The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-12
ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

the repeal of the present law limiting the recovery in death cases to $5,O00 or any other arbitrary sum.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the enactment of a workingnen's com- pensation law for injuries.
 We favor the re-esta blfshment of To- cal Self-gOVernment in the State to the end that counties, towns and cities and boroughs may have the right to elect their own officers and regulate all matters of purely local interest; and we also favor a conservative modern izing of the Sunday law. The Connecticut Democracy favors home rule for the cities of the State, and to this end it advocated a uniform city charter policy dealing with funda- menta1s and leaving to each co1nnun- ity the right to work out it's own po- 11ttcal existence without legislative in terference.
 We demand the abolition of the pres ent undefensible method of electing county commissioners.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the direct primary form Of nonina- tions, in order that the people may favor the passing of a law requiring the publication before election of the amounts contributed for campaign pur- poses, together with the names of the contributors.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors an honest and effective corrupt prac- tfces law, which shall stop the use of money as a means of advancing sell fish men to office, and which shall say to every citizen that his right to serve his fellows Is 8 matter of char acter, not of debauching human be- ings. The enasculation of the law by the Republican General Assembly was a wicked abuse of political power and undertaken that contests for political offices might proceed without reStric- t1ons.
 We believe in the establishment of a civil service law for the State, that the employees of all State Institutions may be appointed on the merit sys- tenn.
 We call attention to the fact that party has used the lower courts of State, city, borough and town courts as part of their political machine for the payment of political debts. A more disgraceful use of the Judiciary is not conceivable. and the Republican party has so used these courts for many years
 We favor rational economy in the expenditures of public funds and the abolition of the direct State tax on property.
 We ask that the reeommendatfon of the Hon. Rollin s. Woodruff that single purchasing department be es- tablished for all institutions of the State be adopted We believe that and open to the greatest abuses and permeated with petty patronage.
 For years the party has demanded these reforms. The restoration of the full right of trial by jury in negligence cases was the result of Democratic agi- tation. 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 the affairs of State during the next two years which interests, cut off unnecessary expenses and do equal and exact justice to every citizen.