The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-26
HEADQUARTERS PLAIE,oRM.
Ts,un1lsng Tor .sJ. P.,s,, He Takes Positive
 Stand.
I(Connecticnt. Weatern Nsun.

(Connecticnt Western News.
 As a candidate for honorable office we have no sympathy with the Hay ing'' habit, so freely indulged by ir- we read that some shrinking aspir- ant for public honors has been .ss1ayed" by some env1pus or malicious rival by some Ioud-mouthed, venal hireIy Of the oppositfon Since the word sshay'' has become so commc1,, In its application to campaign argu- mentz, and especially since we have been nominated for a place on the bench of the Judiciary of North Ca naan. as Candidate No. 3, Justice of the Peace ticket, we have taken pains to look it up and find out what 1t means. Mr. Webster gives this de- hnitions ttF1ay1To skin, to strip of the skin of.'' etc That is. it's a low down skin game, and would look to an unprejudiced observer, like a poor way to convince the people that the candidate should not be elected. We would no more think of stripping the skin off George w. Fora, our direct personal opponent. Candidate No. 8 on the other ticket3 just as cold wea- ther is coming on. than we would think of stealing his shoes, which are three sizes too large for us, any way. Playing is too hazardous, as weapon Of political warfare, and the fayer is ever. up a8a1nSC IAe POSSIBILITY C1s InG dayee taking the job off his hands. The platform, or declaration of prin- cipies, is the thing and on the ald- vice of our campaign manager we have consented to eschew laying and endorse the following platform on which to make our run for the chief justiceship of the peace
 We affirm our allegiance to the inn mortar principles of Washington Jenerson. Lincoln. Cleveland, McKin- ley Bryan, Connie Mack, T4ngfer, Ho1- comb, Davy F4tzGera1d and J. Henry, Rorabaclk. and take our stand at Ar mageddon with our feet crossed QUE loins gfrt about with truth. and hav- ing on the breastpIate Of righteous ness.
 We stand for the normal uplfft of the judiciary Of North Canaan.
 We view with alarm the demoraIiz- ing effects upon the sanctity of the n1srr1ag reIatfon.s Of cut-price for weddings at the rate of 931 cents, marked down from $1.
 We favor the establishment of a. just and equitable scale of prices for nlatrtm morial alliances. ranging from $1.75 for 25-word ceremony at the operators place of business. to $2.s8 for a 15-Ininute ceremony in the op- orators home library with patent leather shoes and. Judicial robe on, and reasonabde premium added for kiss ing the bride and music on the phon- ograph.
 We stand firm for sliding schedule of fines, costs and Imprisonment having discriminating regard for race, creed. color and previous political saf- hration: providing penalties of $50 line with costs and one year in jail for out-of-town negro lighting drunk in overalIs; $1 fine for home talent white drunks Of native percentage: s 5 ditto, dittos foreign ditto, with Jail penalties graded according to the cleanness of the prisoners shirt fronr and the quality of his jewelry: inde- terminate, optional sentences for burglars. knockers, night-hawks mashers, he-gossips., vagabonds and non-cl1urch-goers.
 We commend to the intelligent voter a loyal support of the entire ticket, also the entire ticket of every party endorsing this candidate.
 It has been suggested by our cam paign manager that the above plat form is ''good. as far as it goes,'' but that a political platform without at least one rotten plank will not com mand respectful attention but will simply be laughed at But we stand like the rock of Gibbera1tar on the platform as 1t is, and defaDtIy pro- claim. He laughs best who laughs best!