The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-20
ISAAC HAHN'S RECORD.
His One Measure Postponed in the
General Assembly.
HOW HE TREATED OLD SOLDIERS.
His Career Confined to Abuse Of the
Militia Irregularities I'm His Method
Of speaking-Frequently Called To
oder by the Speaker.

Isaac Hahn, the Democratic candidate
for State Senator, has had Legislative ex
perience. In 1884 the Republican party in
this city had an attack of apathy and par
tial paralysis and sent TO the General AS
sembly delegation partly Democratic.
Among those who blew in on that occasion
was the present Democratic candidate for
Senator.
Mr.. Hahn was active and conspicuous rs
member of the lower house. 1t is true
that the records show that he devoted
himself TO single subject, but in season
and out of season his voice was heard on
his favorite measure He made most
virulent and unwarranted attack on the
militia of this State and persisted
throughout the session in making state
ments which, although completely refuted
by the State records and unimpeachable
witnesses were continually repeated, and
to the great annoyance of our citizens, ow-
ing to a certain vituperative and sensa-
tional oratory, his words were widely
quoted by those outside of the State who
had no opportunity of knowing Mr.. Hahn
or the accidental circumstances which
gave him the position of legislator.
Among the bills which he proposed and
favored was one To reduce the number of
battallions in the State Militia, to reduce
the pay of the soldiers and officers and 10
do away with the State Range Armory.
rhe bills he opposed was one for
soldiers Home, and his remarks were
rs disloyal as they were unjust. When
the Soldiers Home was being discussed
he said
As to the matter of a soldiers home they
will get it i'm the sweet bye and bye when
they meet on that beautiful shore.
Mr.. Hahn was opposed to the establish
ment of Il Veterans Day by which the old
heroes of 'Gl could meet once each year
and recount the experiences of the battle
field.
At the hearings before the committee
on militia Mr.. Hahn was assisted by Mr..
Franklin Is. Ham, but in the House of
Representatives he voted alone on the
measures he advocated, which were finally
indefinitely postponed.
There was no party prejudice in this
matter, for not one of his Democratic
colleagues would give him support or
countenance. SO peculiar was his manner
of discussion, frequently speaking while
seated, that he was called To order by the
speaker. and at the hearing Gen. Rhodes
twice appealed to the chairman to protect
him from gross insult. The leading pa
per of the city on the morning after the
hearing had the following editorial:
Gen. Rhodes defense of the Rhode
Island militia before the committee OF the
General Assembly was straight forward,
manly and conclusive. The state now
has an admirable system. adapted for
practical and valuable service, and while
il is doubtless capable of being improved
i'm minor particulars, the present attack
upon il. as represented by the principal
aSSailant is simply specimen of very
cheap demagoguery"
This with numerous absences completes
Irafa Ia I. .sift
of Providence desire to make burlcsque
or worse of their small representation i'm the
Senator DO they wish To be represented
there by one who, if his record is an indi-
cation, viii drive from his support every
other member of the Senator Do they
wish to provoke among the Senators from
other towns and cities such righteous
indidignation as was felt by the members
of the House in lSo5 on account of AN in
Fiction, neither witty nor wise, tedious,
irritating ana without single redeeming
meritF
one closing word Mr.. Hahn's record
at that time was such that his own party
did not dare nominate him again. In
the closing hours of the January session
of 1855, when the real business of the
House was done burlesquc session was
held. During chat session Mr. Hahn was
made one Of the two members of the
committee on rest" To report in the
"swcet bye aud bye
IL is needless To say that Mr.. Hahn has
not yet been called upon TO report. Such
Is his complete, actual and burlesque
record. DO the citizens of Providence
want such a man ~ that in the State
Senate. where we have but one represen-
tative out of thirty-siXY DO the militia
of this city want "a representative who
took every opportunity offered 10 defame
and ridicule them.
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