James M. Cox 1913 State of the State Address   Save
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Description: The text of Governor James Cox’s message to the General Assembly of Ohio, delivered on January 14, 1913, is 36 pages and included in a booklet of his addresses and proclamations. The Democratic Cox (1870-1957) was the first Ohio governor to serve three full terms; he held the position from 1913 to 1915 and again from1917 to 1921. In this message, he presents a 56-point program of progressive reform. Dedicated to progressivism, he led the legislature in enacting his proposals, which upheld progressive measures such as the direct primary, the initiative, and the referendum. In addition, Cox reformed the state administration as well as judicial and court procedures. His program also included social and humanitarian acts that improved, for example, mothers’ pensions and workers’ compensations. In his second administration, with the United States’ entrance into World War I, Cox worked to improve management of labor disputes and civilian morale. In 1919, Cox ran unsuccessully for President of the United States against another Ohioan, Warren G. Harding. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Ohio Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)