Mark Twain - Chapters From My Autobiography - Chapter IX

Mark Twain

Chapters From My Autobiography - Chapter IX

As regards the coming American monarchy. It was before the Secretary of State had been heard from that the chairman of the banquet said:

"In this time of unrest it is of great satisfaction that such a man as you, Mr. Root, is chief adviser of the President."

Mr. Root then got up and in the most quiet and orderly manner touched off the successor to the San Francisco earthquake.