The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-10

The Waldo Cracker OF December 3lst
has the following concerning the sad
death of the late d. s. Place:
Tia well-known fact that our worthy, es-
teemed and h0nored citizen, ID. 8. Place, died 10
The service OF Florida, and that bis arduOus and
continued Iaburs In behalf OF our State caused
his death. Having therefore done 81 much for
the State, aud yielded up his life In It's service,
the people must necessarily feel that he has ac-
complished lasting benefit for them, for which
he has recelyenno compensation, and We doubt
not thai they viii be willing 70 pay 70 his family
that which they owe HIM We therefore su9-
gest 70 the people Of Florida, that We honorably
cancel this just debt by opening q subscription
list In every city and town In the State; and
thus raise fund which will place his family 10
the comfortable circumstances which his labors
have justly earned for them. We trust that the
papers throughout the State will 50 discuss this
subject IS to bring about this justly desira-
bic result The people Of Florida are grateful
people, and We believe they will not fail to
evince their gratitude by liberal fund.
The Jacksonville Union of January
Sd, follows up the suggestion thus
There has been general expression of sorrow
throughout the Stale at the death of this faithful
worker for Florida. We give below extracts
from few of the papers which have reached us.
The FLoRIDIAN suggests monument Io his
memory, and there are none who will say he
does not deserve it. Bot the people can attest
their appreciation of Mr.. Place, and to some ex-
tent reward him for the work he has done for
them, and which no doubt cost him his life, by
looking after the wants Of those from whom his
untimely death has removed their chief support
We do not know whether Mr.. Place leaves his
family in comfortable circumstances or not nor
do we know whether any provision has been
made TO pay Mr.. Place for his services in behalf
OF the State al the Exposition, but we do
know that II Is often the case that those who serve
as he did arc left with little or no compensation
1t would be nothing bat an act Of justice IL some
general move was inaugurated to raise sum for
The widow and children that WoulI fifty express
The high appreciation In which their lamented
husband and father was held by the people in
whose service he fell at his post Of duly
We do not understand that Mr.. Place
left his family entirely unprovided for,
but he certainly did not have opportuni-
ties for accommodating what might be con-
sidered competence for a widow and
her little orphan children. Mr.. Place was
man who, fortunately for the public
and rather unfortunately for himself and
his family, performed great and valuable
public services without corresponding
compensation. His labOrs in behalf of
the great State Fair at Gainesville in
1879 went, We believe, entirely unre-
warded, and his entire services in con-
nection with the Florida Exhibit at At
lanta were cheerfully given with the
faint, yet to him sufficient hope that some
compensation would be given him when
the thing was all over. Alas it is all
over for him, now; but Floridians may
we'll charge themselves with the duty of
seeing that the compensation for his
Iabors which should have been his if he
had lived, shall be given in grateful re-
membrance OF his devotion to the interests
of the State, to hisorphaned children and
his desOlate and griefstricken widow.
The suggestion of the Cracker is good
one, and a. the only feasible method by
which SO just an act can be accomplished,
we approve it; and suggest further that
the newspapers of the State make it their
business to solicit and receive the contri-
buttons of . grateful people for memo
rial of one who never faltered when there
was work to be done for the honor or well
fare of Florida