Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
FAKE sAWOUsT QUESTION

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maiden name. Sadie Miller.
FAKE sAWOUsT QUESTION
The Position OF Col. w. r. Cody and His
| Great wild West Show.
This is an era of fakes" said
Charles Stow, the well-known journ-
alist to The ARGUS representative,
land fakes necessarily breed fake
advertising, which is generally more
or less artful and persuasive and al
ways a wool of falsehood woven into
the shoddy false pretenses. A recent
illustration of this is the assertion
made through fake special kilograms
and by anonymous paid-for notices.
in commipgled tone Of bluff, brav-
ado and snivel. that a tremendous
war. involving the great shows of the
country and backed by millions of
dollars and oceans of paste. has been
inaugurated in every leading town in
the country.
Now l am in a position to know
that there is no more real .founda-
tiOn for this dreadful tale of war and
woe than there is for the gratitude
| born of a deadhead ticket, or for the
average Spanish report of an over
whelming victory in Cuba. In fact,
this grim-visaged fake originates in
crafty and inscriptions attempt
OF inferiority to provoke its superiors
into raising it to the level of recog-
milton, and that is all there is to it.
That heroic soldier-scout and noble
hearted representative American,
Col. w. F. Cody, does not war upon
others, and his whole career, in
both war and peace, gives the lie to
the SANDER aud libel that any motive,
and least of all, a mercenary one,
could induce him to play the cruel
and cowardly role of conspirator,
for the purpose of crushing anyone.
or any enterprise.
1.-The term opposition as en-
ployed in this connection, necessarily
involves both similarity and equality.
As the Buffalo Bill Wild West show
is not circus 10 any sense of the
word. to accuse it of being involved
in circus war; is q self evident,
idiotic absurdity. So much for that.
! LAS regards the second part of the
proposition, millions of people and
thousands Of newspapers in both
Europe and America bear enthusiast
tic testimony that Col. Cody's exhi-
bition never had an equal, and it
may be. truthfully added, never will.
1t stands absolutely unique. tri-
umphant asd alone, as colossal
revelation of heroism, history and
romance. 1t cannot be duplicated
AID the living material of which it is
composed must soon pass away.
There will be circuses and circuses
Tor many generations to come, and
the old features and older Jokes will
last so long as peanuts flourish and
red lemonade circulates. but there
will never be another Buffalo Bill or
another genuine wild west show.
They are of this day only and must
be seen now, or never
"No one can point to a single in
stance. here or elsewhere, where Col.
Cody has ever permitted or sane
TONED an attack of any kind upon
any other exhibition. Even under
the most unprovoked abuse and in
gratitude he has steadfastlv re-
manned magpanimously silent. A
man OF his record, character and
standing cannot afford to recognize
blackguards. The route of his show
was fully and finally determined last
January and the railroad contracts
covering it closed. 1t was made
without the knowledge or thought OF
the routes of others, aud in fact the
routes OF such are not now DECIDED
and will only be from day t. day. as
emergency compels. Great a tcout
as Col. Cody is. it would bother him
to pursue any one on an unmad !.
trail. His route will always be
given to those asking for it with
honest purpose. As for the rest. the
Great Wild West Show attends
strictly to its own business. adyer.
tises only itself, is we'll content with
the measure Of recognition every
where accorded it, and heartily
wishes all reputable amusement en-.
terprises abundant success. 1t is
not monopoly. but an absolutely
original individ uality; the greatest
object teacher of all time. and some
thing OF which every true American
has ample reason to feel proud, as
will be splendidly manifested here
Wednesday, June IL"