Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
DISCUSS
CITY POLITICS IN
MANY PULPITS
Pleas for Higher Moral Tone
Are Made in Near Every
Church in Atlanta.

The pu.plts OF Atlanta were turned
into poHu-a' platforms Yesterday and
IN practically every church i'm the city
some mention was made or tine election
which viii take place tomorrow
Rev. Charles w. Daniel. pastor Of ths'
First Baptist church declared that one
Of the candidates had murdered every
civic issue by dragging mis- own per-
sonaIity into the campaign and that
the interests Of the city would suffe.
ahile the one man was defending him
self and the other denounciug. He said
that il was an indictment Of criminal
neglect on the part of the good men Of
the CITY that such a man a one Of the
candidates could even think for min
ute that he had chance for such an
Office as vii be filled by the election forI
mayor Tuesday.
IT Is criminal--the way the good
men Of this city allow politics to run
unchecked unless they have d persona
financial interest in a campaign saiG
Mr.. Daniel The moral lesson taught
the younger generation by the apathy
Of the business men of Atlanta will be
a lasting and detrimental one And i'll
is the good men who are to b!apE
"city Needs Higher Moral Tone
DR.. s r Belk, pastor Of the Park
Street Methodist church, declared that
the CITY needed higher moral tone and
for that reason needed a morally right
eous head He continued by saying
that no city not governed by men of
religious as well as financial response
bility could ever hope TO attain promi-
hence as a center Of uplifting influ-
ences and that Atlanta needed greai
shock 10 wake # from its deadly in
ertia
Dr. ", P. Lovejoy, presiding elder of
the Atlanta district OF the Methodist
church. also spoke at the Park Street
church His remarks on the mayoraIty
election followed the same lines as.
those of DR.. Beiks. He added that the
safety Of the city lay in greater vigi-
lance OF the voters in judging the moral
as well as the business side of the can
didate
Rev. r o. Finn. pastor Of the North
Avenue Presbyterian church, declared
that the moral character Of any candi-
date was greater than any fnancia or
business standing that candidate might
possess The character Of the people.
he said depended upon the character Of
those chosen as officials aud with an
Immoral Official the people could not
nope 30 have a moral government.
Calls Public Conscience Dead.
The people Of Atlanta seem 20 have
Consciences that are absolutely dead
SAID Rev. Nj Finn. How they can
expect to have righteous laws when
uurghteous men are in office is more
than any one can understand 1t is NOT
: local question. for If local men, not fit
for office, are chosen as officials the
same unwjse choice viii prevail over
the election Of national officers and win
cause the mora ruin OF the nation"
DR. John e White. at the Second
Baptist church, said that when the peo-
pie eject a man 10 office they must be
come responsible for him He declared
no one could subordinate the moral
Issue In government and discredit 10 in
politics without positively denying his
Christian citizenship He sad that the
world OUTSIDE would Judge Atlanta by
Atantas choice for mayor. and that
any retrogression from The high stand
ard set four wears ago would mark At
lsnta as .ow-toned moral community
The conflict is between those who
want city OF easy going vice and cn,-
ruptiou, city controlled by its evil
forces a city CHASTITY with vice. q city
dominated by 4 ring Of mmorslists.
and those who want civic righteous