The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

The Democratic party is needed. No party can serve Connecticut effec- lively in which a nomination is the equivalent of. an election. The vel fare of the State is assured only when the party in power knows it may lose its influence through intelligent crit icism and opposition. Connecticut has needed that Kind of criticism for many years and the Democratic party is in position to offer it.
 The Dem mocratic party of Connecti- cut, under the leadership of Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, is prepared to defy the agencies of political corrup- tfon. to ask why the good of the greatest number should not be served and why the special interests should remain the concern of the General Assembly to the exclusion of the return to the faith of the founders It is time Connecticut returned to that simple but all-powerful faith.
 The Republican party in the nation, and in the State, requires from this convention no extended comment. For 1e years it has had undisputed con- and has utterly failed to meet the problems of the hour It is a party of large promise and small perform ance. Torn by internal dissensfons offering conflicting cures which are worse than the disease they. contrarily set out to cure, we have to offer (and it should be enough to Justify change in political leadership, a de- termined disp ositfon to bring the gov ernment back to & safe, progressive, and sane policy.
 We accuse the Republican party of breach of faith to the nation in en- acting a tariff law, but not such as it promised; by which duties were to De measured by the difference in the cost of production, but such as was best calculated to build up great fortunes for a favored few.
 We believe that an extension of the free list and a reduction in many of the rates professedly framed to se- cure protection to American produc- CTS, but really granted as the price of political support, would advance the prosperity of the mass of our people, without leading to any injustice to invested capital, or any reduction in the wages of employees
 We favor the ratification of the in- come tax amendment to the constitu- ton.
 We declare for the popular election of United States Senators.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the creation of a fifth Congressional district.
 The Democratic party of Cohnecti- cut reamrms its conviction, inherited from Jefferson and Madison, and con- that the prosperity of the country de- bends on maintaining the just bal ances of power between the States and the United States.
 It views with apprehension the growing tendency of the Republican party to center power at Washington, and so to contract the sphere of local se1f-government.
 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 dealt considerably with the State of Connecticut. Because this is the les son of history, we demand that the terms of the joint partnership shall be so drawn that the public will at all. times be assured of protection against the possible greed of the inn personal corporation.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors