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on Rome, notice having been served on him that if he came,
he would be met by force because others wanted to control
the government of Rome. Caesar had to determine whether
to march on Rome and assume the position of dictatorship.
He did march on Rome with his victorious army, he overcame
his opponents, he did set himself up as a dictator; and we
all know what happened. Caesar had his Brutus.
Friends, we don't want to put the State of
Maryland in the position of setting up a virtual dictator
which has stood us in such good stead since the Constitu-
tion of 1851, and under the plea that things have become
so big that we have to turn them over to one head, one
person elected by the people; and on that plea, if we heed
that plea, scrap the position of State Comptroller.
Just briefly, the State Comptroller, as I
think has been mentioned, has 900 employees serving under
him, all as far as I know protected by the merit system.
The office wasn't ever that big until after
World War II, increasing business of the State, manufac-
turing business of all kinds required the State government
to become larger and the office has grown to its present