Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-26
NH CADY Is PLEASED.
A PERTINENT QUERY.
To the Editor of the DEMOCRAT:

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 PERTINENT QUERY.
 To the Editor of the DEMOCRAT: I unds rstand that the local peoples party clubs are in sympathy with the A
 P. A, or at least that majority of the
 members are connected with that notorious body. It is an old saying that politics
 maks queer bed fellows. but l can hardly
 believe that Catholics can give countenance to .he peoples party if this be so. As | there are many Catholics connected with | the peoples party, I would like to ask if the peoples party or any great number of its members have any connection with the | knownothing order.
 A CATHOLIC. REPUBLICAN FEARS.
 prominent Irish- American republican, | frequently elected to office by them is
 worried lest the republicans will nominate l W. D. Sperry for congress, as he was elected secretary of state on the know nothing ticket. He says every republican opposed to the A. P. A. will slaughter Sperry.
 PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM.
 Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 The local Peoples Party club met in
 their new quarters last evening. to hear I nominating committee reported in full the town. city and school tickets. They will be printed in tO-morrow's paper. The platform committee reported the platform. \ which was ordered printed in the daily | papers. for the consideration of the electors of the city and town of Waterbury. to de- eide on next Monday whether or not the
 reforms set forth are called for by the cIti- zens and taxpayers of Waterbury. The platform is E follows:
 The peoples party would announce to the voters of Waterbury as the principles of the party in the coming town elections: First. We believe there should be un- | der the present system of taxation a read l justment of the assessment of the property of the town. We claim that the practice | of the present Is to favor the large estate at the expense of the small estate. and We demand board of assessors and relief
 that will investigate the lists and
 property and so nearly possible fix a | just rate of taxation and not discriminate
 in favor of large estates and land specu- la:Ors and against small taxpayers. And
 We recommend that the pay of the board of assessors and relief be made adequate to | remunerate them for time and services
 necessary to faithfully perform the duties. Second. We demand revision of our | city charter so as to consolidate the town
 city and school government under one | head and save to the taxpayers the enor- nous sums paid annually in salaries to un-
 necessary office holders We demand the abolition of the present system of appoint ing commissioners over the different branches of the city departments and de- mand that board of public works elected by the people and answerable di- | rectly to the people, be substituted in stead. We believe that under the present system the different departments of our l city are run in the interests of scheming politicians and not in the interests of the people. And we demand that the salary of no official be increased until after the con- templated increase is referred to the peo-
 pie at the annual election to vote yes or To upon. when a majority shall decide. Third. We demand abolition of the present contract system in all municipal work. We denounce the present system,
 whereby a favored few secure fat contracts and draft into our city undesirable labor | to do the work when resident laborers and | taxpayers are lettering around our streets in want of employment and in need of the common necessaries.
 Fourth. We demand that the board of !! education devise ways and means to fur | nish text books to scholars in our public school free.
 Fifth. We favor the economical expendi- | ture of the town funds and demand that in | conducting the affairs of the town that the charity and business departments shall be kept distinct; that in the business depart ment only business principles shall govern and that town aid shall not be extended to political favorites. and that no new offices be created for the friends of public off, cials. nor in payment of services not necessary, nor when an equivalent is not rendered.; but we do demand that no case of want or destitution shall go unheeded, and that complete comfort shall be ex- tended to the deserving poor.
 Sixth. We appeal to all citizens in favor of promulgating the foregoing principles to rally around the standard of the peo- ple's party and help by your vote. on the first Monday in October. to give our city a government of the people. by the people