The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02

companies could be organfze0 anu 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- lution recommending to the favorable consid iteration of Congress another amendment to the constitution under which the tvotes Of each state for President and Mediterranean shall also be cast by the people directly instead of by the clumsy agency of presidential electors.
 We found that 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 Iy inadequate rates was paid. We put an end to that.
 The record of the Dem Sen ate il carrying out the last Demo cratic platform by voting for direct
  missioners by the people, and the ap- pointrnent of minor court judges by the governor, entities the Democratic 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- sentatives in voting down the above recorms.
 We now ask the people of this state as vte render to them this account of our stewardship to advance us to full cont ol of the executive and legislative depart ,aents. We again declare in fla yor of that system of party nomina,- | tions krewn as the direct primary and nomination by petition and also the initiative and referendum; the princi- pie of home rle for. our cities, towns and borou ghs; the election of county commissioners by popular vote; the ap- pointment by the governor of all | judges of minor courts; the repeal of l the personal tax law; and the abolish ment of the custom of granting public franchises without adequate compen- sation and protection to the public. 1 We favor the short ballot, general laws which will do away with the ne- cessity for special legislation, a central purchasing agency for state instftu- tions, the fostering and encoura cement of agricultural interest; the extension of the good roads movement as rapidly as sound administration of the state s finances will permit and the exten- sion of the states campaign against tuberculosis.
 We favor such changes in the work mems compensation law as the exper- ienuce of two years has shown are needful for it's most beneficial opera ton.
 We recognize the widespread interest in woman suffrage and pledge our selves to support the submission of a cons sdtutfona1 amendment enfranchis- 1ng women to the voters of the state. l We denounce the alliance between the railroad lobby and the Republican party by which our transportation sys- tenn has been shattered, investors in- i c1uding women and children deprived ot their property, business depression caused and the state injured; and to prevent such evils we favor laws that will cure the free pass evil and elim- mate the professional lobbyist from legislative proceedings and the plac- ing of issues of securities of public service corporations under public con- trol.
 l Finally, we call up on the people of Connecticut by their votes In Novem-