Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-09
Nominated for Governor By That Party's
State Convention
EXPECTED OPPOSITION FADED AWAY
Andrew J. Brougha Jr, of Hartford, for Lieutenant
Governor-The Decentralization of County Com
mssoners- -Modernzing Sunday-Formation OF Fifth
Congressional Dstrict-Public Utilities Commission.

: cost of production, but such powers
/ best calculated to build up the great
| fortunes for a favored few and ex-
/ pressing the belief that an extension
/ of the free list and reduction in many
of the rates professedly framed to Sc
| cure protection to American produc-
ers, but really granted as the price
| of political support would advance
the property of the mass of our peo-
pie without leading to any injustice
to invested capital or any reduction
in the wages of employees" the plat
form continues:
We favor the ratification of the in
come tax amendment to the constitu-
ton. We declare for the popular cleo
tion of United States senator. The
Connecticut democracy favors the Gre
alton Of fifth congressional district.
The Connecticut dem ocracy favors the
creation of an effective public utilities
commission elected by the people.
which shall have supervision of all
public service corporations. These
corporations have not always felt con-
siderately of the state Of Connecticut.
Because this is a lesson of this year,
we demand that the terms of the joint
partnership shall be so drawn that the
public will at all times be assured
against the possible greed of the per-
sonal corporations.
The Connecticut democracy favors
the repeal of the present law limiting
the recovery in death cases to $4,000
or any other arbitrary sum. The Con-
necticut democracy favors the enact
ment of a workingrn ems compensation
law for injury. We favor the re-estab-
lishment of local self government in
the state to the end that counties
towns and cities and boroughs have
the right to elect their own officers
and regulate all motters of purely To-
cal interest and al leo
servative modernizing of the Sunday
law
The Connecticut democracy favors
home rule for the cities of the state,
and to this end it advocates a uniform
city charter policy dealing with funda-
mentals and leaving to each COM
munity the right to round out it's own
political existence without interfer-
ence. We demand the abolition of the
present undefensible method of elect
ing county commissioners. The Con-
necticut democracy favors the direct
that the people may elect their own
servants.
And we favor the passing Of law
requiring the publication before cleo
tions of the amounts contributed for
campaign purposes. together with the
names Of the contributors.
The Connecticut democracy favors
tices law. We believe in the estab-.
lishment Of a civil service law for the
state that the employees of all state in
stitutions may be appointed on the
merit system. We favor rational
economy of the expeditures of the
public funds, and the abolition of the
direct state tax upon property. We ask
that the recommendation of Hon. RoI-
lin 5. Woodruff that a single purchas-
ing department be established for all
institutions of the state be adopted
We believe that the present methods
are not economical and open to the
greatest abuse permeated with petty
patronage.
Therefore, we ask the people of
Connecticut 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 interests. cut off unnecessary
expenses and do equal and exact jus
tice to every citizen.