Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1920-04-02
Shenandoah Valley Equal
Rights Association.

A large crowd assembled In thu
ICourt House last Wednesday to heal
Ispeeches on the Cedar Rust question
heV Aijea Stickley, chairman OF tbs
reorganization, opened the meeting With
Ia speech. He attributed the present
SAD condition of affairs to forgetfnl-
ness OF God, and declared that the
people were disposed to act without
considering God. He asserted that il
mad not been proved that the cedars
were responsible for the injury ; that
IL was wrong to destroy one mans
| property in order to enhance the
value of another's, even if it be prov.
ed to be the cause of the disease. He
asserted that 1t was not a question OF
value, but one of right and justice.
He said that the raising of apples
| Injured the occupation of the farmer =;
that it monopolized labor when farm
ers most needed it for the cultivation
Of the wheat crop. That the wheat
crop was more important than the
apple crop.
He asserted that the law was made
by d select few for the benefit of the
few that we did not send the right
kind of men 10 the Legislature to
make the laws that the value Of
cedars can not be estimated in dollars
q nd 40 Tho Of Low
may be determined by the class of
men that uphold it that the value of
the cedars should be determined by a
jury of fair men that people who
signed petition to have the cedars
cut would be held responsible for the
loss that he favored carrying every
case to the Supreme Court and if the
court should decide against them, to
continue to fight ii on the grounds of
right and Justice. Ee called on Mr.
NJ. NJ. Orndortf, of Oranda to speak.
Mr.. Orndortf declared that he
did not believe that the cedars were
responsible for the existence of the i
disease. He paid his attention to the
experts who protested to understand
the diseases to which the orchards are
subject, Mr.. Orndortf has few or mol
cedar trees and has an orchard.
After another speech by Mr.. Stick |
ley, Mr.. A. r, Keller was called upon. |
Mr.. Keller gave his experience and !
contended that the cedars we're not
responsible for the disease, giving
several apt Illustrations,
Mr.. Irwin Rhodes was next called |
and gave his views very clearly, using |
several appropriate illustrations
which brought down the house.
Then Mr.. stickley, in a manner, |
which seemed to say II have reserv-
ed the best wine for the close of the
feast" introduced Mr.. JAS. W.
Sheet.
Mr.. Sheet cast his eyes over the
large audience and smiled. He seem
ed to be the happiest man IN the
house. He denied the responsibility !
Of the cedar and proceeded with
stentorian voice to hurl his anathemas
against those who did not agree with
him, not sparing Judge Tav-
euuer, the Board of Supervisors, the
courts OF Justice, and the writer's who
Us ed nom dc plane, designating the
latter as dishonest, thieves, towards
&c. He presented no new arguments,
but commanded the close attention of
his audience. He said the opportunity
Of addressing so large an audience
made him happy.
The meeting then by individual
OF $50 assured a fund
to appeal the cedar rust cases to the
court.
After passing an order authorizing
the chairman to call a meeting at the
request Of the district committee, the
meeting adjourned.