The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-13
WOOLLEY IS
NOW HERE
Great Prohibition
Leader Will
Work.

John CT. Woolley, the leader of the
Prohibition movement in the United
States, its candidate for President last
year, and one of the foremost temper
ance orators in the world, was an ar
rival on the Sierra yesterday. In the
evening reception was held in the
parlors of the Young Mems Christian
Association, and the workers in the
local field gathered to meet their guest.
Mr.. Woolley is man six feet In
height, rather spare, and with a kind
ly and unusually expressive face. He
speaks slowly and with elaboration,
but after the manner of a man who
is used to having people do what he
tells them. Above everything else, is
his absolute simplicity OF manner.
There is nothing, either in his conduct
or his appearance that would indicate
one who is the recognized leader OF
great reformatory movement. In ap-
pearance he suggests college profess
sor. 1t require bat a few words with
him, however. tC make the listener
understand that behind The calm ex-
terror is a nature OF M: than ordi-
nary asSertiveness and force.
When asked last evening what his
plans for the present and the future
might be, Mr.. Woolley said:
My present trip is intended pri-
marily for pleasure. I shall stay III
Honolulu five days, at the end of which
time l shall take passage on the Ven
tura for New Zealand. There I shall
conduct six weeks campaign under
the auspices of the New Zealand AL
lance, the temperance organization of
the islands. From there, L shall go to
Australia, My stay in the Colonies
will be limited to three or four weeks
at most. From Australia l will go to
South Africa. We will merely touch
there, however. One night in Natal.
and another in Cape Town. will be
the extent of our stay. From South
Africa we will proceed to London. Our
sojourn in the British isles will be over
period of several months. 1 shall
speak in all of the larger cities of
England, Ireland and Scotland. My
object will not be so much to conduct
a systematic campaign, as to renew
old acquaintance. 1 have friends In
the British isles whose renewed friend
ship will be most pleasant expert
ence.
From London, I shall sail to New
York, and from New York, proceed di
rect to Chicago arriving home about
Christmas time. AS l stated, | shall
remain in Honolulu but five days. II
was our original intention to be here
ten days, but plans in California, and
a change in the sailing dates or
steamers altered our arrangements
The greater portion of the trip will be
by water. The journey is intended
primarily for absolute rest, and not for
sightseeing or campaigning. The New
Zealand engagements, as well as the
ones in Australia, are of long stand
ing, and cannot be ignored. AT some
future time I shall return to the Ha-
| vivian Islands and speak for the cause
OF temperance, but not now. regret
that / shall be forced to omit visiting
| the volcano now.
1.-The political position of the Prohi-
| bition party Is growing stronger every
| day. Last election we polled 10000
| votes, while the year before that we
| had but 100000. The statement that
| the Prohibition party tried to combine
! in a political deal with the Democrats
Is absolutely untrue. This was a
campaign lie, intended for political
purposes only. The temperance workers
will never unite with any Of the other
partisan organizations, of that you may
rest assured. Time and time again,
we will go down In defeat, but some
| time we will rise for the last time, to
| be conquered no more, but to conquer.
The people of the United States are
not yet ready for prohibition, but they
are becoming educated up to it more
rapidly tnan you might tnlnk.
Il have seen many beautiful places
| in my tours, but Honolulu is, beyond
all question, the most beautiful spot
] have ever seen. Everything seems
! to have contributed towards making 1t
| the lovely place that it is. Sun, noun
| tains, clouds and ocean, are united In
| showering their tendereSt care upon
the capital of the Hawaiian Territory.
! The sight of your beautiful city as we
/ approached it this morning on the ST.
ezra, was most impressive. shall re-
member it always"
Among those who We're present last
evening at the reception rendered Mr.
Woolley, We're Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Waterhouse, Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Pear
son, Rev and Mrs. Williams of Lon
don, j. P. Cooke. II. C. Brown and
wife, Theodore Richards and wife, and
Rev. A. E. Cory and wife.
Mr.. Woolley will speak at mass
meeting at Central Union Church to-
morrow afternoon. The address to have
been given by Henry Waterhouse or
| the association jubilee in Boston. has