The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-04
What WoHne Are Doing.
lDemorest's Monthly Magazine !

for they are rapidly obtaining en-
trance iuto everv department of
active labor, and their work be-
comes better as it becomes the re-
suit Of training and purpose, in
stead Of spasmodic effort induced
by necessity.
Chicago has The honor Of owning
the irst daily paper controlled en-
tirely by women, its publisher be-
ing Mrs. Mary B. Willard, widow
Of the former publisher and pro-
priptor. its editor, Miss Frances r.
Willard, the we'll known temper
a.uct lecturer, teacher, and writer.
The following is their manifesto on
first taking charge OF the Post,
Which is an afternoon paper.
"Phe death oil Oliver A. Willard
ief. the Chicago Post without an
editor or business manager. Six
weeks have been spent in the en-
deavor to fill the vacancies SO sud-
/ denly and sadly made. Plans that
were nearly perfected have faileds
aud 10 ms seems proyidentialiy in-
trusted the endeavor to meet the
business engagements and to carry
ont, SO far as we are able, the jour
nalistic aims OF the husband and
brother we have lost. 1t 10 fitting
that we here attempt an Outline OF
our plans.
| "The Post will be, as heretofore,
and frst of all newspaper. Bat
as the entrance of women into lit
erature has helped to purify it, we
hope theirappearance as managers
of metropolitan newspaper may
have a similar effect in secular
! iournalism, so far, at least, as their
own columns are concerned. Moth
| ing less than the determination to
bring with them the amenities and
el4vating influences which charac-
terize their home life can justify
women in entering circles OF inhu-
ence popuiarly thought to lie be-
yond their sphere. The Post,
then, will be more than q buyer
and seller in the news market.
1t will aim SO to outline siae story
Of the worlds doings to-day, that
the reading thereof will tend to
make the world better to-morrew.
1t will have opinions Of all sub
iects of public interest. will address
itself to constituency located,
not in bar-rooms and billiard-balIs,
bat IL business Offices and homesi
it will warmly advocate all causes
that tend TO ennobie human ma
ture, and will strive always to ex-
press itself ip words which a woa
man might speak or hear. Az
| heretofore, the Post will be q po-
litical paper, independent and fear-
less, lending its influence to such
measures only as are calculated to
hasten the time when all mems
veal shall be each mans cares
The relations and duties VI the
wise to the ignorant, and OF the rich
to the poor will be discussed with
malice toward none and charity
for all We hope to give the pa
| per a literary character not na-
worthy its earlier record. and TO
make it Of especial intrest to those
interested in art and education'
| "In the supplement every satnr-
day we shall present brief extracts
from the best ntterances OF the
week, gathered from the press, the
pulpit, and the lecture platform.
I'm brief, we intend to belong TO
the constructive rather than the
destructive school in journalism.
II is SO easy to tear doWn--so dif-
fieult to build, 10 use what force
one has In the way Of momentafn,
rather than friction, 10 what is
good in the current OF public
thought would seem 10 bs the
| trnest aim,
/ upon the basis herein set forth
We ask the patronage OF those who
believe that the Post merits their
iptefest and support.
s.TRANcEs e, WItLARD,
sMARy Il. WILLARD"