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1	has proven that the Comptroller has released to the people
2	of Maryland financial information beneficial to them.
3	(Discussion off the record.)
4	We sec no necessity for giving the Governor
5	full control over the fiscal affairs of the State. As e
6	matter of fact, to do so necessarily presupposes a high
7	degree of fiscal responsibility in candidates for Governor
8	and we all know that such is not always the case. If
9	the Governor is free to act in fiscal matters without
10	any person otherwise responsible to the public acting in
11	the capacity of a fiscal watchdog, an irresponsible
12	Governor in one terra of office could place the State in
13	an adverse financial position from which it night take
14	many years to recover.
15	It seems to me that there is a necessity for
16	a system of checks and balances within the Executive
17	Branch of government and that the present system should
18	be continued, with an elected Comptroller .
19	I would like to add to this statement, during
20	the past forty-five years, Maryland has had four elected
21	State Comptrollers.