author
Charles E. (Charles Eugene) Morris
b. 1884
Best known for a 1920 political book on James M. Cox, this early twentieth-century writer worked close to the center of Ohio Democratic politics. His surviving published work offers a lively snapshot of Progressive Era ideals and campaign-era biography.
1 Audiobook
The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox
by Charles E. (Charles Eugene) Morris
About the author
Charles E. Morris, identified in library records as Charles E. (Charles Eugene) Morris, born 1884, is the author of The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox, published in 1920. Catalog and public-domain book records consistently connect him with that title, which presents Cox's political ideas and public career for readers during the 1920 presidential campaign.
The book itself describes Morris as secretary to Governor Cox, suggesting he was not just an outside observer but someone working inside Cox's political world. That background helps explain the book's confident, insider tone and its focus on reform, government, labor issues, and the League of Nations.
Little biographical information beyond these publication and authorship records was readily confirmed, so his wider life story remains obscure here. Still, the work linked to his name preserves a clear piece of American political history and gives modern readers a direct view of how Cox and progressive democracy were presented at a pivotal moment in national politics.