Daily Independent

SILVER SENTIMENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
There is a strong silver sentiment in California. Free coinage is the principal topic of conversation in the hotels at Los Angeles and San Francisco and among passengers on the cars, and if the question is squarely presented to the people by the politicians the electoral vote of the Golden State will be cast for a free coinage President. There as here, however, the machine politician, with an eye on the public crib, is endeavoring to mislead the public and may succeed in doing so to a considerable extent. While professing friendship for silver, if a Republican, he shouts for McKinley or Reed for President, and if a Democrat, for any candidate the party may nominate, except Cleveland and Carlisle. It is not uncommon to hear an Eastern visitor say he is for Reed or McKinley, because they are opposed to the silver heresy and to have a California sport-man tell you he is for McKinley, Reed or Allison because they are favorable to silver. None of the daily papers in San Francisco are for free coinage regardless of party. The Examiner, Call and Chronicle and their evening auxiliaries are owned by millionaires, and they do not express the sentiments of the public on the financial question. All of them opposed Adolph Sutro for Mayor; yet he received more votes than all the opposition candidates combined. Many business men in the city say the sentiment for free coinage is as universal as it was for the election of Sutro for Mayor of the city. They say there is a surprise in store for the machine politicians and they will discover it when the election returns are published.—Journal.