Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
MCCONNELL MAKES HOT
REPLY To MAYORS NOTE

ice OF the city, and l am neither very
proud nor am at all ashamed Of that
experience I am rather proud Of the
fact. however, that while I'm the en-
pluy OF the city, and eating bread
that IL provided, ! never caused any
good citizen TO blush for shame by
my conduct.
am an EEK detective as you say.
but | am not an eek -drunkard" or an
"eY" ." and / have never been held
In very high esteem by the gamblers,
saloOuiSts and crooks generally, 50
far az / have ever heard ] have no
idea that that gang would vote for me
should | run for office in Atlanta
Your threat toward me and
your warning. Mr. Mayor, are
both wasted l am not in the
least afraid Of you, and so long as
YOU hold public Office In Atlanta I
shall CritiCisc your public acts
and public uttcranCes whenever
think them contrary TO public
morals.
most assuredly want no din
Guilty with any man, but in view
~ the strain you seem to be la
boring under let me say to YOU
now
only wear my clerical coat"
while behind the pulpit. and any
time yol feel that your health or
happiness demands any "satisfac-
ton" from me ! shall feel II my
religious duty to pay you that
debt on demand Just let me add
i'm conclusion. If you really stand
for law and order, deCency and
good morals, YOU are the worst
misunderstood man In the city of
Atlanta. I sincerely wish I might
believe II true Very truly.
LINCOLN MCCONNELL.
Mayors Reply Calm.
Mayor Woodward was very calm in
his reply 10 the Rev. McConnelrs sec
ond onslaught.
I'm going to treat my office of
Mayor Of Atlanta with more dignity
and respect than cN-DeteCtive Line
Mcconnell treats the Christian re-
ligion and the Tabernacle Church."
he said.
The eX-dcteCtive is out for what
he can get for himself and his means
just now is sensational publicity the
same he lamcuted SO in his sermon
Sunday night
When he didn't progress suffl-
GENTLY as a detective he became "A
meek and lowly Presbyterian The
Prcsbyterians didn't take to his style
much, so he changed To a Methodist.
In that denomination he was rather
successful FOR time, finally becoming
pastor of the Wesley Memorial
Church
ia like TO know just why he quit
there. The next | heard of him he
was travelling over the country as a
Baptist looking for another job.
He got "A call To the Baptist Tab
ernaCle at a good salary, but I'll bet
If he saw better opportunity with
the Mormons he would go to Utah
and try to iii Brigham Noung's
shoes"
Mayor Woodward IN his first
attack branded Dr, Mcconnell as
"Coutempuble coward" and a
notorlety seeking "scusationalist" in
his letter made public on Tues
day. The communication was IN re
ply to the minister's arraignment IF
the Mayor sunday for his attitude q
The "spoon.ng' question.
The Mayor warned distiu-
guished preacher that his cloth nor
the pulpit would shield him in the flu
ture from personal responsibility for
his utteranceS. He added that he hal
stood all the b)ackguardism ne pro
posed TO, and hoped that the warning
would be sufficient
The Mayors Letter.
Here is the MaN ur's letter in full.
"EN-petectiye Lincoln Mcconnell Az
laula, Ga:
sir notice by the morning pa
per. and l presume that YOU are cor
rectly quoted, that ! was partly the
homo .tF o. ut