The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08
FOR STATE SENATOR.
Republicans Name John W.
Parks. a Tried and True Repre-.
sentative Of The People.

publican county JlcKot Will be
that of John w. Parks for state
senator. He is so Familiarity and
so favorable known at home and
throughout Kosciusko county
that but little need be said of
him as a citizen. He has rec
ord commendatory of him as a
public servant of which he should
be justly proud. He is a native
of Marshall County. born at Bour-
bon, and during the past 25 years
has resided at Plymouth and en-
gagged actively in the practice OF
law. Senator Parks received
his education from the common
schools of Marshall county. and
was graduated from the Law De-
partmeHt of the State University
of Michigan. In 1900 Mr.. Parks
received the unanimous nomina-
tion and was elected senator for
Kosciusko and Marshall Coun-
ties. and was, a few months ago
re-nominated. During the last
two sessions he served on the
most important committees of
the state senate and be is one
among the best known men OF
the state.
In the sessic of 1901 he was
a useful and active member of
the agricultural committee of the
senate, and it was largely through
his persistent efforts in commit
tee and on the floor that the ag-
Iicultural building at Purdue
University was procured, which
had been the ardent desire of the
agricultural interests of the state
for years.
He is the author of the law in
creasing the allowance to farm
ers' Institutes from S., 900 to S1O,-
600 asked by the Marshall coun-
ty farmers institute then in ses.
sion.
He advocated and voted for
what was known as the '.Anti-
Trust Bill" or the Attorney
Generals Bill, which was how
ever defeated.
At the suggestion of Cover
nor Mount, Senator Parks made
the fight against the live stock
commission law, and succeeded
in the abolition of one of the
most obnoxious, useless and ex-
pensive junketing commissions
ever created, and secured in it's
place the creation of the office of
State Veterinarian, to Which DR..
Biting, formerely of Tippecanoe
township, this county, but at
the time a professor in Purdue
University was appointed. Mr..
Parks was chairman of the Joint
congressional apportionment
committee of the two houses in
the session of 1901, and had the
general management of the con-
gressional apportionment of the
state which has given such gen.
eral satisfaction.
In the session Of 1901 he stood
alone, the only republican sena-
tor in the senate who with five
democratic senator's had the
courage to vote against
the notorious and vicious s.Joss"
railroad consolidation bill,
which passed both houses and
was vetoed by the Governor.
In the last session he was made
chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, which is probably the
most important committee of
the senate. This appointment
was the highest mark of crsi-
dence that could be shown ihm.
The very best lawyers of the SEN
ate are appointed to this com
mite, and to be made it's chair
man is considered a very great
distinction.
Senator Parks laid aside his
committe work IN the last session
and led the fight in the senate
and defeated the state "School |
Supply Bill'' which was a con
cocted scheme to centralize all |
the purchasing power of the sew
eral school boards trustees of
the state in a monster iobbing
commission which wes to have
headquarters at Indianapolis; |
this commission was not only to |
furnish but to say what must be |
used in the schools of the state.
He fought jobs, holdups, |
gratis and combinations organi-
zed to procure viciovs legislation.
He is entitled tc credit for the |
enactment of our present forest
ry laws and the establishment
of our state forestry reserva-
tion- He opposed the state
school revenue bill, which pro.
posed to raise the state school
tax from II to Is cents. This bill !
had been made a caucus measure
and crowded through the house
without much consideration. Mr..
Parks led the fight against it I'M
the senate and is largely entitled
to credit for its defeat.
He is author of the bill pro-
viding a method for the educa-
ton of dependent children in |,