New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-11
NAY LE4TE FED"
Treatment of Mrs. Wente Resented
Funds Raised to Fight SmOOt.


It was probably only lack Of time that prevented
the Womans Republican Club from seeding yes
terday from the City Federation as result OF the
political clash the federation meeting few
days ago. Then. IL will be remembered Mrs. James
Ciriswold Wentz. president Of the Woman's RepUb-
lican club. and Mrs. Harry Hastings president Of
the Mothers club had a tilt over the Introduction
q the election into the federation proceedings.
When the Republican women gathered yesterday
al Delmonico's the whole episode up for dis
eussion.
Il was Mrs. We-tz. the president who introduced
II you read the papers Of October 81 she said
you noticed they said something about ne"
Il glad Mrs Wentz said just what she did a
the ieaeratlon.' remarked one Of the women 10y
ally WHAT'S ;he good Of having opinions If one is
afraid OF expressing themg"
TIE atmosphere at that federation meeting was
r-l IRE even before This discussion was precip-
itateG." stated another
We'll don't believe in withdrawing from organ
szarions just because they DO not happen 70 do
what one likes" was the verdict Of another.
The whole affair due to the Tammaay mem
be-s the executive board OF the federation, de
l.s-sd "a pretty young
-g-e OF these Taurlany adherents made a state
rle1t about Mayor Low. leaving her sentence IN
finished in way that conveyed entirely false
impression % her hearers explained Mrs Wentz
she said the reason why Mayor Low vetoed the
establishment municipal ciuus for boys was from
lack e appropriations. and other reasons The real
/ re->0r. every knows. was because Nj Low
considered the boys were already provided for in
The clubs that meet In the schoolhouses. The first
Of these vas established last winter under the Low
administration, and there are NOW twenty-five OF
them"
''Twenty-one" corrected Mrs. Clarence Burns
That IS. tweuty-one girls clubs and boys clubs
together. i know. because was connected with
the first Of the girls clubs that was opened
INsIDIoUs WORK OF MORMONs
II having been voted TO lay the question on the
table. The Re-. Duncan j. Mcmillan. FOR many years
a Presbyterian missionary in Utah. described his
experiences WIKI The Mormons beginning twenty
eiELt years ago. when. young minister in
search Of heaIth. he FIRST Utah He drew
"a terrible picture Of tho ignorance Of the Mormon
settler and the viruient hatred OF the Mormon
priesthood for the Gentle.
You are from the United States?" Mormon
farmer asked him on his arrival
Yes"
We'll, what lsrt of Clah is the United States
anyway"
That evening his host took him 10 a Mormon
lecture. The lecturer. Who was the husband Of
seven wives and the father OF fortythree children
did not know the Gentle clergyman vas there
We VIII make a Mormon Of him in two weeks or
put him under the sod he boosted
Finally Brigham Young and eight Of his twelve
apostles came tn village TO settle the olse OF
the Gentle. Young had all the town rebaptized
Tor allowing the Gentle TO remain in II three
months undisturbed Put him out Of the way as
This is the kingdom OF God. We don't mean for
eiarers 10 come here unless they become natural
lied AIornousl said one Of Youngs followers
That rfelt the women Of the village were assem-
bel. II kills this Gentle. ne might De
rec1g-.zed' they were told. but you al dress
alike and look alike aud could not be Identified
An aged woman arose. If youu catch him and
hold him she Quavered. III cut his throat
That night his house was modified
Mormon women do not enjoy polygany any BET
.rr1E al
MILAN. but when they ask why they must suffer
ir thfs way they are told il Is 70 humiliate them
The more wives man has. according TO MORMON
is-a the better Of for all concerned Inc more
p-f--e a man has the bigger god he becomes Wnei
- Go t a. $500 -bev are called up from
~ er.ve' or no. The husband You see IS the
savior of the wife. Il is TO the advantage OF
ges a,heTviSe She cannot associate with the big
gods after death Mormonism has no use for the
bachelor the old maid
EIGHT co BACK TO POLYGAMY.
.-0f the twelve apostles OF the Mormon Church
who gave their solemn word that polygamy should
De done away with in 1886. when Utah was ad-
nitted 20 the Union eight have gone back into
pCIygamy One has four daughters and two sons
who aye living in polygamy. one apostle is living
w blushingly with five wives. another has nine
Since Utah was admitted rot man has been
tried Tor polygary convicted OF H. Polygamous
marriages are contracted in Mexico, New-MeXico.
Arizona and up in Canada-wherever there are
wives into the public schools as teachers At Logan
the government established a fine agricultural col
lece with q facuity Of forty-three men from the
East When Utah came into the Union this inst-
tuition vas turned over 20 the State. which i'm
-,eiiateIv began 20 replace the faculty with young
NIorr,ons Vow ogden College IS nest Of polyg-
amy under q president who Is living with four or
five wives
What the Mormons seek is the balance OF power
ga The government II they succeed in obtaining
control OF the eleven States which they now
c0Iouizing they viii own nearly one-half the area
"a ~ United States. and nearly two-thirds Of its
natural wealth Intrenched IN the Rocky Noun
rains they can set up the independent govern
nen- which they aim at and snap thelr myers
i. rro faces 81 the rest Of the country hat could
Ne doc Nothing
T-reri NJ Mcmillan suggested a way In which the
-l,-ourhlv alarmed women before him could help
IN fsfeatiug the empire dreams @ the MoTTlohS
sr-or,ub the unseating Il SmOot.
..Tbe Cyentles IN Utah have raised funo ana
.r-age5 legal aid prosecute this case, az
,-oT. give some money for this purpose asked MI
MCMILLAN a. -, ia I'D O. run,bar
,,e5red themselves for varying amounts men ana
$50 10 help keep Reid Smoot out o. the senate
IT'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY.