The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30

a party that keeps and has always kept it's platform pledges This fact is borne out in the performances in the national and state legislative bod ies. The national platform, two years ago, made several promises, all of which were kept or are now in the process of legislation
 t-The Democrats promised a down ward revision of the tariff; it became law in the Underwood tariff bill, just and equitable measure The Democrats promised a banking and currency law that would minimize the possibility of currency panics and do away with the unwieldy and old fashioned banking system then in force: this was realized in the pas The Democrats promised antitrust i legislation that would really stop monopolfes; this was accomplished in the Clayton bills, designed not to reg ulate trusts, but to prevent them. And SO on down through the platform of our national convention of two years ago, the record stands unpa aral1eled in l the history Of any political party. Esv- cry pledge has been redeemed or is in the proces sof legislation looking to it's immediate redemption.
 tn the state, the record is as good. The Democratic platform made prom ises and kept them insofar as a Re publican House would permit Per haps the greatest piece Of Legislation. in conformity with our platform promise, was the enactment of a Workznen's Compensation Act After it's passage by the Democratic Sen ate, the Republican House dared not defeat it, such was public opinion, and it was written into the statute books. How long this boon to the | workmen might have been delayed, were it not for a Democratic Senate, | performances of our Republican
 Tn Keeping with the platform pledges we removed the State High way Commissioner and placed in that | office, instead Of a, politician, a com show in the vast improvement Of our state roads.
 we promised a 547hour law for factories and mercantile establish nnents. Such a law is now on the statute books. as well as other legts- lation beneficial to women and minors 1 who are working.
 sI had the honor to present and see passed the resolution ratifying the constitutional amendment for the di- rect election of United States Sena- tors, and the laws covering these elac- ! tions.
 eeThe Republican House, however. baked our efforts to redeem other platform pledges by killing measures I that would have been of great direct benefit to everyonel in the state. We l w9uld have given you a. Direct Pri- mary Bill. Such measure passed l the Senate, which was Democratic, but was defeated in the House This ! bill would have made absolutely inn | possible such boss-rule methods aA characterized the recent Republican convention at which state officers were named under steam-roTler pres I sure
 I've would have had the County Commissioners chosen by popular 1 vote. The House again stepped in iE and killed this piece Of 1egislation---a
 most worthy bill that the people wanted---and our efforts went to Isnaught.
 .eThe House killed the Senate bin which would have given the governor the appointive power in the selection of municipal judges. Thees are but a few instances. Scan the records for party is the party of platform pledges redeemed
 1 Senator McDonough paid a tribute to Gov. Baldwin, endorsing his caI1di-
 dacy for the U. s. Senate in glowing terms. He said GOV. Baldwin was the peer of any nominee in the country l and stood head and shoulders over
 most of the candidates" He urged the election of Congressman Donovan and the local candidates for the Gen eraI Assembly.
 Sheriff vollmer, who spoke next said:
 1T am proud to fbe a candidate on such a splendid ticket which you, my fellow Democrats, have named to rep Eresent you in public office. I ann proud to know that I am 9 candidate l for office with those men who are supporting Woodrow Wilson. one of