Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
MCCONNELL MAKESHO
REPLY To MAYORS NOTE

ice Of the city. and | am neither very
proud nor am 1 at all ashamed of that
experience. / am rather proud Of the
fact however, that while in the en-
ploy Of the city, and eating bread
that 81 provided, ] never caused any
good citizen to blush for shame by
my conduct
am an EEK detective" as you say.
but | am not an 'cx-drunkard" or an
"oX' ." and / have never been held
IN very high esteem by the gamblers.
sliOonists and crooks generally. 50
far as 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. ! am not in the
least afraid Of you, and so long as
You hold public office in Atlanta
shall CTiticise your public acts
ana public utteranccs whenever |
think them contrary to public
morals
| most aasuredly want no dim
Guilty with any man, but in view
Of the strain you seem 10 be la
boring under. let me say to you
now.
only wear my Clerical coat"
while behind the pulpit, and any
time YOU feel that your health or
happiness demands any "satisfac-
ton from me | shall feel IL my
religious duty TO pay you that
debt on demand Just let me add
In conclusion: II you really stand
good morals, YOU are the worst
understood man in the city Of
Atlanta. sincerely wish | might
believe 10 true. Very truly,
LINCOLN MCCONNELL.
Mayors Reply Calm.
Mayor Woodward was very calm in
his reply 20 the Rev. MCConnelIs sec
oud onslaught
I'm going 10 treat my office Of
Mayor of Atlanta with more dignity
and respect than eX-DetcCtlve Line
Mcconnell treats the Christian re
lgion and the Tabernacle Church, r."
ne said
THE cx-detcctivc is out for what
he can get for himself, and his means
Just now is sensational publicity, the
same he lamented so in his sermon
SUNDAY night
w h'N ll' hlhI progress sum
Cicutn as "a detective he became a
me- and lowly Presbyterian The
Y .yteriaus didn't take To- his style
mach $50 ne changed to a Methodist
In that denomination ne was rather
successful Tor a time finally becoming
pastor of the Wesley Memorial
Church.
I'd like to know Just why ne quit
there. The next I heard Of him ne
was travelling over the country as a
Baptist looking for another job
He got call to the Baptist Tab
ornaCle at good salary but I'll bet
II he saw better opportunity with
the Normous he would so TO Utah
and try to Nh Brigham Noung's
shoes
Mayor Woodward in his first
attack branded Or. Mcconnell as
a "coutrmpuh'e coward" and a
not0rIetN- seek 'uE "sensauOnaNst" in
his letter made public on Tues
day. The communication was IN re-
ply 10 the minister's arraEnmeut II
the Mayor SUNDAY for his attitude a
the 'Spuon]nE" question
The Mayor warned distin-
guished preacher that his cloth nor
the pulpit would shield him I'm the fu-
fGre from personal responsibility for
his utrerances. He added that he ha!
stood all the hlackEuardism he pro-
posed 90, and hoped that the warning
would be sufficient.
The Mayors Letter.
Here is the May or's letter in full.
"EN Detective Lincoln Mcconnell At
Isutl, Ga.
Sir notice by the morning pa
per, and ! presume that YOU are cor
.Trr.tt.aE Yst1 "a
theme Of your discussion last night az
the Tabernacle
'I am somewhat surprised TO see
where "a man that claims even ordi-
nary sense would allow himself u
break OF into the discussion of a mat
ter that he seems from his utter
Huy,s, 60 know nothing about. You
seem 90 be 81 much surprised a a
position that the Mayor should take
Jpn The supposed spooning cases at the
State Capitol
Again. ] want TO say that you
know nothing about the cases IN
question. or YOU have wilfuuy mis-
represented them. The fact is. one
Young man and one young lady the
mrs, couple. were arrested and car
r.ed to the station house. had to re-
w..G there over night and the neNI
morning. AS ! understand H. put NJ
81 collateral, and the young man
rather han have the young lady fur
rue" embarrassed and inulted and
injured over the affair. forfeited the
$5l This is the first case.
The second Caes was where a
young man and young lady were
sitting on The steps Of the Capitol and
We're approached by two policemen
.r. |.E ami lnSCltingly treated