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State of Maryland back on the track as a strong govern-
mental entity with respect to the federal system in which
we live, and I say to those prophets of doom who told us I
what will happen to the State of Maryland if we have an
appointed attorney general that the United States of
America, created nearly 200 years ago with a strong execu-
tive, with an executive who has the authority and the power
to appoint his own chief legal officer as well as his own
chief fiscal officer, has grown into the greatest nation
in the history of the world, and I say, too, it has grown
into the greatest democracy that the world has ever known.
I We have a chief executive who is elected by the
people and responsible to the people, and I disagree with
the voice yesterday which said he would rather see the
governor appointed than the comptroller appointed.
The Governor should be elected by the people anc
responsible to the people, and I suggest that he should
have the authority to carry out the purpose of his admini-
stration.
I have heard a lot here about checks and balance
but if this State is to be strong, if we are to get back