The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-17
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

the repeal of the present law limiting the recovery in death cases to s5,O00 CT any other arbitrary sum.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the enactment of a vorlxinguen's com pensation law for injuries.
 We favor the re-esta blishment of To- cal self government in the State to the end that counties, towns and cities and poroughs may have the right to elect their own officers and regulate all matters of purely local interest: and we also favor a conserve tive modern izlng of the Sunday law.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors nome rule for the cities of the Sta te ana to this end it advocated a uniform city charter policy dealing with funda- inenLals i and leaving to each commun- ny the right to work out it's own po- lltlcal existence without legislative in reference
 We demand the abolition of the pres county commissioners
 Ihe Connecticut Democracy favors me ti direct primary form of nomina- Ions, in order that the people r1av select their own servants And we taVor the -passing of a law requiring the publication before election of the amounts contributed for campaign pl1r- contributors. Ol O4ls
 The, Connecticut Democracy favors an honest and effective corrtTpt Drac tices law, which shall stop the 1ise Of money as a means of advancing sci flsh men to office, and which shall
 
 serve. his fellows is a matter of char acter, not of debauching human be lngs: The enasculation of the law by the Republican General Assernb1T1 vr,a' a wicked abuse of political power and undertaken that contests for political offices might proceed without restric- tiOnS.
 We believe fin 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 now for many years the Republican party hasa 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 disgBaceful use of the Judiciary is not conceivable, and the Republican party has so used these courts for 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 reconnendation of single purchasing department be es- tablished for all institutions of the State be adopted. We believe that the present methods are uneconomicaI and open to the greatest abuses and perneated 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 charges and grants only what it can no longer with safety refuse. The people of this State hould 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 will put public interests before party cut off unnecessary expenses and do equal and exact justice to every citizen.