Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-06

vineing advocate before jury he had
few equals; as an orator he stood in
the very first rank In his home town
he seemed to enjoy the friendship and
1 confidence Of everyone.
The record Of the life work Of this
distinguished son Of Maine will be re-
memSered as long as the history Of the
State is preserved. a
Mr.. Kinds Of Maine.
Mr.. Kinds. Mr.. Speaker. in paying
this simple tribute to Forrest Good
| win can not dwell upon his achieve
ments as a member of this House, for
he died while his career here was still
before him. His friends and sup
porters in the third congressional dis
| trict of Maine believed that as
member Of this body he would be-
come both useful and eminent. Those
of US who knew him feel that the ser
vice he was capable of rendering
would bring him honor and promi-
hence in his own States as well as
the Nation.
Having expressed thus briefly. but
| sincerely, my appreciation Of the
promise for the future which his abil-
ity and faithfulness justified his
! friends in forecasting for him, wish
to speak of Forrest Goodwin as a
friend and companion of my early
manhood, for We were born in neigh
boring towns in the kennebec valley,
attended the same college, and for
time our duties brought us together
-
twenty-five years ago the Young
Mems Republican Club of Portland,
Me, entertained as their guests VIII
liam Mckinley and Thomas B. Reed
AS the distinguished visitors were
taking their leave Mr.. Reed turned to
Mr.. Mckinley and said in bantering
way Governor you do not kno y
what it means to break through life
in the town where You were born"
He meant that any man who must
win his way among the people who
knew intimately the conditions Of his
youth, and possibly the mistakes of
early manhood, earns his success.
Like Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Goodwin broke
! into life' in the town where he was
born June IA. 1862. His parents were
wealthy citizens of Skowhegan. They
had, however high sense of honor
and integrity. AS a sergeant of the
First Maine Cavalry Mr.. Goodwin
performed his duty faithfully and was
/ considered a most reliable man by the
officers under whom he served. Be-
ing a man of modest means, he could
not materially assist his son when his
ambition led him to desire a college
education, so the lad began to con-
slider for himself ways and means for
accomplishing his desire. An oppor-
tunity presented itself to buy out
local ice dealer; and, believing that ne
could make a success of the business.
young Goodwin asked his father to
| furnish the capital for his venture.
But the man who could face danger
III the performance of his duty as a
soldier could not face the possibility
of failure in business and Of finding
himself in debt, which to his keen
sense Of integrity meant disgrace. Blu;
Forrest, even against the advice Of
his father. borrowed the money from
a neighbor, bought OUT the business,
and conducted it with such success
that he closed it out with enough IN
the bank to pay the expenses Of COL
lege course.
Mr.. Goodwin entered Colby, College
in the Glass of 81. ! was just leaving
college when he came in, but l fol-
lowed his career as pitcher of a sue
cessful ball team through the four
! years course and rejoiced in his
prestige as baseball hero. In those
youthful days this seemed great
achievement, but as / look back over
those years / realize that he stood
among the first four in his class in
scholarship and was the class orator.
His love of fun. however, prevented
him from gaining the admiration of
the faculty to the degree which his
literary and scholastic attachments
entitled him. Colby had in those days,
as now, a high ideal OF the behavior
of serious student. Boardman. the
missionary to the karens. and Love-
JOY, the martyred aboIishionist, were
honored sons Of the college. Evel
when l was in college. Benjamin F.
Butler, of the class of 1888, was not
accorded full honor as an alumnus.
His natural inclination to antagonize
all constituted authority with which
he came in contact was shown even
at that early period Of his career. He
accounts for the estrangement be-
tween himself and the faculty in his
autobiography, where he relates that
he had a bitter religious controversy
with the pastor of the college church
no less a person than Rev. S. F.
Smith, author of America-and init
mates that he had rather the best of
| the argument.
These high ideals, however i'm
possible of attainment they might
have seemed to the youth at the time.
had, nevertheless. a great influence IN
forming character, as many Of Colby's
sons will testify. Colby was then a
small college and had not adopted to
any extent the lecture system in
vogue in large colleges. REGULATIONS
to the professor were made daily and
the interchange Of ideas between
teacher and pupil at such close range
could not fail to bring out the best in
the student. Two members of the
faculty Of our day are still living
Prof Julian D. Taylor was then, as
he still is, at the head of the Latin
department.
! A student recapt1y ca;1 of hin,