Cox--the Man
by Roger Ward Babson
★★★★★No ratings yet
Language: English
Sign in to rate this book.
Sign in to shelve this book.
About this eBook
- Author
- Babson, Roger Ward, 1875-1967
- Title
- Cox—The Man
- Credits
- Produced by Charlene Taylor, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- F476: United States local history: Old Northwest. Northwest Territory
- Subject
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 43026
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43026
- Release Date
- June 24, 2013
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.COX—THE MAN
- 2.INTRODUCTION
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.CHAPTER I BOYHOOD DAYS — Cox’s Family — His Mother — The United Brethren — Joins the Church — His Schooling
- 5.CHAPTER II EARLY MANHOOD — First Real Job — Enters Newspaper Work — Goes to Cincinnati — Cox in Washington
- 6.CHAPTER III BUSINESS LIFE — Buys Dayton News — Acquires a Springfield Paper — A Crusader — Human Nature Student
- 7.CHAPTER IV HOME AFFILIATIONS — The Children — A Manly Act — The Governor’s Wife — Member of the Masons
- 8.CHAPTER V PUBLIC CAREER — Work in Washington — Congressional Campaign — Gubernatorial Campaign — Nineteen to Ten — Courage and Self-Possession
- 9.CHAPTER VI WAR RECORD — Enlisted Men — False Patriotism — Attitude Before the War — The Real Issue — Personal Opinion
- 10.CHAPTER VII PROHIBITION AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE — Cox’s Letter to Pollock — Position on Suffrage
- 11.CHAPTER VIII INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS — Conservatism and Vision — A Friend of Man — Cox’s Employees — Confidence of Labor — Inconsistencies of the White House
- 12.CHAPTER IX NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY — The San Francisco Convention — Palmer’s Withdrawal — Die Hard for Palmer — Spectators Desert — The Last Ballot
- 13.CHAPTER X LEAGUE OF NATIONS — International Morality — Honesty vs. Dishonesty — Appeals for Brotherhood — Reservations that Cox Favors
- 14.CHAPTER XI OTHER FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES — Opposed to Profiteering by Capital or Labor — Education — Interested in the Farmers — Interested in the Home Owner — Miscellaneous Matters
- 15.CHAPTER XII HIS RECORD — Business Service — Labor Legislation — Social Service — Educational Developments — Agricultural Legislation — Good Roads Program — National Ideals
Community reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet.