CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I]. | Boyhood Days | 1 |
| [II]. | Early Manhood | 12 |
| [III]. | Business Life | 21 |
| [IV]. | Home Affiliations | 33 |
| [V]. | Public Career | 41 |
| [VI]. | War Record | 52 |
| [VII]. | Prohibition and Woman Suffrage | 62 |
| [VIII]. | Industrial Relations | 71 |
| [IX]. | Nomination for the Presidency | 84 |
| [X]. | League of Nations | 92 |
| [XI]. | Other Fundamental Principles | 101 |
| [XII]. | His Record | 114 |
COX—THE MAN
CHAPTER I
BOYHOOD DAYS
James Middleton Cox was born in Jacksonburg, Ohio, March 31st, 1870, the son of Gilbert and Eliza A. Cox. Jacksonburg is about six miles west of Middletown, Ohio, which was the business center for the district and the place which is today looked upon as the Governor’s home. The old house is still standing. It is of brick, two stories, with a pitched roof. Although Jacksonburg is a small village, rather deserted at the present time, the house looks as if the family was in average circumstances for those days.