The Press., 1910-10-19
" ValOlO111 1A AusoIvlaaHB'I Connecticut Platform.
Adopted by State Convention, Meriden,
 June 28-29, 1910.
We. tha renreaentativea of th

l. We tne representatives or the
 Prohibition party of Connecticut, as. sembled in state convention, hereby recognize the will of Almighty God, as revealed in Jesus the Christ. as the supreme law both in governmental policy and in private life; and we ao- cordingly declare our unoomprising hostility to the manufacture. sale and use of intoxicating liquors as a bever. age; we assert that this traffic is the most abundant source of crime, pauper- ism, inganity, and social misery; and that 1t is repugnant alike to public policy and private morals
 z We condemn unequivocally as a sin against God and crime against man, the licensing of the liquor traffic. That this traffic is the creature of law, and 1t should be prohibited and de- stroyed by the law, enacted and en- forced by a party pledged to that pur. pose. No party constituted of Hqour dealers aud their sympathizers, apolo-, gists and defenders can effectively oppose or destroy the traffic. We, therefore. appeal to all good citizens to unite with us to destroy this traffic and its dreadful train of crime, pow erty, insanity and misery, by totally abolishing it and every governmental support that 1t receives from the state and Dstionsl statutes.
 To this end, also, we invoke every moral, social and economic influence {; and we appeal especially to every re- ligious organization, without any denominational distinction, to assist us in the abolition and extermination of this greatest curse of human society and most potent hindranos of the prog ress of humanity and the Kingdom of God on earth
 2 We stand for the probation of the laborer in every just demand as against the encroachments of capital {; and we recognize that while corpor- ations also have their rights under the laws that have constituted them, they should be held to rigid accountability to the public which has created them. We, therefore, favor the creation of a Public Utilities Commission, oare- fully constituted and disoreetly guard. ed by legislative enactment, for the supervision and control of all public service corporations. We stand for an equitable employers liability law. We stand for the removal of the $5,- 900 maximum limit in the contribu. tory negligence statute.
 3 We demand an enlargement and strengthening of the state police force, under such strict regulations as shall tend to insure the ends of public jus tice in the enforoemeut of law and order in the state. . 4. We favor the enactment of 6 just and simple. primary election law. that shall enable the people to indi. cate their preference for their candi- dates for legislative office, without political bias or patty dictation. We strongly favor the recall in order that such public officers may be retired to private life when they are unfaithful to their, trust. 5, As party. we stand for the election of United States senators by q direct vote of the people
 l. s,f6. We favor the test of eduoa. tional fitness, rather than sex, as the qualification for suffrage.
 z. We demand a referendum for the settlement of matters of public policy.
 8. We regard our present Sunday law. which requires civic rest day, as both wise and just.