| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 1891 The Wedge of Gold 1894 and AsRemember 1913 Them Alwaysstaunch Republican his pen and voice played an important part in politics of the West brilliant public speaker he was in demand at events ranging from political campaigning to fund-raisers and to commendation banquets His patriotism was of the kind that would naturally come tofamily such as his with an unbroken line to the earliest days of American history His parental grandfather fought under direct command of George Washington and his father wasveteran of the War of 1812 member of the stateConstitutional Convention he worked untiringly for the betterment and progress of Utah for 35 years His history in other Western states before that time is one long succession of honorable achievements and the making of friendships which lasted forlifetime Of him contemporaries said He wasgentleman andscholar forceful strong sterling in character gentle generous tofault and charitable to every living thing It was testament to Goodwinstature that in 1904 at age 72 he wasnominee albeit unsuccessful for Justice of the Utah Supreme Court Aftercolorful and influential career on the Western scene he died August 25 1917 in Salt Lake City Wrote his biographer The career which Judge Goodwin built up stands withoutparallel today He is easily the foremost newspaper man who has ever been in the life of the West ern country Depending entirely on his own efforts he has by his industry honesty straightforwardness and fearlessness created for himselfname that will live through generations to come and besource of pride to his posterity He has been an indefatigable worker in his business and in his career of over fifty years has hardly hadholiday working day and night and on holidays in his effort to keep pace with the gigantic performance which confronted him Althoughstrong and ardent advocate of the principles of freedom of intercourse between American states and one of the most vigorous holders of the right of the American people to 544 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
