Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-02
YOUNG MRS. BLAINE
She Replies to the secretary'a
 Statement.
DOES NOT WANT SYMPATHY.
Demands That Her Lstters Be Published
 In Full

Judge Thomas, of Dakota, Interviewed He Says He Did Not Think That He
 Was Unduly Harsh-He is Sick of the
 Whole ARair and Says the Matter
 Should Be Dropped as Soon as Possible.
 SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 2.-Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr., has furnished the Associated Press an open letter in reply to the personal statement" made by James G. Blaine, ST., through the same channel last Sunday, regarding the rela- tions between Mir. Blaine, jr., and his wife, who was recently granted 8 di- vorce.
 The letter by Mrs. Blaine, jr., is as follows:
 SIOUX FALLS, s. D., March l. My DEAR SIR: Yoi have furnished the public with a remarkable production under the caption of A Personal State ment. l consider it my duty at this time to address you with that degree of dignity which your position as 0 public man en- titles you to. I acknowledge your we'll earned, richly deserved fame as a diplo- mat, and appreciate the weight which your utterances possess as fully as do I appreciate my my own weakness and my total inability to cope with you in
 
 from you that considerate and honorable treatment which, am sure, your keen sense ofsequity and fairness will dictate. The powerful man of & great nation will surely accord to Q weak and defenseless woman her full need of justice. You surely can ill-Rfford to withhold it.
 l wish it distinctly understood by you that am not asking sympathy. re- spectfully demand bustice. It is in your fn mt nNTNln remains to be seen if you will do it. will aid you by 8 suggestion. Have the kindenss to publish in connection with your statement the full text of the letters you have quoted from. Do not. like shrewd and unprincipled person, select only such pages as may be needed to make out 8 case, but give the entire con tents to the public, that they may judge righteously, You have the documents, surely, else you could not quote from them. -4
 I will give you sufficient time to which to conform to my reasonable demand, say ten days. If at the end of that time you fail to respond shall deem it my duty to give in substance their contents and corroborate my statement by pub fishing letters from your son both prior and subsequent to our marriage.
 You know full we'll that your charges
 
 unfounded. You have two alternatives the one suggested or silence. Your consideration for your grandson will surely induceyoh to decide in favor of the first.
 This is not proposed diplomatic en- gagement on my part, for your success in dealing with powerful nations is too well known for me to meet you on any ground than as the mother of your grandson.
 I take it that your sentiment was prompted chiefly by the remarks of Judge Thomas in rendering his decision which gave me md freedom. I have nc defence to offer in his behalf.
 simply declare, now that you have arraigned me by the use of fragmentary quotations from my love letters to your son that if you will publish the originals in full, I will then prove to the world that your son was far from a weakling, and that you, his proud father, we'll knew it long before he married me.
 Truly yours, MARY NEvINs BLAINE.
 To Mir. James G. Blaine, Washington, D. c.