Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-10
T. F. SORRELLS ISSUES
CARD TO THE PUBLIC
Gives lis Reasons Why He Should BE
Elected County Surveyor.

am candidate for nomination for
the office OF county surveyor of JEFF
ferson; | am subject to the action of
the people i'll the coming Democratic
primary.
l came to Arkansas as soon as
could. ] was born and raised in Brad
ley county, south of this county.
l have never held an office-I never
ran for one until now. My opponent
has been more than 30 years in office
as surveyor or deputy.
With all that experience in office he
is not infallible. We have known and
heard of many mistakes. We never
heard of any mistakes of Col Martin
while in the field of action. Under
that new triumvirate Martins old
lines are all ignored. My opponent
is not as sublime as George Washing
ton, not a citizen or an office holder.
He would not be king, nor accept
third term in office. He has grown
rich aud independent, that he is slow
in surveying for the farming class
Bill Arp used to say "upty."
Every man has a faculty or pc
culiar fitness for some kind of a bust
ness or trade. We need careful
correct, Industrious, temperate sur
veyor not fond of polo, that will serve
the poor and rich alike-one that will
correct mistakes and make as few as
possible, speak to all classes, kindly
and respectfully.
l am eminently qualified. l have
been surveying every since 1876, I
have not surveyed much in this coun-
ty, | have kept up my studies in sur
yeying. I studied Robinson's survey
ing and navigation at the State Uni
versity, and two years under Rev. J.
H. Riggin at Warren. l have studied
books on surveying. l have been ex
amined twice in this county for a
school teacher. l got first grade
both times. That is more than my
opponent can say or his deputy. l
taught school more than ten years in
my life. l taught surveying in the
school room and the use of the COM
pass on the field. have studied
Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry,
all the higher curriculum, that is es-,
sential to first grade surveyor.
l have been urged by large num-
Der of my friends. who know my ex-
perience and ability as surveyor,
am earnestly and kindly asking you to
give me trial.
If l cannot give satisfaction my OPP
ponent is still at hand, self-conceited
and ready for action. II you are so
kind as to honor me with the office
you will have the only first grade sur
veyor since Martin and Milliner.
When l am sent for l will clear for
much of a ward of the county as my
opponent-belong to no ring. clique
or grafters-the surveyor cannot sur
vey tract of land successfully shat
he does not perfectly under stand, he
may be competent surveyor to do
business, not having all the sides the
same party will make the survey i'm
perfectly. When he ignores all the
old corners and lines of former sur
veyors, who was far superior in edu-
cation and experience, commit fatal
errors as he has already done, rob
those who have no recourse from his
erroneous survey. The surveyor who
has such ego views should be succeed
ed by one who is more conservative.
| have stood by the Protective AS
sociation like lean tick to a negro's
shin. My opponent has been found in
the tent of the enemy. l respectfully
ask all voters. who believe in correct
surveying to stand by me like
Stonewall Jackson.
Yours truly,
r. f. SORRELLS.