The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
SHE REPLIES TO THE STATE
MENr OF BLAINE, SR.
WANTS Her LETTERS PUBLISHED.
She viii Wait Ten Days to Hear from
Her Ex- Hu,bandJ Father and Will
Then Seek Vim LEGATION in tho
Pablo Press by Making Pub
lie All tho Letters Re-
cslVed by Her.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., March Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Jr., has furnished tho
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.
tons between Mr.. Blaine, Jr., and his
wife. who was recently granted a divorce.
The letter by Mrs. Blaine Jr., in full, is
as follows:
"My Dear Sis:-Y3u have furnished the
public with remarkable production
under the caption of "A personal state
ment consider it my duty at this time
TO address you with that degree Of dignity
which your position as public man en-
titles you to l acknowledge your well
rendered, richly deserved fame as a
diplomat and appreciate fully the we ght
which your utterances possess as fully as
do appreciate my own weakness and my
total inability to cope with you in a per-
sonal encounter, but shall expect from
you that considerable and honorable treat
ment which am sure your keen sense OF
equity and fairness will dictate. Tho
powerful man of great nation
will surely accord to weak and
defenseless woman her full need of
justice. You surely can ill-afford
to withhold it. wish it distinctly UNDER
stood by you that am not asking sympa-
thy. respectfully demand justice II is in
your power to grant this simple request.
1t remains to be seen if you will do it, I
will aid you by a suggestion. Have the
| m Itch In ,,rith
| your statement the full text Of the letters
you have quoted.
do not like shrewd and unprincipled
person select only such pages as may be
needed to mako out d case, but give the
entire contents to the public that may be
judged righteously. You have the docu-
ments, surely, else you could not quote
from them. will give you reasonable
time in which to conform to my reasona.
BILE demands, say ten days If at the end Of
that time you fail to respond l shall deem it
my duty to give in substance their con-
tents and cOrroborate 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. l give you ample time to re-
tract. You have two alternatives, the one
suggested or silence. Your consideration
for your grandson will surely induce you
TO decide in favor of the first
This is not a 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 other
ground than as the mother OF your grand
son. | take it that your statements we're
prompted chiefly by the remarks of Judge
Thomas in rendering his decision which
gave me my freedom. l have no defense
10 tEtr IN his behalf, | simply declare
now that youhave arraignod me by tho
use of fragmentory quotations from my
love letters to your sou, that you be fair
enough to publish the originals in full.
will then prove to the would that your
son was far from weaklng and that you,
his proud father, well knew it long before
he married me. Truly yours,
MARIE NEvINs BLAMED