The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-11
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Mrs. James G. Blaine. Jr.. Replies 60 IIes
Father-in-Law, the Secretary of state.

Mrs. James @. Blaine. Jr.. Replies 60 IIes
Father-in-Law, the Secretary of state.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 2-Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Jr., furnished the as
sociated press the following open let
ter in reply to the personal state
ment" made by James q. Blaine, Sr.,
through the same channel last Sunday
regarding the relations between Mr..
Blaine, Jr., and his wife, who was re-
Gently granted divorce:
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., March my Dear Sir:
You have furnished the public with a remark
able production under the caption 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.
1 acknowledge your well rendered, richly de-
served fame as diplomatic and appreciate full
| ly the weight which your utterances possess as
fully as do appreciate my own weakness and
my total inability to cope with you in personal
encounter, but I shall expect from you that
considerate and honorable treatment which
am sure your keen sense Of equity and fair
ness will dictate. The powerful man Of
great nation will surely accord to weak
and defenceless woman her full need Of JUS
| tice. You surely can i'll afford to withhold IL.
I wish IL distinctly understood bT you that
! am not asking sympathy. l respectfully de-
mand justice. II is in your power 10 grant this
1 simple request 1t remains to be seen IL you
! will do it l will and you by q suggestion:
| Have the kindness to publish in connection
with your statement the full text Of the letters
! you have quoted from. Do not, like a shrewd
/ and unprincipled person select only such pages
1 as may he needed TO make out a case, but give
| the entire contents to the public that may be
] judged rlghteously Yo1 have the documents
/ surely, else you could not quote from them.
| will give you sufficient time in which 10 con-
| form TO my reasonable demands say ten days.
| If at the end of that time you fail to respond I
shall deem IL 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 well that your charges against
! me regarding the marriage are unfourded I
/ give you ample opportunity to retract You
| have two alternatives, the one suggested or ST.
/ lence. Your consideration for your grandson
will surely induce you to decide in favor OF the
first. This Is not proposed diplomatic engage
| ment on my part, for your success in dealing
/ with powerful nations is too well known for me
| TO meet you on any other ground than as the
mother of your grandson
| take 1t that your sentiments were prompted
| chiefly by the remarks Of Judge Thomas IN
rendering his decision which gave me my free
dom. have no defense to offer in his behalf.
| I simply declare now that as you have ar
raigned me by the use Of fragmentary quota
| tions from my love letters to your son that you
be faiY enough TO publish the originals in full
/ ! will then prove TO the world that your son
| was far from q weakling and that you, his
] proud father, well knew it long before he mar
ried me Truly yours,
MARY NEvINs BLAINE.
To Mr. James G. Blaine.
| Should Mr Blaine answer this mis-
sive Mrs. Blaine, jr., declares that she
will present to the public all the let
ters which have passed between her
| and the B aineS