Grover Cleveland actually said...

"Vacancies in places authorized to be filled by noncompetitive examination may be filled without examination for a period not exceeding thirty days."

"Provided, That the certificates of graduation of the Indian graduates of the normal classes at Santa Fe, N. Mex.; Salem, Oreg.; Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kans.; Carlisle, Pa., and Hampton, Va., may..."

"The authority attempted by the bill to be given to the President to thus make an appointment to the office of paymaster in the Navy without the interposition of the Senate appears to be inadmissible u..."

"Upon the merits of the case I am of the opinion the judgment of the examining board ought not to be reversed."