If this bill becomes a law, I am unable to see why, in fairness and justice, the widow of any officer of the grade of General Ward should not be allowed $50 a month.
Grover Cleveland: “If this bill becomes a law, I am unable to see why, in fairness and justice, the widow of any officer of the grade of…”
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