign SIandcr.

When DR.. r. V. Pierce was a candi-
date Tor state senator, his political op-
poncnts published pretended analysis
OF his popular medicines, hoping there
by to prejudice the people against him.
His election by all overwhelming ma
jority severely rcbuked his traduccrs.
who sought to impeach his business in
tegrity. No notice would have been
taken of these campaign lies were il
not that some of his enemies land every
successful business man has his full
quota of env vious rivals) are republish-
ing these bogus analyses. Numerous
and most absurd formulas have been
published, purporting to come from high
authority; and it is significant fact
that no two have been at all alike-con-
clusively proving the dishonesty oftheii
authors.
The following is from the Buffalo
Commercial, of Oct. 80, 1877:
Hardly dozen years ago he Dr.
Picrce) came here, a young and un-
known man, almost friendless, with no
capital except his own manhood, 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 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 physician. But he was
still student, fond of investigation and
experiment. He discovered, or invent.
ed, important remedial agencies or com.
pounds. Not choosing to wait YEARLY
for the sick and suffering to find ont
(without any body to tell them) that he
could do them good, he advertised his
medicines and invited the whole profess
sion, of every school, to examine and
pronounce judgment upon his formulas.
He advertised literally, profusclv. but
with extraordinary shrewdness. md
with method which is in itself lesson
to all who seek business by that perfect
~ legitimate means. His success has
been something marvelous-so great in
deed 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 distinguished dispensing
druggist to explain the secret of the al
most universal demand for DIR. Pierce's
medicines. He said they were in fact
genuine medicines, such compounds as
every good physician would prescribe
for the diseases which they were ad-
vertiscd to cure. OF course, they cost
less than any druggist would charge for
the same article supplied on physi-
clans prescription, and besides there
was the doctors fee saved. Moreover,
buying the drugs in such enormous
quantities, having perfect apparatus for
purifying and compounding the mixture
he could not only get better articles in
the first place, but present the medicine
i'll better form and cheaper than the
same mixture could possibly be obtain
ed from any other source.
1t may be thought that all this having
reference to DR.. Pierce's private bust
ness has no point whatever when con-
sidcred in connection with the proper
qualifications of a candidate for the SON.
ate. Perhaps. But it is the fashion
now, and will be for fortnight more,
with sundry journals, TO make snecring
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 ofhim as great
public benefactor."