The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-24
SWEENEY -M,SWEENEY.
A Man Who Changes His Name to Suit the
Country.
San Francisco Chronicle.


San Francisco Chronicle.
Daniel McSweeney, whom the Democrats have
imported from Ireland to parade through the
country as living specimen of an Irish Ameri-
can who thrown into dungeon while on
short visit to the old sod, lived in this city;
but he was not then known as Daniel McSweenPy.
That name of high Irish flavor WAS discarded by
him, and with it all the historic association that
cluster about the family that it designated
through many centuries. He threw aside the
MO of his name and was known simply as
Daniel Sweeney. He amassed fortune of
$50, 900 in trading in horses and stock in this
city. The barn and long shed which he used
many years are still standing at the corner of
Tenth and Howard streets The barn is weather
beaten and rickety, film of moss has
grown on the shingle roof and the white
washed boards of the sides have been
washed a dark gray by many rains. But the
name of its former proprietor may be plainly
traced, both in the front and rear of the rusty
old barn 1t stands ID Sweeney" almost rs
distinctly as it was dozen years ago, when it
was first painted there Daniel McSweeney al
ways went by the name of Daniel Sweeney III
this city. His brother lives on the corner of
Ninth and Harrison streets and his sign reads
,'E Sweeney & CO. Daniel McSweeney's son
is driver one of the Streetcar lines and is
known as Edward Sweeney His daughter lives
at }54 Eleventh street and she too goes by the
name of Sweeney. reporter addressed a rud-
dyfaced Irishman with a pipe in his mouth who
was standing in front of Sweeneys old barn yes
terday afternoon.
why did McSweeney change his name twice, "
inquired the reporter, ''frst when he came to
to this country, and again when he left the
countryF
Sure and Sweeney, or McSweeney, MS you
call him, don't care a button either for this
country or for Ireland neither. When he came
here he didn't want to seem Irish ana he changed
his NAME and when he went back to the ould
country he wanted to be Irish again"
Did he go back to stay"
'''To be sure he did He went back to buy an
estate and be an Irish landlord He bought
mighty fine one in Donegal He left this land
for good and took his family with him. Then
his American name of Sweeney wasn't good
enough for him. He wanted to change it for
one that goes way into early days
DO you believe that he Thought his American
name wasn't good enough for him in Ireland|
Certain. That's it. He made his money
der that name. He married and brought his
children up under that name, hut changes it for
a more Irish name just soon as he sees the
green banks of ireland from the ocean steamer"
Then you think he changed his name when
he came to this country because it was too Irish,
and changed it again when he went back to Ire
land because the name he had her@ was too
AmercanP
yes Sweeney--I call him that because
always knew him by that name-likes to be
ed at in a crowd. He makes a show of him
self to attract attention He likes excitement
and hustle 1t would just suithim to be paraded
through the country as the Irish-American who
suffered for his native land"
McSweeney's. or Sweeney's other acquaint
ances in the neighborhood could give no intelli-
gent reason why he should have changed his
name twice, except to be Oh the popular side of
everything