Grover Cleveland actually said...

"I hereby return without my approval House bill No. 3289."

"It seems to me that the language of the bill under consideration...is equivalent to a new grant to that company."

"The objection to piers in the river for the purpose of supporting bridges is in any event so serious that...should not in such an indirect manner as is done by this bill be applied to a like structure..."

"It is certainly very questionable whether piers should be permitted at all in the North River at the point designated for the location of this bridge."