St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
KATIE ON MoRmoNIsM.
The Frisky Miss Field Talks of Life
in Utah.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Miss Kate Field
tonight entertained large audience al
Chickering Hall two and half hours with
a lecture on Mormonism. She gave a
short history of the twin relic, and said:
It's the religious nature of woman that is
appealed to and is outraged in Mormonism.
She is taught that her husband is her god.
A majority of Mormon women are more
unreasonable than sensitive. He
ber c. Kimball used to call
his wife cows. Edmund's bill has
served to make polygamous elders wary.
They no longer marry wives in the endow-
ment house. The ceremony is performed
in kitchens, back yards, or in any secluded
spot. Think of it. Utah and the empire
state under the same flag. We should be
ashamed ourselves; that is. those of US who
vote. Applause. Brigham Young used to
tell his wives that they must not expect him
to love them. They should consider it snf-
ficient honor to bear children to saint.
The Mormon theory in regard to women
seemed to be that they were not worth
damnation. Miss Field said that she found
it impossible to believe anything she heard
unless proven. Mormon women would lie
about their religion without blush. The
UlfOTCt laws Wcl6 lOlu uIClly FCiy IOOSC.
Brigham Young used to charge his elders
$40 for every divorce granted. The Nor
mons teach that Joseph Smith will be the
first one of the faithful to rise from the
grave on resurrection day. There are
three glories in the Mormon heaven. First,
that of all unmarried men and women.
They are, as it were. celestial
bootblacks to the elders. Second,
that OF monoganists. Third, that of polyg-
amists, who alone see Christ. Mormon
ism. therefore, places a premium on vice.
Mormons have no politics. There are
neither Republicans nor Democrats among
them. They hold millions of dollars worth
of property, upon which they pay no taxes.
The Temple of st. George. in the southern
part of Utah, cost $500. 900, the temple at
Logan $500, 900, and upon the new temple
at Salt Lake So, 500. 600 has already been
expended. The latter probably would not
be finished for thirty years to come. if sub
scriptons should continue to pour into the
treasury of the Mormon churches.
National Bank Taxation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The Posts Wash
ington special says: 1.-The attention of the
comptroller of the currency was called to-
day to dispatch from Chicago stating that
a committee had been appointed to investl-
gate the law and facts bearing upon the
complaints Of tax discrimination against
national banks under state laws, the Chi
cage bankers to join those Of New York and
Boston in the inquiry. The comptroller
said that there Is no doubt that the laws in
many of the states imposing tax on capital
invested in National bank shares are so
drawn that capital SO invested pays a
higher tax than capital invested in other
joint stock enterprises or other
personal property. This is in di-
rect conflict with the law OF
congress, which provides that the legisla-
ture of each state may impose tax upon
capital invested in national bank stock,
under certain conditions, one of which is:
That the taxation shall net be at greater
rate than that assessed upon other moneyed
capital in the hands of individual citizens
of such state Mr.. Cannon says that 1t is
very difficult to enact law taxing national
bank shares and other personal property
without injustice to caeital invested in the
bank. The principal reason for this is that
the holders Of national bank shares are pub
licly known, the stock easily located, and
the tax readily collected Mr.. Cannon will
treat the subject of state taxation Of ma
tionaI banks at length in his annual report.