Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-03
AN OPEN LETTER
From Mrs. ]. @. Blaine, Jr, to thu
Secretary of State.
PUBLISH ALL OF The LETTERS
IL tho Request-Ten Days Given In which
to Comply with the same Her
Documents Carefully
Kept.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March Mrs.
James q. Blaine, Jr, furnished the as
sociate press tho 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 grnnted divorce;
SIOUX FAILS, s. ID, March My Dear Sir:
You have furnished the public with q remark
able production upper the caption of personal
statement I consider II my duty at this time
10 addrcss you with that degree of dignity which
your position as public man entities you to.
acknowledge your well rendered, richly do.
served fame as diplomatic and appreciate full.
ly the weight which your uttcrances possess as
fully AS | DO appreciate my own weakness and
my total inability TO cope with you In personal
encounter, but l shall expect from you that
confederate and honorable treatment which I
am sure your keen sense Of equity and fair.
ness will dictate. The powerful man OF
great nation will surely accord to weak
and dofencoless woman her full need OF JUS.
tee You surely can III AFFORD TO withhold H.
wish It distinctly Understood by you that
am not asking sympathy l respectfully do.
mand justice II Ia In your power TO grant this
simple request II remains TO be seen II W =,
will do H. l will and you by u sugJ- s,ion'
Have the kindness 10 publish IN Connection
with your statement the full te,.t n, mo ,c,,osa
you have quoted from. 20 not, liRo a shrewd
and unprincipled person, select only such nages
as may be needed TO make out a case hui giye
the entire contents 10 the public that NAV b,,
judged rishteously. You have the documents
surely, elise you could not quote from them
\ VIII give you sufficlent tiIne In which to con.
form TO my reasonable demands say ten DAYS.
u az the end OF that time you fail 20 respond I
hhall deem II my duty to give IN substance their
oontepts ana cOrroborate my statement by nun.
fishing letters from your son both pri1r and
subsequent TO our marriage.
You know fun well that your charges nguinst
me regarding the marriage are unfounded I
give you ample opportunity to retracL You
have two alternatives, the one suggestcd or NJ.
lonoe' Your consideration for your grandson
VIII surely Induce you to decide In favor OF tho
hret This is not proposed diplomatic engage.
ment on nv part, for your success In dealing
with powerful nations Is too well known for me
to meet you on any other ground than as Inc
mother OF your grandson
take II that your sentiments were promptod
chiefly by the remarks Of Judge Thomas In
rehuerlng MS decision which gave me my free
dom have no defense 10 Offer IN his behalf
simply declare now that as YOU have ar.
rnigned me by tho use OF fragmentary quota.
lions from my love letters TO your son that you
be fair enough TO publish the originals in nun
1 Will then prove TO the world that your SOD
was fur from q weaklinR and that you, kls
proud father, wen knew It long before he mar.
Tied me Truly yours,
MARY NEvrNS BLAINE.
To Mr.. Jamos q. Blaine.
Should Mr. Blaine answer this mis-
sive Mrs. Blaine, ir., declares that she
will present to the public all the let
ters which have passed between her
and the BIaines All these letters she
has now in her possession and will
prove, she declares, every statement
made on the witness stand at Dead
wood. She keeps these documents
with her decree all tied in u bundle
with wide blue ribbon, and should
another attack be made they will be
found at the disposal OF the newspapers
OF the country In an instant's notice.