Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-05
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MA. James @. Blaine, Jr., Replies TO Her
Father-in-Law. tho Secretary OF state.
Sioux FALLS, s. d, March AIRS.
James G. Blaine, Jr, furnished the as
ISOLATED press the following open let.
ter In reply to the personal state
ment" made by James q. Blaine, ST..
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 remark.
ablo production under the caption OF personal
statement consider II my duty NJ this time
20 address you with that degree OF dignity which
your position as public man entities you 70.
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
consderate and honorable treatment which I
an sure your keen sense OF equity and fair
ness will dictate. The powerful man OF
o great nation will surely accord TO weak
and defenceless woman her full need OF JUS
tice. You surely can Ill AFFORD TO withhold It.
/ wish it distinctly understood by you that
am not asking sympathy. respectfully de-
mand Justice II Is In your power 10 grant this
simple request 1t remains TO be seen II you
will do It. I will aid you by suggestion:
Havo the kindness 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
ns may be needed 70 make out case, but give
the entire contents to the public that may DO
judged righteously. You have tho documents
surely, else you could not quote from them.
will give you SUFFICIENT time in which TO con-
form TO my reasonable demands say ten days.
II at the end OF that time you foil to respond
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 unfounded 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
10 meet you on nny other ground than rs the
mother OF your grandson.
take IL 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 Ia his behalf.
simply declare now that as you have ar.
raigned me by the use OF fragmentary quota.
lions from my love letters 70 your son that you
be fair enough to publish the originals In full
will then prove to the world that your son
was far from weakling and that you, his
proud father, well knew It long before he mar
ried me. Truly yours,
MARY NEvINs BLAINR
Toni James c. blaine
Should Mr. Blaine answer this mis-
sive Mrs. Blaine, jr., declares that she
will present to the public all tho let
ters which have passed between her
and the BiaineS