Evening journal., 1914-07-11
New News Of Yesterday
The Only Democrat in
His Family
BY HOLLAND.

The late William B. HoFnblower,
whose nomination as associate justice
ot the Supreme Court at Washington
by President Cleveland. and the re-
fusal Of the Senate TO approve that
nomination on the ground Of Sena-
torial courtesy-~the two New York
Senators, David r. Hill and Edward
Murphy being opposed TO it--brought
him before the public. was the only
member of the Hornblower family,
OF New Jersey who was called to
the Democratic party.
Shortly after the Senate had re-
iected Mr.. Hornblower's nomination
as associate justice of the Supreme
Court, he narrated to me in some de-
tail the manner in which. unknown
TO him, President Cleveland was per-
suaded TO nominate him for the Su-
preme Court bench and the persist
ence Of the President In keeping that
nomination before the Senate, al
though Mr.. Hornblower himself had
requested him to withdraw the nomi-
nation
II then occurred to me 70 ask Mr..
Hornblower how II happened that he
had allied himself with the Demo
cratic party while the other members
Of his family past and present. were
either Republicans or, earlier Wings,
or still earlier, Federalists.
Yes, II is true Mr. Hornhlower
replied, that I am the only member
Of the Hornblower family Of New
Jersey who has ever been associated
with the Democratic party. II does
seem all the more strange that 1
should have made this choice in view
of the fact that my great grandfather.
Josiah Hornblower. was one Of the
first to develop the natural resources
Of New Jersey He came over from
England in the year 1850 aud he
went to New Jersey because informa-
tion had heen brought to him that
II the right kind Of apparatus could
be established at a copper mine in
that State. then that mine could be
worked profitahly and to the great
advantage of the American colonists.
Al that time only one other copper
mine Of any consequence was being
worked in the colonies That was
situated in Litchheld County, in Con-
neeticut.
My ancestor was a practical me-
chanic, and he knew how 10 build
and to put up a steam engine. That
was a good while. too. before the
cay OF Watt, who discovered the prin-
ciple of the modern steam engine.
SO my ancestor came to New Jer-
sey, got concessions for working the
copper mines near what Is now the
town of Bellville. and then built and
set up a pump, the engine Of which
was operated by steam. 1t was an
event of very great interest through-
cut the colony. This copper mine
development led, subsequently, Alex
ander Hamilton, the father Of the
protective tariff, 70 recommend such
a strong protective rate for copper
as would tend to stimulate American
copper production
MY first American ancestor was a
strong Federalist, or what would
have been called a Federalist in hil
time. He was a strong believer II
the development OF American re
sources.
"All OF his descendants chose III,
law or the ministry, and yet the,
we're all strong Federalists and, later
| Wings. But about the time I was
graduated from Princeton / made 4
special study of the tariff and Of the
principle Of protection and of the
principle, on the other hand, OF A
tariff for revenue only. became
convinced that the policy or tariff
for revenNe only was the true policy
for the United States. And as that
policy was supported by the Demo.
| cratic party, I turned my back on
the family traditions and became a
Democrat on the tariff issue, and on
that alone"
Copyright, 1914, by e. j. Edwards