New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
HOW TO CRUSH POLYGAMY.
MISS FIELDS LECTURE ON MoRMONIsM.
SHE RECOMMENDS A UNIVERSAL MARRIAGE LAW
AND A LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION.

| SHE RECOMMENDS UNIVERSAL MAEluAGE la"
AND A LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION.
Miss Kate Fields popularity as lecturer Is
by no means on the What she said last evening
nbolt THE Social AMI Political Crimes or Utah was
listened to by an audience that filled every aV'a"e
scat in Chickerng Halt The lecture full OF interest
ing information and valuable suggestions IL anouhue'
in ,usipg anecdotes to which Miss Fields pointed De
livery gave full effect. At O'Clock she appeared Delore
her audience dressed IN becoming black costume WIN
few red roses her No one sat upon the pat
form and the ceremony OF an introduction was uiNehSei
with The absence OF these lOrhallles hiss rciu s"00
fully explained as follows:
:. ,.t,os and gentlemen; brother and sister iour-
nas,s last but not least friends of the distinguished
gentlemen who showed their interest in our common
country by inviting me to tell New-IOrk what know
about Utah. II these not upon this platform 10
night is customary IL because they we're not asked
and they asked for two reasons: rst because
knew that they would be infinitely more comfortable
seated like Christians in the body OF the hall secondly
because could not possibly think OF turning my BACK
for a whole evening upon what sam Weller woulu cali
Such "A regular knockdown OF intellect II, too am
not introduced by grave aud reverend slgnor as Is
also customary 1t ia again for two reasons hrst Dc
cause IL is not necessary and this fast whatever
ia not necessary ia than crime-it is blum
der secondly because am Jealous OF every moment OF
the time as need it all to tell the story Of Utah.
The nrst half OF Miss Fields lecture was devoted to
an
appear In Utah She then proceeded to speak OF the rem
edes sho said "But what would you do ask conserVa-
tyes Special legislation sdangerous. so far as the anti
poygamy law concerned 1t would DO easy to rob It's
opponents OF argument by making United States mar
rtage law. 1t ia disgrace that there is no such law
We call ourselves Nation, and yet the foundation Oh
all society. marriage. is left to the sweet will OF STATE
legislation whereby and women are married III one
State and very much the reverse in another congress
enacted the XVIII Amendment into tho Constitution ro
moving all disabilities OF color or race Here IL 49, an
persons born or naturdlzcd In tho United states anu
subject TO Jurisdiction thereof are cllehs Oh INC
limited States md individual states prohibited from
making or enforcing any law abrdging tho pri'HegoS
and immunties Of citizens OF the United States. HOW
is this carried outs Frederick Douglass marries white
woman I'm the District OF Columbia AMI is allowed 10
walk the streets law-ablding citizen. stephen Brown
is sent to Jail Mississippi and the nero thornton Is
sentenced 10 years IN the state Prison III lhdana
for similar acts. like law obtains. believe IN ONO
This Is to plea for miscogenation. 1t Is plea
for the honor of the Constitution. DO you NOT
blush that such outrages can be committed
in this free countryi BY MI means pass
universal marriage law, and 90 away with sPecial
anti polygamY bill. Such law would not tncroa u
he sOennized I'm accordance with any RELIGION 'nl
first would he III accord with the hw Oh ,1 ANU d,
IN a record would he
fraud a proof OF tho legitimacy OF chlldTch Dcyon lhc
nI, y, nner Int ma hope that ont of this turmoil OF
party strife this wrangdug for spoilS. may come
iuourh n manly Ieaveu to make satcamlnship vet pos
sihlc iu this country Of great opportunities WIN
such a marriage law man "I or ,,' ou'
In. one wife or 10 wife Beyond hi.
dirnihcd numcral is felony, though sanctioned by hish
priests in the temples OF MolmJhIon SHd'' ul' p
criminal for having TWO hvln- wives aNNucI', uil-
dcr flag except I'm Utah-and there enjoy freedom,
hold property. aud bo crowned KING ahd SAINT 20
long this endure, let us not pro OF elnity DcoIo
his argued that no such law be passed for the
States without constitutional anchut'Ht' MH'rn =
true. No such arlumcnt holds good Tor the lriri"I',
and when C"ugIcS, has done lts duty To the emit mel.
not the whole Union, all VIII 20 on - noInic w l
prve John Tayl"rs church Of temporal po" r ana one"
fourth oi the Mormons would hc4Vc SIKH 81 r'hi
and there many OF thcn-w"u Il nave To snow lh'r
c, ors Mormons who believe 30 tnc religion, ricnchis
would rejoice greatly as did Italian CHhoI'7
wnen the Pope wa' .h.rn oi h5 T". ,i2 1 ,u..'
not for disraucl>ement oi women noi t"I th' uNthn
ch,cmrnt OF eA,. D@t Tor re ] ora ja,yc
commission composed not 81 cafpci-'dES't pu 81 "a" q"
citizens of lie Territory, whose interests depend upon
The TERRITORY, wcIlbc,ig Sucl commis Sion governed
Florida from So til 500. like COMMISSION so'"IhcI
Louisiana and also Northwest Territory 20 pI'cc
dent is what the conso. vatiycs want, they have H. Gen
tiles ANXIOUS that Titan shoH!i De PM III hdl"nl
telr rish Of suffrage aid stand upon the Same piano H'
their disloyh bro,hcrs ANA ,i-icr-. , ,o,,, Tloro
is not an election IN It, The District Of Columbia Is 10
harmony wi tue iost 81 the country. has 40 cal"shf
rcpulicanisn Congress shall make no IA respecting
the C~tibli 'IiLcnl o. TcilEuu ioI lt"Llst ~
else thereof snOut tue saints. W arc Pu-h- 10.
our religion. | deny n. the Jusrphitr-. nlhb rI'S
20 900 Two in harmony VITA tho Union. Ihry nave
setiicnout- many states, even actcm'u ~ III lHtc
ueutcucc, $40, the very town from wlirh tlr cary
Mormon, ere driven They believe IN the book Of Nor
mon in Joseph smith, tho prophet. Ihry nae 81 thi
head Josrnn smith r the eldest OF tie ptopIct,
good man and cat zen. Why this difference Il 'ii''
they plditte pOygamy, because they teath "p'ri'-
uucc of the laws the land. brCdu' ihry do not Iht'
fcrc with the peoples political opinions II j. the t,H
pOral not the spiritual part Of MrrmDnsiu mat is dh
rerous to the coautry II treason auI r'ysamy he =
CLIFTON, why may / not Invent rrlEl'n
tomorrow and like Freeman. onrr up human stcIhcr'i
Why should the Government - nay II i4 ~! t'-
Nsion TO b human beings, AMI vastly holtcr LYON
II f. TO KIN bodies torture lNug souls b-'i
CRIME and undermine tho Government II Congress "hdil
make no laws respecting tho ESTABLISHING Mt ot r." g"h
al IL l,C fpr mere dependency, Hhc
territory est ,bltsl rel "i0u Ana Whhi says our
much pcrvcrtcd Constitution The United Sac- araii
guarantee TO every STATE ia the Union republican i"rh
OF Government Is pOyg1mOu, hierarchy = repair
can form OF government Shame on the Nation lot
a., it,yl IA fg1 10 ia IL