The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-18

the national legislative body, is pros
porous barber, proprietor Of the we'll
known shop at IS East Fourth Street
Mr.. GieSke is forty years of age. He
was born in Elgin Ill, and educated In
3 the common schools of that city and
the Elgin academy. He came to ST.
Paul in 1880, and has since been ac-
a lively engaged in the barber business.
He is an enthusiastic union labor man;
has for years taken an active and lead
ing. part in the councils of the union
T labor men of st. Paul, and has been
honored with prominent official posi-
tons in the BARRIERS union.
Champion of Common People. 81,
Mr. Gieske has formulated no def,
mite platform from which he will make
an appeal for the support of the voters
of the Fourth district. Later he VIII
do so and make an active and vigorous
canvass of the district. For the pres
ent he stands before the people as the
champion Of the common people and
an exponent of union labor. Speaking
of his candidacy yesterday, Mr.. GieSke
said:
Under the old order of things I
should never have been a candidate.
could never agree to subscribe to the
convention system. I believe every
man should have a voice in the Selec-
ton of candidates to public office, and
the primary law inSureS that end. AS
a union labor man, believe in an eX-
hibition of fairness on both the side Of
the employer and employee. Both sides
are weak in that particular. They are
not ready enough to get together.
L believe in arbitration and conces-
sions, but not in compulsory arbitra-
ton, because that could be abused.
With compulsory aritration, the large
corporate interests could bring an i'm
mense pressure to bear on the courts.
Men will do things for money they will
not do for anything else. Laborers
should not be compelled to submit to
compulsory arbitration. am not
ready to admit that the dollar is SUI
preme over man. In fact think man
is supreme over the dollar. Man comes
first.
Stump on National Issues.
have been too busy making a liv-
Ing to study closely the question of
Cuban reciprocity or the great Philip
pine question. Later 1 shall discuss
those questions from the stump. On
the Philippine question, I must say I
don't believe in usurping the SOW
ereignty of land those people consid-
er their home land. OF course we
might do them some good, but do not
believe in forcible assimilation
stevens would be a hard man to
beat for those Democratic lawyers or
others who might run against him I'M
der more favorable circumstanc He
has had three terms and gained much
experience and legislative prestige. I
am just a plain man; don't believe in
red tape, and will stand only for plain
propositions, plainly put, so that they
can be understood. I believe work.
ing man will best serve the interests of
labor men.
Seeks Service, Not Money.
Il do not want the office for the
money there is in it, and think work
| 1ngmen should not aspire to state or
| appointive offices with immense sala-
ries of from $4,000 to SIC, 900 per year
Workingmen should go in for legisla-
| tive offices, where they can be of use to
| their own kind. do not care to enter
| tain propositions for official honors
except of legislative character. The
| support I crave is that of men honest
| and patriotic, win or lose. 1 can stand
defeat as well as the next fellow, be-
cause stand on the side of right. ]
am anti everything that ants me or
mine, no matter where it hits"