The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-26
MELBERT B. GARY IS NAMED

(Coutinued from Fifth Page.) Cuban that measure of relief which is demanded by her condition and our own economic well being. We favor an im- mediate and substantial reduction of the tariff on Cuban imports. by reciprocity treaty or otherwise, in order that the tariff relations between the United States and Cuba may be made mutually profitable and that our obligations to assist the young republic to a perma- nent place among the sisterhood of na- tions may be fully recognized and promptly met
 SHIP SUBSIDIES.
 g. We enter our earnest protest against the Republican policy of grant ing subsidies to shipping or other spe- cial interests.
 ELECTIONS BY POPULAR VOTE.
 4. We favor the election of United States senators by popular vote, and, recognizing the obvious evils and injus- tice which have grown out of the pres ent methods of selecting the judges of local courts and county commission CTS, and believing that the people pri- marily interested should have the right to designate the individuals who shall hold such offices, we also demand the election of judges of local courts and county commissioners. by popular vote. DIRECT PRIMARIES AND SECRET
 BALLOT
 5. We favor the system of party nom- nations known as the direct primary" and we urge upon the General Assem- bly, the necessity of taking such legisla- tive action as shall make the secret ballot absolutely secret, and we also fa- vor such legislation as shall make it obligatory upon the state government to furnish, at it's own expense, official ballots bearing the names of regularly nominated candidates.
 CORRUPT PRACTICES.
 G. We demand the enactment of an effective law prohibiting, under heavy penalties, all interference with the leg islature or legislators by corporations, by means of campaign contributions or appointments to office.
 TRIAL BY JURY.
 '. Believing that justice requires that all parties to litigation in the courts of Connecticut should have equal oppor- tunities and equal rights, we demand the restoration of the right of trial by jury in cases of accident or loss of life due to the negligence of employ CTS, and we urge the enactment of a law similar to that already in force in the state of New York fixing the lia- bility of such employers.
 LABOR LEGISLATION.
 s. We recognize the rights of citi- zens to unite for the purpose of self-pro- lection and to promote, by all peace- full and legal means, their mutual well fare. We favor eight hours as 8 days workwork on all state and municipal enterprises and we denounce the Re- publican policy of government by in- junction and demand such legislation as shall absolutely protect the people of the state of Connecticut from all in- reference from that source with their right of free speech and personal lib- erty. We also Remand the enactment of adequate laws dealing with the sub- ject of factory inspection.
 SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
 9. We denounce the policy of the charters and special privileges to cor porations and we demand that this practice be abandoned.
 HOME RULE FOR CITIES.
 10. We express our faith in the Dem- ocratic doctrine of home rule. We rec ommend a system of uniform city char ters, leaving, however, as many ne- tails of municipal government as pos sible. to the determination of the com munties to be affected thereby, and, as supplementary thereto, we give our en- dorsement to the policy known as the "referendum."
 PUBLIC UTILITIES.
 Ii. We maintain the right of every municipality to determine for itself, by popular vote of it's people. whether or not it shall adopt the policy of public ownership of public utilities We favor such legislation as shall restore to the people this inaleniable right of self government subject only to such re- quirements of equity as should in jus~ tice, be made with resepct to already existing corporations, which may be affected by the exercise of such right.
 CONTRACTS FOR STATE WORK.
 F. In the interest of public economy we contend that all contracts for public supplies, including the printing of de- partmental reports, the general statutes and public acts and Supreme court re- ports of the state, should be awarded