The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-21
M'swEENEy.
a British Subject. rmporfea ~,
the Democrats. ~

Editor San Antonio L,ott.
me Democratic menaperie has H..
nnother addition to its yar;ed go"
IONS In the person Of Mr.. Daniel n
'"ca weeney, Of British prison notor,o.,.
VINO mas been specially Imported. free =,
sal'', dufy. by the Democratic nor,r
s .r 'ne purpose of ventilating his nor
sonai grievances before muob sur,:,r,,.
puolic' and In order TO win hoor ,,' s
recalcitrant Irish vote 70 tbo na' aoN 'ne
IN November. 0''"oy
81, ise irrepressible Mcsweeney il falrlv
s'zed up by Captain McCnnertv os an
p l', from the following newspanar
ci,ppings; whatever pecuniarv comnpa
" ,io.,! mas been held out to him. for mar.
business, wlibe nspunch and Judyn
anced by the loss of wan counterbal-
sonal prestige he mayer little per-
acquired In Irish natonalve already
demagoguery is only equities. His
presumption in taking thed by his
American politics, after bdump in
tically renounced his American cltn..I
ship, by formerly accepting office under
and swearing allegiance to the British
army, In the position of Poor Law
Guardian. The following Is the clipping
referred to:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 1i-Cap-
tain John McCaflerty, of San Francisco,
an cx-member Of the Arizona Terrific.
rial Legislature, Is now stopping In this
city. lie Is well acquainted with Me-
| sweeney, who has come to America to
stump for Cleveland and refor n, and his
attention was called to the statements
of McSweeny in an interview tele-
graphed from New York that he left
| this country in i'll health, and never re-
linquished his American citizenship.
McCaflerty said: ooh. yes, know all
about MIR. MoSweeny, and he will prob
ably not call In question any statements
| make concerning his case. About four
years ago McSweeny closed out his bus
mess MS n stevedore In California, and
taking with him his wife and family
and about $4,000 in cash sailed for Ire
land. He was understood to be at the
time in the enjoyment of the best OF
health, and that he had left the United
States TO make Ireland his future home,
and 1t was so understood by all his
friends. On arriving In Ireland he pur-
chased some property, and applied to
the government for position which he
did not then receive, but upon
reapplying he received 1t. About
that time he participated in the
Irish National movement, and ms the
recognized head of the movement did
not take kindly to him, through revenge
ful feelings, he set up movement OF
his own, which consisted simply OF
marching through the streets with n
green flag attached to pike, with fife
and drum, followed by u miserable rab-
BILE yelling, ''Down with the British
power, and up with Ireland" Such ac-
tion necessarily brought disgrace upon
the National movement. and no one re-
joiced more heartily over his arrest than
the Irish leaders, He was no sooner ar
rested than he appealed to the Govern
ment of the United States for protection,
Notwithstanding he had already for
feited all his rights and privileges as an
American citizen by the purchase of
property In Ireland and the taking of
oath OF allegiance which is required by
British Government of all appointive
officers. McSweeny's conduct before
and during his imprisonment was such
as to subject him to the contempt of all
true lrishmen, and he is to-day without
the respect OF any reasonable Irishman
either at home or abroad. / may add
that was In England and Ireland dur
ing his imprisonment. and am perfectly
well acquainted with the facts in his
case.n