The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

the repeal of the present law limiting the recovery in death cases to 5000 or any 1 other arbitrary sum.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors. the enactment of Workfngmen's com pensation IawAfor injuries
 We favor the re-estab bIishment of To- cal self-goVernment in the State to the end that counties. towns and cities and poroughs may have the right to elect Lnelr ., own Officers and regulate all HlSNterS or purely local interest; and we also favor a conservative modern lzing of the Sunday law.
 the Connecticut Democracy favors nome rule for the cities of the State, ana to this end it advocated a uniform clty charter policy dealing with funda- mentafs and leaving to each -commun- Ity the right to work out it's own po- l1t1cal existence without IegfsIaffve in terferen ce
 snV We demand the abolition of the pres county commissioners
 A. me Connecticut Democracy favors tfn tne olrect primary form of nomina- uons, in order that the peoule may select their own servants And vU.e faVor the passing of a law 4reu7iriDr- the puoHcation before eIectfbn of the contributors VI ~
 The Connecticut Democracy favors an honest and effective corrupt prac- tices law, which shall stop the use of money as means of advancing sell nsn men to office, and which shall Sety lO every CIC1E6n that his rfErhf fn serve his fellows is a matter Of char [ acter, not of debauching human be lngs: The ennasculatfon Of the law by the Republican General Assembly Uzss a wicked abuse of political power ana undertaken that contests for pOIitica1 [ 1 offices might proceed without -restrlc-
 We believe in the establishment oeI a civil service, law for the State, thatj the employees of ali State instftutions3 may be appointed on the merit sys-t
 We call attention to the fact that now for many years the Republican, party has used the lower courts ofi State, city, borough and town col1rtsl as part of their political machine fori the payment of political debts. Al more disgraceful use of the judiciaryj is not conceivabe. and the Republican, party has so used these courts fori many years
 We favor a rational economy in the expenditures of public funds and the abolition of the direct State tax on property.
 We ask that the recommendation of single purchasing department be es- tabltshed for all institutions of thet State be adopted. We believe thati the present methods are unecononfcaIi and open to the greatest abuses and permeated with petty patronage
 For years the party has dernandeS5 full right of trial by jury in paRUzap~s-l cases was the result of Democratic agT-{ tat1On. The Republican party has been averse to these changes and grants only what it can no longer with safety. refuse. The people of this State should entrust the enactment of these measures to their avowed friends, rather than to their secret enemies.
 Therefore we ask the people of Con necticut to elect the State ticket that we place in nomination, and so secure an administration of z the. affairs v of State during the next two years which will put public interests before party interests. cut off unnecessary expenses and do equal and exact justice tot every citizen.