The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-14
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

1 the repeal of the present law limiting | the recovery in ylea tn 5caseso tns 5j0G05 or 1 any other arbitrary sum. The Connecticut Democracy favOr5 | the enactment of a working gnen's com 1 pensation law for injuries. | We favor the re-esta b1ishment of To- | cal self government in the State to the
 end that counties. towns and cities and 1 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 izfng of the Sunday law. The Connecticut Democracy favors home ruleafor the cities of the State and to this end it advocated a uniform city charter policy dealing with funda- mentals and leaving to each commun- ity the right to work out it's own po- Htica1 existence without legislative in reference.
 We demand the abolition of the pres ent undefensibIe method of eIecting county commissioners.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the direct primary form of nomina-
 tions. in order that the people may
 favor the passing of 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 means of advancing sel- fish men to office, and which shall
 say to every citizen that his right to serve his fellows is a matter of char
 acter, not of debaucting human be- ings. The emasculation of the law by the Republican General Assembly was 3, wicked abuse of political power and undertaken that contests for political offices might proceed without restric- tions.
 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
 We favor a rational economy in the expenditures of public funds and the abolition of the direct State tax on property.
 the Hon. Rollin s. Woodruff that single purchasing department be es- tablished for all institutions of the 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 noinination, and so secure an administration of the affairs 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 to every citizen.