Benjamin Harrison actually said...

"I do not think it is competent for Congress to designate the person who shall fill an office created by law."

"To the Senate:I return to the Senate without my approval the bill (S. 4620) \to establish the Record and Pension Office of the War Department, and for other purposes."

"The change of designation seems to have been intended to add dignity to the position."

"In the Department of the Treasury, in the Coast and Geodetic Survey: Clerk to act as confidential clerk and cashier to the disbursing officer."