Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-03
TIE vINJioATIoG REPEATED,

TIE VINJIJATI0G 2EpEArGD,
The Las Vegas Optic, il its editorial O.
September so upon &. Lyman Hoods
eo4yi- ZION BY the university board q
trustees OF the charges brought against
him by II. 0. Ladd, evidently did not
have the benefit of the thorough expose
OF the matter made in the two reports OF
the committees Of the university which
were published in the New MEXICAN OF
the same date. We will only point out
the Optics mis-statement Of facts.
The first report OF the action Of the
board commented upon by the Optic,
which appeared in the New MEXICAN,
was obtained from the president of the
board, Gov Prince, who wrote very
moderate statement OF what was done in
the meeting. Mr.. Ladd's 'prejudiced
brain" had nothing to DO with it. On
the contrary, he had asked that nothing
should be said in the New MEXICAN OF
the meeting till the reports of the COM
mittees' action could appear in full.
II Hood seconded the motion adopt
ing the first report he was evidently
struck with the consciousness of his own
guilt in denying so often the statements
which he was found by committee OF
his friends to have made at the Massa-
chusetts association. Nearly all the
thirty-one charges were acknowledged by
that committee to have been made by
him.
The most important charges are not
cited Ivy tho Optic, in which, in general
and in detail, Hood accused the trustees
Of the university OF having "knifed and
robbed" Houghton, and also Of trying to
obtain passes on false representations,
and about Ladd as no longer president Of
the university, of which Hood was clearly
convicted.
The question whether boom existed
before Ladd made his purchases and
aiterward in Santa Fe is the only one
named by the Optic. The sworn evidence
of such boom was given by three real
estate dealers in Santa Fe Of whom Ladd
purchased property, in all not amounting
to 81 200, at prices which they testified
were much less than they afterward sold
to others. A member OF the board OF
commissioners of Santa Fe and q long
resident OF Santa Fe confirmed their testi-
mony.
Mr.. Laddis said to have raised $10l 600.
He must have had the confidence OF the
churches, then, up to the time OF Hoods
attack, when he was raising funds at the
rate Of $4,000 or $4,000 q year. But
this sum OF SOL 900 included what the
American Missionary society in four years
gave for its teachers in the Ramona
school, about $4,000; the United States
Indian bureau, 20,000; the salaries Of an
average Of four university teachers for
about eight years, $4,000; expenses of
raising the money in eight years, $4,000 +;
the value OF lands donated and expendi-
ture on land and buildings, $4,000.
Beside other incidental current expens-
es that mustbe included in such an esti-
mate, especially for the Indian work, for
the support OF which the government
stipend was not enough. This showing
is based upon the published reports of the
university in contrast with the Optics
estimate Of such an income and its valua
ton of property left as worth less than
nothing on account of debts. The money
was spent by the authority OF the trustees,
and not by Mr.. Ladd.
The investments by Ladd were for
about 1900 acres of land, q third
or more Of it within or bordering
on the city limits Of Santa Fe. The
money received by the persons named
was not plumber, but for valuable city
property. The professional fees amounted
to 5000, as appears in the sworn evidence
Of the two lawyers employed. Hood was
foremost in the movement which first re-
moved Mr.. Ladd from his ministerial
standing in the Congregational association
Of New Mexico and Arizona. This in
Hoods written answer was the acknow-
lodged intent Of the star chamber proceed
ings, OF which Mr.. Ladd was ignorant till
he was condemned and their action pub
lished in the papers. The Massachusetts
association on the false charges Of Hood
repeated that action against Mr.. Ladd
His .church's kind treatment was indeed a
cold charity.
The recent action of the university board
declaring the Office Of the president vacant,
thereby violating the corporate laws of
the university, which had elected Mr..
l.add to that office permanently, showed
what UNCONVENTIONAL majority was present
against which he has had to contend while
securing full vindication.
The trustees, not Mr.. Ladd, made the
gravest charges against Hoods ministerial
and moral character.
Prof. Ladd's vindlcation is complete
and secure. AS for Hood, we know the
man too well. II his denomination
chooses to keep him here it is none of
our funeral. II he can find paper to de-
fend him we care not, and Prof. Ladd need
not care. The judgment is cast, and it is
absolutely and unequivocally and ire