Grover Cleveland actually said...

"Upon reexamination I am still of the same opinion, which leads me to again return the bill under consideration without approval."

"I can not believe that such a departure as is proposed should be made from the just principles upon which pension legislation ought to be predicated."

"A soldier with such a record should not be pensioned."

"To hold that a man engaged on a vessel transporting recruits to a rendezvous should be allowed the same advantages as those actually engaged in military operations is establishing a bad precedent."