Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-02
YOUNG MRS. BLAINE.
Sbe Replies to Her Father-in-Law
Statement.
sUEDEMANDS JUSTICE.
.,..tor that the Charges Against Her
Are Unfounded. she Charges Upon
Her Part Gross Garbling.
,nr,ni,ernnn to tho .pisps,ch.l

e...r FANS. :. D., March 1.--Mrs. James
c4.s.re. Jr.. has furnished the Associated
We. M open letter in reply TO the per
.l statement" made by James G.
l..,c ST.. through the same chanuel last
..,,,v regarding the relations between
,,, r..trc. Jr., and his wife, who was re-
-.-fr granted a divorce. Tho letter by
~. B,a.ne. Jr.. in full. is as follows:
"~iorx TA1Is. :. d.. March /, 1892
.,rv Dear Sir.-YOu have furnished the
..f..ry-.fh remarkable production under
,a raraou of A Psrson al Statement l
.4.rit nv duty Of thin time to address
.tl hat degree Of dignity which your
public man entities you 20.
.rvlr1ge your wtll-eaTned, richly
.rsj fsme as q diplomat, and appre-
.' rrIly the weight which your utter
. r.sstss as fully as / appreciate
.en weakness and my total in
..... fo cope with YOU IN a personal en-
-...- hut shall expect from YOU that
...l.-ats and honorable treatment
...... am sure your keen sense OF equity
.. frrro-s will dictate. The most pow
...aI ran # great nation VIII surely ac-
,-It3a weak and defenceless woman her
,...l of Justice. You surely can III af-
r.tefs.o1d by You that am
NOT AsETN0 SYMPATHY.
,..re.'frlly demand Justice. II IS in
..- .uer 10 grant this simple request.
r -.ra.r, 90 be seen if you Will do 1t. i
Gil aI YOU bv suggestion. Have the
.-fr.s t0 publish ~ connection with
...tement tho full text OF the letters
.I I.te quoted from. and do not. ike o
.-48 and uuprincipled person, select
.... sr.l passages as may be needed TO
....n ..fa case, but give the entire con-
t.,.-tDtnepubhc that they may be judged
.t..u.lr. You have .he dOcumeuts,
.-' 'r else YOU could not quote from
r.r VIII give you sufficient
,. ir which 10 conform 20 my reasOna-
had. ani-saY ten DAYS. If at the end
.,.ttme YOU fail to respond. shall
..ult my duty 10 give in substance
trrr contents. and cOrrOborate my state
-.tIvpuulishing letters from your son
l... I-.r and subsequent 20 our mar
- l.u know full well that your
O.. against ne regarding the marriage
pr. r,fuuded. / give you ample op-
r'....Y 90 retfact. You have
TWO ALrrBNATIyEs.
o.. .rc suggested. or silence. Your con-
af.r.Huu for your grandson will surely
r.... you % decide in favor Of the first.
I..suot proposed diplomatic engage
ra,f .1 my part, for your success III deal
rr wih powerful nations is too well
.r.uu for me 10 meet you on any other
.r than as the mother Of your grand
,... take 10 that your sentiment was
B., uut.1 chiefly by the remarks of
. Thomas in rendering his de-
r.u which gave me my freedom.
T lyo DO defence to Offer in hIs
lMu. j simply desire. now that you
.,,. arrmgned me hy the use OF frag-
ruuy quotations from my love-letters
. t.gr son. that YOU be fair enough TO
publish the originals in full. 1 Twill then
r.y.t0 the world that your son was far
,um weakhng. and that you. hls proud
.'4,r. well knew II long before he married
ra Truly yours.
MARY NEvINs BLAINE.
"70 Mr.. James G. Blaine, Washington,
o.