The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-25
MONSTER RALLY
At AALA PARK
Prohibition in Music and in
Speeches Rouses Great
Enthusiasm.
FIVE THOUSAND PRESENT
Parade Joins Two Big Meetings
in Kawaiahao Church
and Open Air.

The largest prohibition rally yet
held in the present campaign passed
into history last night when, with
Illuminated banners and music, the
members of the prohibition league, fol-
lowed by a long line of the members
Of the Kawaiahao Church and Others
wendell their way to Aala Park, where,
with music and speeches, they rallied
their audience to the prohibition cause.
Seats were arranged in the grand
stand for the speakers and the mem
bers of the committee, and before it
gathered one of the largest crowds that
has ever assembled there or elsewhere
IN the city, nearly five thousand people
being present during the early part of
the evening.
Richard H. Trent presided, the rally
being opened by singing, directed by
Frank A Lee, kaai 5 orchestra accom-
panying. Before introducing the speaker
of the evening, Mr.. Trent read a parable
of pet that had been warmed and
cared for in the home of an Hawaiian,
and which had grown to such dimen-
sions in time that its food took from
the wife and children the clothes and
the food they needed.
The first speaker was David halauo-
kalani, ST., who addressed the assem-
bIage in Hawaiian, touching on the
points for and against prohibition, with
the arguments against each, and fnIsh-
ing with an appeal to the HaWanan
voter to save with his ballot his fanny
and his people from the curse that they
are afflicted with.
I.orrin A. Thurston was introduced
by Mr.. Trent as man who needed no
introduction to a Honolulu audience
The sneaker went into the heart OF the
whole matter with little preliminary,
saving as much in the ten minutes ne
talked as most of the objections OF the
opponents Of the issue, and covering at
the same time but a portion OF the
points for it. -,
.sNr. Chairman and fellow citizens,
no said cit is an inspiring sight to see
here in AaIa Park, in the center OF the
c;+v this multitude of Honolulu people
the LARGEST crowd that has ever gath
orad here. For what? Not to make
money. not to get office, but to listen
to the exposition of principle, one
that i moving around the world with
gathering force.
A World Movement
ssThe opponents of prohibition say
that Woollev has gotten up the prohlpl-
ton movement. and that kaklna is Try
inc TO lam il down your throats- l say
that prohibition is a world movement
the first ripple only Of which mas
touched the shores Of Hawaii. 1t IS
world wave. Germany, England, the
two greatest beer and the greatest
whisky drinking countries in the world,
ba,e felt its influence. The United
states has been swept by it.
Maine and Prohibition,
'Maine plays a pretty important
part in the United States. From it
comes one of the most important dele
cations TO congress 1t is strong,
clear-cut American community, and yet
it has maintained prohibition law for
half a century. Every attempt to re
neal prohibition has been voted down
with overwhelming majorltles. DO you
think that the people Of Maine are so
degenerate that they do not know what
thew want3 There are some people IN
Maine who DO not believe in prohibit
tlon. There is one of them in this town
at present who has been making lot
of noise for a long time. Do YOU think
he represents the thought of the SOLID
ma ioritv in Maine?
Malihinis Running Liquor Campaign.
"Thov have told you that a malihini
is running the prohibition campaign.
.'Who Is furnishing the money to
hire liquor editors and runners and
rlaeari the streets with anti-prohibi-
tion signs? 1t is the malihini liquor
dealers. It is Bartlett and Buchly and
the other malihinis. Not a Hawaiian
among them.
1T is the malihiniS who want TO sell
liquor, not Hawaiians who want to
drink liquor, who are running the anti
prohibition campaign
.'It is astonishing to see what holt
prohibition has taken on this town.
am a living example myself. \ year
ago I did not consider the question OF
prohibition worth talking about as a
practical question.
Prohibition Hawaiian Doctrine.
" prohibition is not a malihini propo-
-i,ion. It j. Hawaiian doctrine.
Kamehameha the First. kamehameha
the Third. the Fourth and the Fifth
all tried to bring prohibition TO the
Islands. but France prevented II at the
point Of the cannon. The white man
the malfhini-forced liquor on Hawaii.
Now it is for Hawaii to herself decide
whether she viii continue liquor or pro
hbit it.
'.The reasons for and against pro
hi}iriou have been tbreshej out in the
daily press. It Is not necessary for me
to 20 over them I win touch upon
hut few points.
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