The Irish standard., 1898-06-25
CEE.EnK KATED THE '0S CENTENNIAL
WITH ENTHUSIASM
IN THE STRONGHOLD OF 0aANGEISN
ON TIIl; ANNIvERSARY OF THE utr-
TIE OF ANTRIM.
NOT lh7iMIDATED BY THE l0YALISTS
GRAND ADDRESS NY JOHN DILLON IN
BELFAST CITY.

on Monday, juno 6, The anniversary
OF the battle of Antrim. the natrio,ic
Natlonaliss of Belfast celebrated the
9S centenary by Il monster procession
winch started in the morning from
Sm''h1icld for liunnahsrow six miles
distant. The route WIS through King
street. Mill street, Divis street, and the
Fails road, past Milton cemetery.
Arches OF green spanne,l the streets in
many places, and pictures of EInmct,
Wolfe Tonc, and Lord Edward Ei,z-
gerald were lavslly displayed. The
day i'll Western Belfast WAS regarded as
II holiday. the shops being closed, and
tho streets thrcnsed it'll men, women.
and children. most Of whom wore green
roSettes, badges, or scurfs, .nd nll
cheered Justify as the procession PASSED.
~ young lady, well dressed in green.
and carrying q green banncr, rode at
tho head or the procession, With a
cavalier, i'll Emmct uniform.
John Dillon. NJ. p, was tho orator Of
the day. In the course of Il M. .gnilccrt
address he said:
am proud of Belfast and proud Of
Ulster today, for in the course OF a lunp
experience Of practical demonstrations
not only IN this land out throughout
Australia and America, I have never
seen more imposing, demonstration
THAN you have made hero today IN the
heart OF Ulster, in the capital of Ulster
(cheersl, to celebrate The principles and
to commemorate the men Of '9S, and to
announce to the world THAI YOU arc
faithful to those principles and you
rcNcro tho memory Of those men. Those
OF us who watched the mighty process
sirn which wound for eight miles TO.
day from Belfast TO this historic hill can
truly carry away with us the encourage
ing conviction that after years of Htr,lg-
gle and years Of persecution the old race
and the old cause is alive today in Bel
fast Cloud chcer:). Rumors were spread
that il you dared IN Belfast TO-DAY to
commemorate the memories of '9S, not
all the police in Ulster would save YOU
(groans), and some of us wore warned
II we had any regard for our skins or
our heads to get out of Belfast today
Tcnewcd gronns) Well, said myself.
this is not the first time | have been
with tic Nationalists Of Belfast and ii
they have their old courage and the
old fighting spirit, and aro going to
walk today to proclaim that they are
not yet tramEed into the ground in
Ulster, with the help of God will be
amongst them (luud chccrs), and will
refuse to believe that the flghlln, Ma
tionalists Of Belfast are going to be
cowcd or hunted out of their streets by
anybody whatever tchccrs). We offer
no ofcnsc to amy man. We recognize
the right of every m;n TO celebrate
Whatever anniversaries he likes to ccc-
bratc, but we demand tho right OF the
Nationalsts of Belfast to celebrate our
anniversary; and so long as others arc
allowed to celebrate anniversaries, with
tho help of God and your own right
arms you will walk through tho streets
of Belfast 0ouh chccrs), and you have
walked to some purpose today, for
say deliberately that there Is not in ire
land today a single city where sucil n
demonstration in favor OF Nationality
could be organized or held as we Wit
messed from this hill today from the
city Of Belfast tchccrs). And it will be
proud news and bring JOY and pride 10
tho heart Of every Irish Nationalist
throughout the civilized world when he
reads the description of this .lemOnstra-
ton today because It will show that
! here in Ulster, aye. in Belfast itself,
tho spirit of the United Irisnmcn Is
| alive today as it was when Wolfe Tone
| founded that great association here in
| this city 100 years ago (:hccrsl. In
| connection with the great procession /
| desire to express my thanks, as an Irish
| Nationalist, to those who organized Il,
and l would say special word Of
thanks to tho ladies' clubs OF Belfast
| (hcnr hcar), who am told. were large
| ly instrumental in securing the success
of this day, and in organizing those
| beautiful and glorious decorations of
| the houses ana The streets that Nc
passed along from Belfast today. | am
sure You will all agree with me when
say that all of us admired the young
| lady who rode at the head of our pro-
| ccssion (applause); and when q few In
d:viduais attempted ON nn> or two Or
casions to interfere with the Ordcr OF
the procession, am glad to say thcil
| attempts were of a very contemplate
description. 1t did my heart good tc
see that Ioung lazy waving her greer
flag while the Nationalists of Bclfas
were coming on in their thousand:
(cheers), and trus. that as 100 years