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On the recordApril 20, 1896
Aside from the question as to whether his present sad condition is attributable to the injury mentioned, it seems to me the extension of pension relief to such cases would open the door to legislation hard to justify and impossible to restrain from abuse.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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