The Irish standard., 1903-10-17
JOHN REDMOND.
Address Of Irish Leader at New Castle
Meeting.

III SAS&AI 4AVSllIS, III new CstSlle OH
Sunday, Sept. 81. He came from
Dublin on Saturday. Several Ban
bridge Nationalist, including Very
Rev. DR.. O'Brien p. F.; DR.. Smyth, j.
P; Mr.. Farrell, solicitor, and Mr.. Nc
Mahon, proceeded to Scarva Junction
to meet him, and accompanied him to
cambridge, where large number of
political friends We're assembled on
the railway platform to welcome him.
On arrival at Ballyroney. he was met
by Mr.. Jeremiah MacVeagh, NJ. p.
(who had arrived in the constituency
from London on the previous day.;
Mr.. Matthew King, j. f., G. c..
chairman of the Killleel rural district
council, and Mr.. Daniel McCartan, So
licitor, and drove thence to Newcastle.
A remarkable demonstration took
place, however, at Newcastle, where
a welcome of great enthusiasm await.
ed Mr.. Redmond. When the brake
reached the Donard hotel loud cheers
were raised for Mr. Redmond and Mr.
MacNeagh, and Il minute or two after
wards about one hundred torches
We're alight and Il procession had been
formed, which was accompanied by
the two local banls-the Bryansford
brass band and the F'oresters' flute
band. Illuminated mottos were also
displayed, and from windows along
the route hearty welcomes were way
ed. AT the quay handsome arch,
consisting of Il string of Chinese IAN
terms, WAS suspended across the road
way, and tar-barrels and bontires
blazed on the slope of Sieve Donard.
In response to loud calls for Il speech,
Mr.. Redmond briefly addressed the
people. y magnificent Nationalist
demonstration was held near New
castle. Father William Dempsey, T..
L. (Ncwcastlc), presided, and said the
progress which had of late been made
i'll the organization of the National
forces and the result of that oryaliZa
ton had been beyond all that had
been some years ago expected, save
by the most optimistic Nationalists.
1t was said there would be fresh dis
sensionS, but the fact proved that the
organization of the United Irish
League and the Irish Party under the
leadership of MIR. John Redmond
(chcerSl had won the respect of friend
and foe. He congratulated Mr.. Red
mona upon being face to face with 81
magnificent IL gathering of his Ulster
countl'ynrn rherrS,. The landlord
got great advantages under the Land
Act. He got the bonus, and he was
paid i'll cash. He also was enabled to
purclmS" his ueIncSnc on the same
terms that the tenants could purchase.
On the other hand, the tenants had
the enormous gain of getting rid of
landlord. bailiif, and gnmekeeper, but
farmers should be careful not to pay
too much for their land. He thought
twenty years on second-term rents
would be nearer the price than TWEEN
ty-tive years, and he advised the ten
ants to wait until the landlords made
the first move. Mr.. John Dcnvir, j.
p. Downpatrick), moved Il series Of
Nationalist resolutions. Mr.. Nc
Veagh, NJ. T., who WAS received with
loud cheers, said at no time in recent
Irish history had the Irish cause look
ed SO hopeful as today. thanks to the
William OBrien (cheersy. and to the
man who would always be known as
honest John Dillon (chcrrS). Mr.. John
Redmond Nj. p, who was received
with loud cheers. said: Gentlemen,
have been coming to Ulster for over
twenty years, and all during that time
think | have witnessed Il steady and
continuous, if slight, decline in this
spirit of religious animosity. and
pSllCNS III my ASulN ISSShl SNSlNS
and above all, perhaps. the recent
Land Act, will accelerate its final dis
appearance, and God grant we may
live to see the day when men may
he permitted to worship in peace ant
charity ut their different shrines il
Ulster and may ut the same time bt
able to unite their energies for the
elevation and freedom of their cOun
try. 1t is because think l see tina
day rapidly approaching that it is t,
he an intense pleasure to pay this
visit to Ulster The session which hA:
just concluded has applied the las
test necessary in ORDER in my judg
nent, to prove to the country that /
POSSESSES a Parliamentary Party abb
to safeguard it's highest interests. w
have come back to Ireland this yea,
bringing with us this great measure q
land reform, this measure which II
one, without risk of being set dow
as n mailman, could have predicted a
possible twelve months ago-thi
great measure which, II worked wit
ordinary prudence and intelligent
by the people, will. as sure as "
stand here, in few short years p'
an end absolutely to the Irish Ian
question. Because whilst l belieN
with Mr. MacVeagh that this measu
rs it stands ut the present momel
will in all probability not finally st