The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-11
THE POET SEES M'KINLEY.
Joaquin Miller Will Write Up the
the President-Elect-

Cleveland, Feb. lit is to be doubted
that if in all the realm of American liter
AZURE there may be found a more pic
turesque personality than that of Joaquin
Miller, the sweet singer of the Sierras,
who is stopping at The Weddell.
Mr.. Miller has just returned from a
trip to Canton, where he called upon Pres
ident-elect Mckinley, when seen by re-
porter last evening.
home and heart sketch of Major McKin-
ley" said the poet. II didn't dig at him
his heart through his great honest eyes
and shall write accordingly l saw his
mother, and she is great-but doesn't
looks Martha Washington, but has the
nose of the first Caesar: She is very, very
remarkable She has the majesty OF my
own mother; could not say more for any
woman.
From New Orleans to Cleveland I
found Mckinley strongly entrenched
in the hearts of the people that there can
be two opinions or two expressions
concerning him: SO all there was left me
the sweet domestic life and social sur
roundings. and I hope to contribute what
dent a fair field ,StFIe knows full well that
I, and the Examiner the paper 1 repre-
sent. would be very willing to find a hole
in his coat and rip him up and down
aside from all this, had more prac-
tical purpose in calling on the president
sire to let our chief executive know some-
thing of herself, her. splendid resources,
the world.
Il am equipping myself to take the
fury as ago took the Songs of f the sierras
there. Recently some clubs and some
Wrote me to the effect that the prophet
could at last command the mountain and
be obeyed. Therefore, said they, bring
US the Sierras, as you brought US the
Songs of the Sierras''t a quarter of a
century ago. So am going to take my
Sierras even as I took them my songs. I
have been gathering material for many
months and rehearsing up and down the
land-in fact. 1 have lectured on the SUBJ
ject from Victoria to the City of Mexico.
Lately have branched off in this direc-
ton 1 have lecteured half a dozen times
in New Orleans and as many times in
Cincinnati 1 think those who saw the
Sierras were not disappointed.
LAS both California and Oregon voted
they have the courage to ask the presi-
their glories. No, no, am not a McKin-
ley man. I am for solid silver. At the
erner whom / met in New Orleans. Yes.
sab, dam it. sab. I'm Democrat, but L m
not a dam fool! McKinley's all right,
''NTcKinley's pure private life. together
nation in these troublous times. 1 say,
give him chance to lead her up to the
It was suggested that Mr. Miller was
unfriendly towards the press.
Yes, sir, he said, Il never permit a
newspaper to come into my house. I have
not read a daily paper in twenty years I
CONSIDER I,1s the haoit OF mewspaper reading
patton I say to my secretary: Why do
you persist in perusing the papers? Here,
if you must diSSipate, go out and get
drunk-you will find it much less harms
full Then the press has treated me
Shamefully in the past, although most of
the papers are getting more decent now.
Why should any of them wish to dig
into a mans private life. lie about him
and seek to stab him to the heart? 1 tell
the papers to go to the devil. and II will
go to the mountains. There, at least I
am happy. l have my mother and my
cows. l love a fine COW. l think more of
a fine COW than I do of Queen Victoria
and I have a very good opinion of Vic.
too