Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-27
is THIS INSANITY?
ANNA DICKINSON MAKES A SPECTACLE ~
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On New York Sssg.-asr Language IS s. Broad
That the Women in The Audience Lave ih.
Theatre Blushing-Shs Assslls The Re
publican Party and Leaders

New YORK, April 2G.-A performance
Of Cleopatra held the boards OF the
Broadway theatre until late hour last
night. After II was finished, the big
stage was set for parlor scene. and
with such surroundings Anna Dickinson
appeared on the same stage this even
ing TO deliver a lecture upon Personal
Liberty"
She opened her address upon Person
al Liberty with violent attack upon
the Republican party, and with bitter
words against various persons prom'
nent in public life. The personal char
acterizations were in many instances re-
pugnant TO decency, and ladies who oc-
cupied orchestra chairs arose and with
their escorts left the theatre.
Miss Dickinson paid little or no atten-
tion TO these defectionS. She frequently
punctuated her utteranceS by appealing
to hearers with this question: well,
folks, do you think am insane?' She
spoke OF the Postmaster General -
"merciful heavens" Wanamaker. This
queer remark was received with hisscs.
She dwelt at great length upon what she
termed the private character of Nj
Wanamaker and j. ;. ClarkSOn. Her
Imprisonment at the Danville Insane
Asylum was a scheme. She declared %
was conspiracy Of j. ;. Clark
son. Col. w. W. Dudley aud senator
Quay. They wanted her, she said Co
stump the country for them IN the cam
paign OF 1855, and she was given q
blank check TO ill in whatever com
penSaton she wished. The provision.
however, she declared, was that she
should not speak at all about the black
man. 81 poor" she continued, but
as heaven is my witness, did not want
their money, because they wanted my
voice to be silent on the slave question
Then Miss Dickinson, accompanied
by her lessened audience with counte-
nances indicating pity and regret. ram
bled on about visit 10 Mr. Harrison %
indianapolis. She avowed that she was
promised s3.75O for every speech ii"
made In lsss, and $1,000 each II her
candidate should be successful After
bitterly referring to various party lead
ers, Miss Dickinson turned her atten-
tion toward General Butler, and these
are some OF her words:
THE papers have said, continued
Miss Dickinson. that there has been a
conspiracy between MS Yes. MIR: But
Ter has written me letters, aud they
were addressed 10 Lizzie lie is the
only man who ever addressed me- by my
middle name. He knew what be- WA
doing, but he will answer for 10 -ll in
a court OF law. have had unnum-
bered sorrows, and | do not place q
mask or veil over any Of them.
Speaking Of her theatrical experience
she declared in vehement term that
the press Of the country had magnihcd
her. She never lost money by the ven
ture. Her income from long ago, sh"
said, had been $4,000 annually. She
had lost $50, 900 In speculation bond
speculation.
Passing from her stage experiences.
she stated what she declared wcr" th"
reasons Of her being confined In the
asylum. She made the statement that
she had been opposed TO the Re
publican party, and she said She
charged that party with placing
her in the Danyille Asylum.
She gleefully declared, in the next
breath, that the defeat Of Mr.. Cleveland
in lsss was due to the fact that She bad
been in the ranks against him. Then
the speaker rambled again toward Brit
ish politics. She spoke OF dining Par
nell and thinking him "a littlc tin God
on wheels. The Democratic party "l
their country she said were trying TO
dethrone him.