Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1890 — Farmer Gilman a Useful Legislator. [ARTICLE]

Farmer Gilman a Useful Legislator.

Fowler Era. ' An article published in The Toiler of July 11th, tend to misrepresent Hon. W. W. Gilman, though not mentioning his name, by asserting that the farmer candidate of Newton county will in no wiserepresent the views of the farmers, unless their party should happen to go that way. Mr. Gilman’s record in the legislature is an open denial of this assertion, as the following brief review will show, and it is but fair that the farmer constituency, or those who are not familiar with his work should be informed, that they may judge for themselves, by the past, whether he will represent their interests in the future or not: Amended the Road superintendeney bill, so that farmers should not be deprived of the right to work out the tax instead of paying money, and voted against the bill as amended, believing such a law w,ould not suit the farmers. The foregoing law repealed the ensuing term. Introduced a resolution that the State compile and publish its own school books, and furnish same to pupils at actual cost —a saving to the people of Indiana, as estimated, over 850,000 a year. The pioneer movement to furnish good books? at reasonable prices in the State. Voted against the alien land ownership bill, believing those who -were bound to protect should be tne owners of the soil, and not proYing.._o£_aAieut._.liaiidbrdism.This law re pealed the very next term. Introduced and advocated a bill making it unlawful for counties and townships to vote aid to railroads, believing it unjust to compel one to help build a property in which he would have no ownership nor rihgt, except such as would belong to all who contributed nothing. Introduced and advocated the passage of a bill to make the collection of attorney fees —as is now the pratice where befault is taken —unlawful; belieing the party who has the fee to pay should in justce have asy so as to the amount. Introduced and advocated a bill concering the construction and operating of railways. Right of v, ay first to be obtained; fences and farm crossing to be built as fast as construction of road bed Railway company to furnish all transportation needed. No discriminating between persons or places while acting as public carriers. Rebates allowed to one, must be allowed to all. On failure of Railway company to obey the law, States Attorney to bring suit in the name of the State, on behalf of the relator, thereby putting the weakest or poorest citizen on an equal its before the law with the strongest corporation.