Grover Cleveland actually said...

"To allow a claim so lacking in merit would endanger discipline and invite irregularity and loose methods in a very important branch of the public service."

"If there is any value to be placed upon the reports of these examining boards, the refusal of the Pension Bureau to restore this beneficiary to the rolls was fully justified."

"I return without approval Senate bill No. 2370, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Sarah C. Anderson and children under 16 years of age.'"

"Neither the service nor the alleged disability of this beneficiary are of a meritorious character."