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occasions be tempted to adopt legislation. You will be

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wise to guard against this natural temptation by the

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judicious and conscientious exercise of that statesmanship

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to which I have referred. You will need will power.

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The State Constitution is an organic document,

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a basis for government. It should not be a series of

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legislative enactments.

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If you put too much legislation into the

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Constitution, the end result will be frustration. When

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legislation is permitted to be put into a Constitution, it

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frequently shackles one branch of the government or

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another branch of the government,

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To quote one autnroity, the more precise and

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elaborate the provisions of the Constitution, the greater

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are the obstacles to the reform of abuses. Litigation

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thrives on constitutional verbosity.

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There is a way out of the dilemma, I suspect

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from what I have heard today here in Annapolis that you

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have already wisely chosen that way. That is, when in

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your judgment a proposal is legislative in character,

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that there be a presentment to the dovernor with the