The sun., 1916-10-02
A Fourth Fselinghuysen for the
senate.

Senator FRrLINeHUYsEv Of New
Jersey would sound right. and the
State would be worthlly represented
mt Washington by the Republican who
led the Senate primary on Tuesday.
Tho first American FRELINGHUYsEN OF
whom we have any knowledge. THEo-
DoRCs ~JAcoBUs. was born in West
Friesland in 1851 and settled in New
Jersey as a missionary OF the Re
formed Dutch Church in 1870. Promi-
nent rs a preacher In the revival
known a. the Great Awakening he was
n delegate to the first convention Of his
church, which WAS held in New York.
His sermons, delivered In Dutch, must
have had a powerful appeal. for a
volume Of them was published at
Utrecht and as late az 1856 an Eng
lS~h translation appeared.
A grandson, FREDERICK FRELrSo-
HCYsIN. vas graduated from Prince
ton in ITO. took his seat in the PRO
vfncial Congress Of New Jersey In
1775 and was made a member OF the
Committee Of Public Safety. As a
captain Of the Eastern Artillery Com.
pany he fought at Trenton and there
MORALLY wounded Colonel RAIL, the
IHessian commander. At Monmouth
FREDERICK FRELISGHrYsEN was Colo
mel Of New York militia. He served
two terms in the Continental Con.
gress, and from 1893 to 1893 he repre-
sented New Jersey in the United
States Senate. Frederick THEODORE.
n grandson of FREDERICK, was n OF
the founders Of the Republican party
In New Jersey. served two terms in
the United States Senate and in his
second term drew the bill creating the
Electoral Commission in 1877 and was
a member Of it. He succeeded JAMES
q. BLAINE as Secretary Of State in
President ARrHUR's Cabinet. Still
another FREIINGHUYsEN represented
New Jersey in the United States Sen.
ate, THFODoRE, a son OF the revolu-
tionary soldier. THEODORE, after his
term in the Senate, was a Wing can.
didate for Vice-President on the ticket
with HENRY CLAY in 1914. and later
was Chancellor Of the University Of
the City Of New York.
JOSEPH SHERMAN FkELiNeHUYsEN,
who has become the Republican can
didate in New Jersey for the United
States Senate, Is a member Of the
famous family. Blood usually tells,
hut what the voters would like to
know is the quality Of the candida ties
Americanism and how he stands on
the questions Of the day. On Febru.
ary 8, in announcing his candidacy. he
Issued a declaration Of principles. IT
am a protectlonist," he said. ito the
extent that It is necessary to safe
guard u Industries and our labor
from undue foreign competition"
Foreeeing that when the European
war ended there would he a fierce
rivalry TO exploit the American mar.
ket Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN advocated a
scientific revision OF the tariff. He
declared for "a merchant marine Ivy
private enterprise with governmental
assistance. II necessary" Mr.. FIRE.
LINGNuysFN took advanced ground on
national preparedness n navy strong
enough to protect not only our n sts
but our possessions, "aircrnft second
TO none" expansion Of the army and
a supply Of munitions sufficient ito
equip a large force and to maintain II
for at least six months" Finally. he
regarded the protection Of american
citizens In foreign lands rs 81 principle
and rs u duty Older thnn the Monroe
Doctrine.
HIT In Mr., FRrILSGWrvsEw's Ameri.
canism there Is nothing OF the partisan.