The Forrest City times., 1905-06-30
Tom Watson's Magazine.


 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 good editorial writers-biR, brainy men. who know how to write strong EDglish-but there is only one Tom Watson: and he always commands attention and respect, even of those W ho combat his ideas most vigoI ously.
 Tom Watson's is "a magazine with a purpose back of it," and the success it has attained, in the "swaddliDg clothes" period of it's existence, shows that the American people are intensely interest ed in Mr. Walson's purpose, regardless of party names or affiliation. 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 A 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 broken stick. Tom Watson's Magazine has been chary of using professional subscription sOlici- tors, but relies upon local agents and clubbing with the country newspapers. The subscribers thus secured are the kind that renew year alter year and form an "Old Guard" invaluable alike to the publisher and his advertisers.
 MT. Watson was last year the PeO- ple's Party candidate for President, and, of course. his magazine editOrially IS an advocate of Populism-or Jetfer sonian Democracy, a1 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. i. and national Own- ership of railroads, teleeTaphs, x parcels post, etc. But Tom Wdtson's Magazine is by no means all polities. About half it's space is devoted 10 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; "Tbe Say of Other Eiilors," etc., etc. Sl per year by mail, ten cents per copy at the newss ands.
 The Forrest City Times IS not a sup porter of Tom Watson's brand of poli- tics, but it IecOpniZes that the question of public ownership is one that cannot longer be ignored and that it must be settled before many years. To secure a satisfactory settlement the people must be educated to act in,elligently upon il; and to secure such education every phase of the question must be discussed. Public contio!" will un. doub,edly be tested thoroughly first, and if it works satisfactorily the "pub- lie ownership" feature will be dropped But if "controf' 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 and secure Tom Watson's Magazine year for only $2 %. Hand or send this amount to this office. We have also arranged for fire sample copies of the magazine to be sent to any person cut ting out the coupon below and mailing it to Tom Watson's Magazine, No. 12l West 42nd street, New York City.
 As a token Of appreciation of the liberal support given it by the public, Tom Watson's Magazine for July Commencing the second volnme) will come out June 25 with illustrations, cartoons, head and tail pieces, etc. l28 pages of good reading 10 take home with you.
 O. course, size isn't the only thing Tom Watson's Magazine is proud of Quality first, size afterward, is it's rule of action