Grover Cleveland actually said...

The loyal States should not be paid the large sums of money promised them by this bill because they were loyal and other States were not.

I regard the cause of civil service reform as so firmly established and its value so fully demonstrated.

It is cause for congratulation that watchfulness and care and fidelity to its purposes are all that are necessary to insure to the Governmen...

I believe that this appropriation of the public funds is not within the constitutional power of the Congress.