The Irish standard., 1893-09-30
THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN.

He is Cordially Welcomed in Chicago and is
the Guest of that City.
All the Celts in creation, says the Chi
cago Herald of Tuesday, have been in
vited to come here for Irish day at Jack
son Park. Thousands have already
como and thousands more are coming
over the mountains, prairiee, lakes and
rivers and over the ocean, too; but one
of the biggest and best Of them, the only
lord that the Irish can regard as one OF
their own came into town yesterday,
His name is James Shanks and he is
Dublin's Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor Shanks has here what he
has never had in Dublin--the freedom of
the city. The Mansion House, tue cen.
ter of civic authority, such as it is, is in
the shadow of the castle, the embodi-
ment of English supremacy, and as Mr..
Shanks is rigid Nationalist, he is denied
the privilege at home which our own city
council has gladly accorded.
the lord mayor arrived at $50 o'clock
over the Pennsylvania road accompanied
by the lady mayoress, Councillor Mayne,
Mrs. Mayne and George Darlington. Ar
thur O'Connor, M. p, and Flore ce
O'Driscol1, M. F., who were expected
also, stayed over in New York until the
end of the week. The visitors from
dublin did not come into town all alone
by themselves They were met at Kauts,
Ind, by delegation from the city coun-
Gil and several prominent Irisla-Ameri-
cans. In the absence of the mayor that
sterling, stalwart blade from Tlpperary,
Corpora ton Counsel, Kraus, bore over
the borders of Indiana q greeting which
he prettily presentedir the name Of tho
Chicago municipality.
Dublin and Chicago, great combina~
ton, shook hands and the lord mayor
was given, by the action of the mayor,
full freedom to do every thing he likes
while he is here except to go dry or hun
cry. Mr. Kraus' speech was earnest and
happy. Mr. Shanks' response was frank
and graceful. After the speeches, intro
ductions were in order and the Chicago
mon were presented to the ladies.
The Chicago aldermen were somewhat
surprised at first when they scanned the
pleasant-faced man from Dublin. They
expected 10 find him arrayed in all the
gorgeousness and glory which they read
about in the newspapers in connection
with his presentation Of a petition from
the Dublin city council to the British
House of Commons in favor of Home
Rule. The lord mayor was dressed like
an everyday citizen, in frock coat, light
trousers and a white plug hat. The
only emblem of office worn by him was
huge gold chain, to which every lord
mayor adds link The chain, by the
way, was presented to the corporation of
Dublin by Charles IL, one of the few
things, outside coercion acts, given to
the "sister" country.
In the words of one Napier Tandy, &C.
cording to the man who penned the
wearing of the Green everyone wanted
to know Chow is old Ireland and how
does she stand?' The lord mayor is no
day dreamer; he is cool, shrewd bust.
ness man-with big heart, It's true, but
with a mighty leyel head-and his an
swers to all questions of this kind was
that old Ireland stands to win. Council
lor Mayne, as warm-hearted and as keen
said sditto" to the words Of hope and
confidence of his distinguished towns.
man. They both deplored the fate that
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