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Show WELCOME READY FOR REDMOND. It is seldom that an Irishman of such prominence promin-ence as William Redmond has attained in the affairs af-fairs of 'his native country passes through Salt Lake. Frequently noted ecclesiastics of Celtic blood have tarried with us awhile on their way to or from the coast, but the visits of laymen able to play with the emotions and bind us with the chords of oratory have been few and far. The nearest we came to getting yet not getting a person who could leaVe his silvery speech trailing in our memories, mem-ories, was during the political campagn of last fall. Bourke Cochran aroused oui- hopes and expectations, ex-pectations, and then disappointed us on the day set for his speech in this city. A bungling Colorado Colo-rado railroad was responsible for his non-appearance. , The old guard of the Celtic race in Salt Lake have been too busy making money and locating mines to take notice of the many new arrivals from the east of young men proud to declare that their fathers and mothers are Irish, and in a showdown show-down would not hesitate to add, ''and I am Irish, too.'' It is only on rare occasions that Irishmen and descendents of Irishmen are brought together in Salt Lake. More's the pity that they are not socially united as they are in Ogden, in Park City and the mining camps. When they do get together in Salt Lake, the people most astonished are the Irish themselves. Then it is discovered that where there is one with there are fifty without an O' or a Mc in the front of their ancestral nalne. And the way these Irish Jturned out in '93 and figuratively figur-atively smote the A. P. A. hip and thigh, sent the cold chills down the spines of the bigots. So if wquld appear that the best thing that could happen the Irish of this community (as it happened in f93) is the introduction of some religious re-ligious or national feature lhat is able to draw them together. Something that will renew the acquaintances ac-quaintances and extend the friendships which their enemies unwittingly promoted in "J3. Something that promises to endure and hold out hope to their kinsmen across the sea. All this may happen with the presence here of William Redmond. Xo effort ' has been made before to organize a branch of the Irish Xational league. Not 'a song has been sung nor a dollar spent for home rule in Ireland. The time to begin is now. At this writing Mr. Redmond is the guest of San Francisco and of the Irish of California. Colonel Joseph Geoghegan of this city informs this paper that the distinguished gentleman will arrive in this city on Tuesday night, and will address the citizens on Wednesday evening at the Salt Lake theatre. An effort will be made to persuade him to remain iu the city for a couple of days, and if this arrangement is made a suitable programme for his entertainment will be provided. Mr. Redmond is accompanied by his wife. J. J. Daly, W. J. Dooly, Charles A. Quigley and W. J. Halloran, committee on finance and transportation, trans-portation, have arranged for excursions from Park City. Eureka, Ogden and other points, to enable persons living there to hear Mr. Redmond's speech. |