Grover Cleveland actually said...

"This outrage upon law and treaty engagements was committed by a lawless mob."

"I believe the power to remove or suspend such officials is vested in the President alone by the Constitution."

"I am not responsible to the Senate, and I am unwilling to submit my actions and official conduct to them for judgment."

"The important question, then, is whether it is within the constitutional competence of either House of Congress to have access to the official papers and documents in the various public offices of the..."