The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

the repeal of the present law limiting the recovery in death eases to $5,0o0 or any other arbitrary sum. $ The Connecticut Democracy favOrS the enactment of a workingmen's com pensation law for injuries.
 We favor the re-estab1ishment of To- caI Se1f-gOVernment in the State to the end that counties, towns and cities and 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 izing of the Sunday law.
 The Connecticut Democracy favorsg home rule for 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- reference.
 We demand the abolition of the pres ent undefensible method of eIecting county commissioners
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the direct primary form of nomina- 1ons, in order that the people may IaVor the passing of a 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 sprac- tices law, which shall stop the use of money as a means of advancing sell 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 debauching human be- ings. The emasculation of the law by the Republican General Assembly was a wicked abuse of political power and undertaken that contests for political offices might proceed without restric- tions.
 We believe in the establishment of Q 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 has used the lower courts of State city, borough and town courts 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 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 recommendation of the Hon. Rollin S.. Woodruff that a single purchasing department be es- State be adopted. We believe that the present methods are uneconomical and open to the greatest abuses and perne eated 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 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 justice to every citizen.