New-York tribune., 1884-11-03
PIECE or DEuOCRATIC R1SCALITT.


One of the straits to which the friends OF
Cleveland are reduced discovered the latter part "f
the week Tho heading of The Irish World ami ts
general makeup were countcrfcited and stereo-
type plates were given 10 oo""-t'N"
printer with an order TO print n large number re
fore the order WA fully executed and after only part
Of the number Of papers ordered had beea delivered,
Patrick Ford, pubi-her AMI proprietor OF lhe H'sn
Worid learned what hal bctn lone and Informed the
prnter that if he struck OF copies hc would he
prosecuted for participating in fraud lhc bogus pa
per contains number Of articles crliicishs MI po
and the Republican party generally ana ehleaVor"s 10
excite race and religious prcuiccs against the Repub
can candidates II feeble attempt to miSlcaI 'he
,scrers Of The Irish Wofi into the belief that that
paper had changed front on the eve OF elccuoh' MI
Ford has taken step. to prevent any harm being done
by this bogus publication.
In a letter to the Editor OF THE TRBuNE, Mr Ford
sa,s. "Groyer Ceveland's assisted immigrant, Daniel
Mcswecney. addressed public meeting last evening HIS
speech series Of misrepresentation based upon 4
few grains of fact Among other things the speaker
read an article from The Irish wort Of 1891 dcnouncing
Blaine for failing TO protect American citizens imprs
oncd In Ireland aud since his nomination defending
him. and called attention 10 the difference In the tone
sIEAIING AN ELECrgofYrE HEADING.
Rich, here wish 10 inform he public that those who
are rnnipg through their Of dirty work re
Gently and srcptiosy possession Of an elecro'ype
healing Of The irish Worid aud putting under tins stolen
heading number of gabcd extracts, with Inventions of
their own printed and circulated spurious edition of
The Irish World Copies Of this spurious edition were yes
tcrlay given away by thousands IN New York and Brook
lyn This was after he genuine hTh Worid had been
issued tho press aud when WAS beyond my power
io warn my readers and expose unscrnpuonA enemies
n Is unnecessary FOR to charactcrze this outrage
Men Of honor whatever may he their political views can
have only one opinion of such conduct and conviction
viii force itself upon all that whose champions
,tla leeDrX
neither God. blessing nor the support ~ honest mci
"My difference with Mr. Blaine IN 1881 was purely
difference opinion. based on his decision III the bnyon
case. Mr.. BoytOn claimed to he cltHeh thi"ugh MS
athcrsnaturnzaton The first paper or declaration W
intention was procured through my enIrts and at my et
pensc. hut Nh loytOns father failed 10 ahc ou nlt
second paper, and ho state department ~ view o me
ST eHshn s did did not see how the acn6or SON 'uch
could claim Ia hc citizen veniuled tho opnio @ ana
fr Of rprocct"" Mr. UoinS con'ultcd the ntcd states
cral icciicd In the negative Tha Ia matter Tor me
courts To docrmlnc Nec No reason To 'ianac 'ho onm
ian held 10 IHai, I may ho mistaken IN my nrininh.
The presumption Ia that am mlslaeen wv rlRh, @,
wrong was lc alone to battle lor lnn p,"n n.i aa
silnp orators that new all Mf i'lanr not one sup
"ns ' s er sr aS"cs s eey S Sc.ccd IL in hts Gcc
sion. and ~" doubt they sincerely believed II was cor
rect Judgment
rxrlAiNiNG McswriNry's POSITION,
"But whatever may he thought Of my view OF
10 yton's status, never conendod that Me
sweeney via. n bona hide citizen. The man
was al ono time u citizen Of the United states,
but he denaturalcd himself Eight years ago he cni-
grated from this country Ireland lie converted his
effects into English money, crossed tho ocean with MS
wife and family settled down on brush so TOR wha III
the British nag bought property took an aciye part III
local politics, voted at elections, was elected l" once
under the BRUSH three years ago was re-
elected the office four months since and acted ~
all other respects British subject misht be expected
As such the British Government recognized nm
A. such the United states Government coud not nave
said word In his behalf
MIR Mcswecneys position Is rtany ndeiensiDle On
any honest ground lie + either an American clthrn or
he is British subject II he Is an American ci1cn ne
had no right to vote or to take office under the fSNh
Queen II he Is British subject The United states Gov
claim its protection and he ought not have annoyed
1t when he got into difficulty with his own Government
Mlions OF lri~incn M and out of Ireland lgari IL as
misfortune for them to have been born British sub
iccts Mcsweeney Of his free wiz, returned again
under the alegance OF the English Queen lie "d Brit
And now this man assisted hlther by British free
TINS country to teach American citzens how vote
In this country gave the following answer to the CUSTOM
ACTION OF sEcRE AIRY FRELINGmuYsEv.
What action did Secretary Frenghusan take
| lie acted exactly ~ Blaine hal acted
| NOW he says; When Mr.. Frcl,nghuyscn went into
Office he took hold OF my at once and the pris on
doors opened aud was released. Mr. Mc,weeney
here states unthrutb, and lie knows IT, Mr.. Frcng-
Mcsweepey went out Of jail August. 1881 General
jail-delivery decided upon by the Gladstone yen
and Mr.. McSWcchcy went ouJ WIN nat d'llNcry,
and not on Mr.. Frenghuysens demand.
| Mr. Freiinghuysen regarded Mcswceney as
n British subject and distinctly refused
to recognize his pclence OF American citizenship Mr..
Frclinghuy In OF his state papers refers To Me
Sweeney AS idcnt and office holder under Queen Vic
tOra man who after hs natural lition puts bis ccrti
cate IN his packet and returns 10 the country OF MS on
gin and continues reside there III business and holding
Office, ,oiM app1rent purpose ~ rtmn"g IN ireland
Under the circumstances, Mr. Freihghuyscn coul. not
and should not have recognized this mans claim npOn
the American Government These the fats anu tho
simple statement of the facts shows McSweency 10 IDc
an npndcut sham and "a trading politician
The following dispatch was sent last evening TO tho