The morning call., 1892-02-29
LONGER SILENCE IMPOSSIBLE
.
The. Marriage, Separation and DiV3rCe Of
James G. Blaine JT.
MISREPRESENTATION And SLBEDER
L Personal Statement FT0m the Secretary Of
T. State Short Acquaintance and Secret
Wedding False Assertions.
Srecial 20 Tur MoR~INo CALL

---..- Sreclal 80 TrE NoRNINa CALI
yVAsfiIIGroN. Feb. 2S-3Ir. Blaine fur
nishes the Associated Press with the tol-
flowing, suldet the. caplon, "A personal
=: .Si1fce~ the 'S6parati0n Of ny son ard his
wi re. tlliee:aiid d. half wears ago, my family
haFe: Silently. GQrEe every nlisrepresenta-
= tl6fi,#::Sl and orous: ..at sack and newspaper
inlegyieS-lt. -las.:Il elsad the now divorced
wife to fRSriTe.:- The person aimed at has
Been II IS -Bl4ine* We. PERHAPS have been
at fauFt<In allowing through horror Of
pubicily~ In5 the discussion Of private mat
=. ters. together with q regard for the future
Of my:gfanJs6pi to hermit such caiumny to
3 60 o@U1ag gsWarel. :: Tie last outrage cf the
kiud.Is eh<pQd .eI ID.tEe decision Of a Judge
=. at~I]eaGqt.d; suues an official character
which %. AXIS Z sam tsslble long 10 II man
silent = 4 o. d6'"sU -Wuu'd be 10 UcCe2t and
.VeTpetuata a. great wrong 20 Iny vile, and
. greater VIZ C1E;t0 ny grandson, ihah even
a publicati6H of the truth can Inflct A
lefterLad IftsSed- t) Rsy. IaoalRa i. DuceYr
=. at .tfEie.Uf The marriage. gives important
facts bearing. upon tnat eytu'.
- -: Secret Marriage.
-: :. -.AUGUeIA Me. Sept l3. 1886.
= Eer- ThGs.I I:j.csg; Last Wednesday NOM
g: ing ny--sGUu-est syn. James o. HiAle Jr,
. SLOcEed> me IIE Ire aEnOuncem. hi ll8l oh Inc
preceding K n suCay guu haG unt el Inn I'd mar
= EaEe lue your reetary wlte Miss Mary NeYiISi
: rLarHY son and Miss Nevl1s Aele UUNccOmpled
Nv :lIIruUf or IettEye iRO OF your household ser
wants being tle sole witnesses. Ny sou an.
IGf.rrcen.tni- was The FIST Knowledge auv mem.
Der .oi lie family had Ot eTeu an attachment for
n. fss. NeYns, whose character Is not al al IN
- CUeSjiOu..a ~ whynl eSceptfO tins yash mar
- -'Ti5ge, j lave never head bleath OF crnSule.
-. Ny.s0uis but Il. He has been living here Under
=: tbe-CAly care OF tutor, who fitting him for
-: cor eCe. ? I'm GrJeEtu continue BE studies he de-
= ClOvd TO. remain here udTiag tie SUMMER, Wine
= tHe Iest.CtIEp-lanl fgel G al Bar HaiUJf. Sion.
-. day: A uuSt ~ l. te lSS NeYiHs, ier sister ana
-s-latseF came Is Augusta lgh,eeu days after
: WaId- my .S,a- rWloaneYef heard OF hef NATL she
.Ciuie.b:JC.-lFit las home without lie permission
= 6r.s iSrs'.- is -6f-Ile family aud accompanied
::.AIlSS :AeTlu5 TO New YORK. Tie next DAY they
: -.Trjs MED. -tLemse ives 10 you for mar lage.
- " hile e- miSreI resented his age 20 you lie ga
:: noi, sceoTdluE'l Jour own s,alemsAIS ai.eL"ata
:EpE CONCEAL rom GA NE ldcl OF ID. manor ~
=s:oLthe -iaCt tlat his family knew netting Of his
=: lIienqed marriage You agfeeu net 10 INFORM
=: his. taifly y OU took himt an arcitishot ln
:. ..,oFdef>. rO. SECURE Gl>peusa1on SO that Miss
NeFJQs.- a@l:atE0Gc, might marry NY son. a
:-:.ffojesJ8nI:- Ypu. knew was within a moments
rtdch 10y !eeElaI D, ytl never gave The slightest
= :ii: nidsi 70 me tie most deeiIg interested aud
II. lesEonsil l3e EaIiyS on Whist " as soiLG on
= :..:.-s.. -. The Pastors Defense.
:. In dtfense OF .tts -eonduc, you aiega The con
:: fleice EepuSed. IN YOU as piiess Is my son.
III cGul3snce OF lie c"hir>steLI is always ie-
E6cIpq .Ept ly Your Use ut the cuutdeucfs e.
LII A
- IEOst> no'Oft t1-tbolc comm l5.loH }oa iet-OIce
becGLi- ..}Ie. iaccoUG.ce b-to Tie ac' OF any
.:etine Of iIHi ~ %eECe which you may listen You
TIltier alieEe shat II 50ir lad not performed ihe
! :CfTefF OF some cue outside OF your cgDmuBiou
-Wluld have. done j.. Ih.s Is poWmuU defense
- .trevil long and is unworthy OF priest and
.. Man: "A Week ago Fly boy was under my PrcteC
llu Hire HiGst ltlf ieSS least re- puESt-e member
T. OF niy@1aH'yse r. IaEic but ctLlto atie through
slsps p TatS6laasys 10 Ef IL f5l-l. . Il b,S S
= :.ets ,Hud .sist.r q source of constant
..ag4iety .lRl nut despaF tFeaaSe lie is
= II gQed li..eS, - readily .hl-e-ct9 20 Il-At
as. .Jrf01 e. t1d uecfuse th- patience Dl love can
- meyer know Veal Jss i sGa}s tlfOuen your
agency, Jr Isl Q3try @. s. l eEerlrlcc. poo ICd--
=: cie ij.ist ted wl,a.lLefdII esfaGsib.itjes of
nan " I'll. f.e "a e-'..le ~ N'iaau ia IFS keep
r. i.fEs Il aUl loael.es~% caaEqt question tie .e-
ls!l&E.ol@i e*ua.y aee- ! sta. al distance and
s-dlsa Eau.afe lIy. 10 guide ny SOD. bIi, as a
=: 9aiNer +lITll g;.QuCeT utF.nt lusitu,ion ot Tie
yas "a e. !zeit-lFiE uUCeI tt'lhg olttI Oi
the sQtiety; pI6 gaJust your act. call God
-. % @glIniEs bttTet q yeu and me OF whatever
evils re sulIlug rom tii uel ioIaur MARI ia-e my
son may De.auiL5r:Ur The victim, lie gHit be on
-.y0lg:Head.. e. =. =. -: JAMES o. BLAINE.
=. .:.<:...*:' MISS sAevlns' Manaeemeut
1EnleTl .yTate the foregoing letter 1 be-
-lLeTtd MISS NeYIDs had no other response
j .Udity in nlaETisge than Ill eonsentng to NY
: SON s. GpptaI SINCE then am repaired 70
=, say t{Fe. marriage. Wts arranged by her far
:. .in0IeIhan.by MS son ene did everything
: >: t6.Tr0In05esit, ,.s6EEeSted every arrangement
"a ufiCFpa tedsaEd provided for every emeU-
: -*gaticY. -II,fa1t Lft for her personal active,
-:.un}lting: agency: the marriage would never
have. ia ktli fpi ce. In this she showed
81 .En0WlPdge. and forethOugLt not 20 be eX-
=. Tected sra l.liGan.Of p years. Within ten
= days. fter~ heI: arrival in Augusta, and
r. within week. after the first meeting with
= MY SON. she was Inns adJuuug HIM inr sew
. - eral succes siYe-days: Write nothing until
Il see: y0U..'- et Hle know at once about tie
:: la.y-': (of..mgTriaEeL l can't wait to
: be5f 5f...s,:It e ln&Ees. NE III. Can you
: -*cCiiie.. 90: me m0meut2 Am al one.
>d0IIot send 5rp your card. Do not ask any
~ Q1.e5tlGns:tb8t may lead people to suspect
<.~:f.liy$ ling. " E are IN the mouths OF every
-. Ufan;:R oman and child 10 Augusta. Every
=: ll QE. every flush Of your face is talked Of,
-: Look .Int6..:laws early tomorrow and per-
-:s hapsIne":q question at the bank" (Hhere lie
- :Ggtai1ed money for his marriage on my ac-
: =. cduEt, hy=lQducipg the cashier 10 advance
Pa. -. " Tn*fu fuEds: on bis memorandum, thing he
:nGFeT> learned 70 do before he met Mss
a. *AeVius.: '"Ail else can wait, 10 be careful
: = You do not know how vile the world is.
- DO lookup the laws. Did you look into
=. =. be laws Of Massachusetts and New York?
:. .I@am:suTe not. Answer tonight ! have az
= las tth0Ugtt of the only man On earth whom
=. = We can:tTu9t fora witness"
!: -: =. 81. 81. B}iTldly Led to the Altar.
: *..>;=Anot6ar time, writing Of this man "who
80. cQUld be -tTustediH she wrote: 4 have
-. RIO Bn:3jm since child and he would do
ANYTHING for ME, II you say SO | viii & We
: = i'm q gentle hint that viii need his services
.f0E. an emergency, but not tell him for
F. Elfat". When they reached New YORK,
..*eftef fleeing from Augusta she cautioned
Il llly. son not 80 forget 500 gold piece IN it-
? -. tie box. for Bgcey and 20 look IN the pocket
- of lis gray. clothes Tor g. ring. She directed
= the proceedings to the last minute. ii was
= thus that a l7:year-Old boy was tempted
F.. from school books and tutor and nlindly led
" to the altar by a young woman OF p with
+: eufiJe:setTecy contTiyed by herself and
=. with althe lHstrumentaities Of her device
....:compete and exact. My eldest son, Walker,
- went to New York 20 see If the marriage
:. Was:not invalid or could not be aunuiled.
II was mpt with tie assertion that 10 was
=. too lqte:for any proceedings to set aside the
i. =. .-..+ ~::5 g. The Separation.
-. Il next propose TO show the falsity Of the
:::*< assertion that my vile broke 10 the mar
Z Tiage relations Uf my son and his wife
~BefQre<We sailed for Europe. in June, 1851
=. Mrs. Blaine met her daGghter-ln-9aw bu'
-: thTee*tInicS. tOuEeen months later, When
=: a.: WeTeturned, we found that our son, in OuI
: absence, had not only spent his allow auce
: but.Jhat he was deeply in debt. At 4 family
: = council" in Augusta, IleaTHed the details ol
:. -fbeT dismal failure Of their New York life
: = and PROPOSED tndt they should take Oul
- Augusta home, ! paying for light, fuel anC
=. TlagP, and in addition assuring them OF $3.50
q year until my son was able TO earn an IN
= come Of that amount His wife replied thai
<rehe. would not stay in Augusta
under. any consideration. lie was veFy
= much. dlSc0nceTted by her decision,
F.. and. for the first time nfOrme.
-. his mother and myself of his discomfort and
= unhappiness. We then learned that he had
been gradually growing estranged from her
and-this refusal was merely one Of long