Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02
Mrs. James q. blaine, Jr., Furnishes
the Press with n estate.
mcnt.o
HrH REPLY TO rHE secRETARY
or STATE.
The Demand Of "Poor, Dcfcnseles'
Woman.r-Two simple
Alternatives.
Mrs. James "a. blaine. IL. ,iaeplie- 90
the sccrttsry's statement

Mrs. James "a. blaine. IL. IHepiies 90
the Nccrstsry's Statement
Sioux FALLS, s. D., March l.--Mts.
James q. Blaine, Jr., has iurnishei
the NEGOTIATED i'rcss an open letter IN
reply 10 the "pcraoual etntemenp' matt
~ James q. Blaine, ST.. IL Is as fol-
lowe:
My Dear SIR
You have furnished the public with
n remarkable production under Cue
caption OF "a Personal Statement" |
consider IL my duty Mt this time to AL
dress you with that degree Of dignity
which your posilirn rs a public man
entities you 10. ! acknowledge your
well remembered and richly deserved
fame Rs n diplomat, and ! appreciate
fully the weight which your uttorances
possess, ~ fully NJ do / appreciate my
own weakness and my tol1l Inability
10 copo with you In personal en-
counter. But shall expect from you
that confederate and honorable treat
mont which 1 am sure your keen Honse
u equity and fairness Will dc
tate. a powerful mln Of y great ma.
ton will surely accord 10 q weak and
doirnselcal woman her full need
Of justice. You surely can III afford to
withhold II. / wish II distinctly
understood by you that | am no, ask
Ing sympathy. respectfully demand
Justice. IL IN la your power to grant
this simple rtqueat. II romans TO be
srcn " you will do II. | will aid you
with suggestion. Have the kindness
10 publish, In connection with your
statement, the full text Of the Letters
you have quoted from. DO not, Ike a
shTewd aud unprinclplnd man, select
only such pages as may be needed To
make out Gaze, hut give the entire
contents to the public, that may be
I Judged rightcously. You have the
I documents, surely, else you could not
quote from them. / will give you SUM-
client time In which 10 conform to nay
reasonable icmHnd-say ten days
| Hat the emil NJ that time you fail 10
/ respond, l shall deem II my duty tc
| give In substance their contents, and
cOrrobOratc my statement by publihh'
( Ing letters from your aon, both
prior and subsequent 10 our mar
riagc. You know full well thai
your charges against mo regard
Ing the marriage are unfoundci.
| kNNt 9hh AAA NV elfSshshihJ - s''"NN
You have two nlternnlives-ihe one
suggested or silence. Your grandson
win surely induce you 10 decide II
favor Of the flrst. This j. not PROPOSED
ms n diplomatic engagement on my
Fpnrt, for your success in dealing viii
powerful nations IA too well know
Tor me TO meet you on any grounI
than as the mother Of your grandson
take II that your sentiment wa
prompted chiefly by the remarks o
Judge Thomas In rendering his decl
sion, which gave mo my freedom.
have no defense TO offer In his behalf
simply declare now that, as you hav,
arrRigned mo by the use of frngmen
lary quotations from my love'letteTs Z
your SOP, thnt you should 10 fal
enough TO publish the originals in full
I will then prove TO tho world tina
your son was far from n weakling, an,
that you, his proud father, well knew
It long before he married me.
Yours truly,
MARIE NEviSs BLAINE.