The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-02
YOUNG MRS. BLAINE'S REPLY.
SHE ASKS MR.. PLAINE TO PRODUCE
her LETTERS IN FULL.

Unless He Does SO within Ten Day. she
Will Publish Their Substance, Together
with tho Letters Her Husband Wrote
Mer-She Accuses MIR. Blaine or Misrep.
resenting Facts Concerning the Marriage
Judge Thomas Justises HIS Remarks.
Sioux FALLS s. D.. March Mrs. James @.
Blaine. Jr.. gave to the public to-day hor an
swer to Secretary Blaine's letter OF Monday
Tho letter. which appears below. was written
entirely by Mrs Blaine. without advice or
promptings from lawyers or any one else. Tho
letter Is addressed to James G. Blaine. Wash.
ington d. G.. and is as follows:
SIOUX FALLS. s. D.. March 1.
MY DEAR SIR: You have furnished the pub.
lie with remarkable production under tho cap
ton OF Personal Statement" consider IL
my duty at this time to address you with that
degree OF dignity which your position as .
public man entities you to. / acknowledge
your wel-earncd and richly deserved fame
as diplomat. and appreciate fully
tho weight which your uttcrancos possess as
fully as do appreciate my own weakness and
my total inability to cope with you In q per.
sonal encounter But l shall expect from
you that considerable and honorable treatment
which am sure your keen sense Of equity
and fairness will dictate. Tho powerful men
and deienceless woman her full need Of JUS
tico. You surely can i'll afford to withhold It.
Il wish 1t distinctly understood BY you that
am not asking sympathy. Respectfully demand
justice 1t is in your power to grant this sim
pie request. 1t remains to be seen II you will
do 1t. will aid you by a suggestion.
Have the kindness to publish. in connec-
ton with your statement, the full text of the
letters you have quoted from Do not, like
..t.l
such passages Us may be needed to make out
II case. but give the entire contents
to the public. that l may be Judged
rightcously. You have the documents
surely else you could not quote from them.
will give you sufficient time IN which to COM
form to my reasonable demand-sny ten dayA
If ut the end OF that time you fail to respond
shall deem 1t my duty to give in substance
their contents and corroborato my statement
by publishing letters from your son. both
prior and subsequent to our marriage.
You know full we'll that your charges
against me regarding the marriage are I'M
founded gave you ample opportunity to re-
treat. You have two altornatives-the one
suggested. or silence.
Your consideration for your grandson will
surely induce you to decidetin favor OF the first.
This is not q proposed diplomatic engagement
on my part. for your success in dealing with
powerful nations is too we'll known for me to
meet you on any other ground than as the
mother OF your grandson.
II take it that your statement was prompted
chiefly by the remarks Of Judge Thomas in
rendering his decision which gave me my
freedom. l have no defence to offer in his
behalf. I simply desire. now that you
have arraigned me by tho use Of
fragmentary quotations from my love letters
10 your son that you DO fair enough to publish
the originals in full. I will then prove to tho
world that your son was far from being a
weaklinG. and that you. his proud father. we'll
knew it before no married me. Truly yours.
MARY NEv1Ns BLAINE"
DEADwooD. S. d.. March 1.-Judge Thomas
Of Mr,, Blaine: the jndee Vas quite a'erse
He said: Under, the. circumstances. deem
the public prints after having passed upon the
case in indeial, fapsscIity%' ,n;n,,. .,,.,
wa a oSara to MI hs cros@ Of h
htns see hs s t6st nd Bar s0n e h. said
much aS as certainly did not WISH or intend
to be ,undIly harsh or ,, severe ~ the .;, re-
and still think. my remarks were c9uche'i in
the. most moderate and conservative language.
cnse in my judgment would have warranted
much stronger language YIai tnnn used: o,.h.
IN regard 10 Mf. Blhlnc statement OF tn0
case do not care to express an opinion, as the
statements he makes were not before me for
consideration. Hence ! could not consider
them in arriving at my Judgment however
true and weightty they may be. His defense
him for his defense Of his wife Doubtless
from his standpoint he believes she was right.
and maybe she was; but us said before: ny
undisDnted testimony in tho case. / have
nothing to say in regard to Father Ducey's
the doepest sympathy in the, sad afhiction
brought about by the il advised marriage and
unpleasant notoricty. ! am heartily sick Of
thei notoriety. and belieye tho matter should