The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18

station act.
 This state had no civil service law. We secured the passage of one under
 which merit is now the test for ad- mission to all clerkships and other minor offices to the public service
 We found no general law in exist ence under which banks and trust companies could be organized and we secured the enactment of one, there by doing away with one branch of special legislation
 We advocated and secured the rat ification by this state of an amend ment to the constitution of the United States by which Senators of the United States are henceforth to be elected by a direct vote of the people.
 We secured the passage of a reso- tuition recommending to the favorable amendment to the constitution under which the votes of each state for President and Vice-Pres1cent shall also be cast by the people directly instead of by the clumsy agency of presidential electors.
 We found that a practice had grown up at the capitol under Re publican administration by virtue of which retiring state officials carried away furniture that belonged to tho state and we put an end. to that. We found the funds to the credit of the various state departments and insti- tutions generally deposited in hanks where no interest or interest at who'll l ly inadequate rates was paid. We l put an end to that.
 The record of the Democratic Sem ate il carrying out the last Demo Iscratic platform by voting for direct I-prinaries, the election of county com fGaissioners by the people, and the ap-s the governor, entities the Democratic I party in this state to the support of all citizens who desire good government; | and is in marked contrast of the action of the Republican House of Repre-. Esentatives in voting down the above lreforms.
 i We now ask the people Of this state as we render to them this account of l our stewardship to advance us to full. i control of the executive and legislative Idepart1ne we again declare in fa- itvors of that system of party nomina- I tions known as the direct primary and nomination by petition and also the l initiative and referendum; the princi- and boroughs; the election of county icomn1issioners by popular vote; the ap- lpofntment by the governor of all 1 judges Of minor courts; the repeal of 5t the personal tax law; and the abolish ment of the custom of granting public I franchises without adequate conpen- sation and protection to the public. sE We favor the short ballot, general laws which will do away with the ne- I cessity for special legislation, a central purchasing agency for state institu- tions, the fostering and encouragement lof agricultural interest: the extension fof the good roads movement as rapidly s asa sound administration of the states s
 finances will permit and the exten- Ision of the states campaign against Tuberculosis.
 We favor such changes in the work mems compensation law as the exper- i fenuce of two years has shown are needful for it's most beneficial opera I tion.
 in woman suffrage and pledge our Eselves to support the submission of a Econstitutiona1 amendm ent enfranchis5 Ing women to the voters of the state.
 We denounce the alliance between .I the railroad lobby and the Republican j party by which our transportation sys- tenn has been shattered, investors in EcludIng women and children deprived Of A their property, business depression caused and the state injured and to prevent such evils we favor laws that l will cure the free pass evil and e1irn- kinate the professional lobbyist from Legislative proceedings and the p1ac- ing of issues of securities of public service corporations under public con troI
 Finally, we call up on the people of I IOonnecticut by their votes in Novem- Iber to manifest their support of the EpoIictes of the President of the United States, a great man in a great place I who has no wish save for the prosperi- lty of every American citizen and the Ireign of justice and peace throughout \ the world.