The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-02
keokuk Man Who is Candidate for
Congress Has Rousing Meeting
at Grand Opera
House.
PRESENTS HIM
Miss Harriet Solomon Was Given the
Honor of introducing the Speak
er to His "kin
Folk
[By Margaret Aldrich-l

IBy Margaret Aldrich-
There were no brass bands last
might and there were no parades but
there was crowded house with
many people standing in the aisles
and doors and on the stairs to greet
E. W. McManus when he appeared be-
fore his home town people in an ad-
dress last night at the Grand opera
house And the man who has lived
in Keokuk since his birth in the home
of his father and grandfather and who
sixteen years ago was a pupil in the
Keokuk High school was presented
last night by his former teacher there,
Miss Margaret Solomon, who was in
troduced by Henry S. Walker, chair
man.
The county attorney for Lee county
for the past eight years was given
real ovation and it was full minute
before the hearty applause subsidized
sufficiently for him TO begin his adj
dress. And he plunged right in.
Campaigning isn't all it's cracked up
to be-" the keokuk man told his
friends, and he showed the effects of
the strenuous campaigning he had
gone through during the past few
weeks. If the most famous orator of
Keokuk wasn't as eloquent as he
sometimes is he was never more sin
cere than he was last night in what
he said, nor did he ever speak before
more appreciative audience. And
all during the address he would stop
now and then to tell story, just as
he always did. and with the same in
evitable result-hia hearers were
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Of the question at hand or to pause
slider the thought carefully, just as
Ed McManus intended they should
Home Folks Enthusiastic.
Its hard to talk to home folks, he
told the vast audience when Miss
Solomon presented him, .tbut I'm glad
to be here" and he looked over the
assembly of Keokuk men and women
and smiled into their faces They
were all friends and practically every
one of them wore on the lapel Of his
coat or on her dress, a badge bearing
the words, "McAanus For Congress"
1t was neither a democratic nor re-
publican crowd which filled the opera
house last night, and the speech de
liyered was not a political one. BE
fore you are republicans or democrats
you are Americans and citizens of
Keokuk and our interests are the
same / think / can be Of service to
You in congress regardless Of party
affiliations" he said near the close of
his address
Teacher Presents Him-
Ed McManus presentation last night
made by Miss Solomon was an effec-
tive one and in introducing the keo-
kuk boy who needed no Introduction,
she reviewed briefly his career m the
Keokuk high school, and it was a
worthy one. of course, he has made
some few mistakes / suppose, in his
career since then, but what man worth
while has nots" she asked. And in
reply, the former student thanked his
teacher for her words and then added:
It's been sixteen years since I've
studied algebra under Miss Solomon
and if she doesn't know more about
ne than | know about algebra today
she doesn't know much
McManus spoke Of the financial
prosperity Of the United States dur
ing the world war when this country
was producing great quantities OF
goods when foreign lands were engag-
ed in the war business and how We
had prospered at that time. The
United States foreign trade has de-
creased enormously during the last
year due TO the fact that European
countries were getting back on their
pre-war basis. The United States
must get it's share OF the world's bust
ness" he said, and Americas fore
sight can build up world markets
never yet explored This is one Of
the duties of congress" McManus said.
and then after he had further discuss
ed the question Of the United States
finding foreign markets for her over
supply of goods, he brought some Of
the duties of congress before the
minds Of the people which came closer
home TO them