The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
Tom WatsOn's Magazine.

now being published-but none of them can take the place of Tom Watson's, because no other editorial writer in America can feel the public pulse and diagnose social and political ills as Tom Watson does. Not that there is any lack of geod editorial writers-bie, brainy men. who know how to write strong English-but there is only one Tom Watson; and he always commands attention and respect, even of those who combat his ideas most vigorously.
 Tom Watson's is "a magazine with purpose back of it" and the success it has attained, in the "swaddling clothes" period of its existence, shows that the American people are intensely interest ed in MT. Watson's purpose, regardless of party names or afiiliation. That success has been greater than the most ardent friend of MT. Watson and his magazine had hoped for. From the very first it has enjoyed steady growth in subscriptions and newsstand sales. There has been no "boOm," no mush- room growth to die suddenly. no sky rocket ascent to fall a broken stick Tom Wstson's Magazine has been chary of using professional subscription soici. tors, but relies upon local agents and clubbing with the country newspapers. The subscribers thus secured are the kind that renew year after year and form an "Old Guard," invaluable alike to the publisher and his advertisers.
 Mir. Watson was last year the Peo- ple's Party candidate for President, and, of course, his magazine editorially is an advocate of POpulism-or Jeffer- sonian Democracy. as some prefer to call it. The magazine is especially strong in support of municipal owner. ship of street railways, electric light and gas works, etc.. and national own. ership of railroads, teleeraphs, a parcels post, etc. But Tom WAtson's Magazine is by no means all politi:s. About half its space is devoted to serials, novel, cites, short stories, poems, jokes, car toons, illustrations and special articles by the worlds best writers and artists; an Educational Department; news summary; "The Say of Other Editors, :" etc., etc. Sl per year by mail, ten cents per copy at the newsstands.
 The Forrest City Times IS not SUD- porter of Tom Watson's brand of pol- tics, but it recognizes that the question of public ownership is one that cannot longer be ignored and that it must be settled before many years. To secure satisfactory settlement the people must be educated to act intelligently upon it; and to secure such education every phase of the question must be discussed. Public controlo will un. doubtedly be tested thoroughly first, and If it works satisfactorily the "pub. lie ownership" feature will be dropped
 But if "control" should fail ''owner
 ship" will inevitably be the next step
 Accordingly, to help in an educational way, The Forrest City Times has ar
 ranged clubbing combination whereby
 our readers may renew for one year ant
 secure Tom Watson's Magazine year
 for only $20O. Hand or send thi. amount to this office. We have also
 arranged for free sample copies of ths , magazine to be sent to any person cut ting out the coupon below and mailing it to Tom Watson's Magazine, No. l2l
 West 42nd street, New York City.
 As a token Of appreciation of tht liberal support given it by the public
 Tom Watson's Magazine for July Commencing the second volume) vii come out June 25 with illustrations
 cartoons, head and tail pieces, etc.. l2
 pages of good reading 10 take hom, with you.
 Oi course, size isn't the only thinI ] Tom Watson's Magazine is proud of Quality first, size afterward, is it's ruI z of action