Grover Cleveland actually said...

"There is no merit whatever in this case."

"I am of the opinion that the evidence against the pension was quite satisfactory, and that it should not be restored, as the bill before me proposes."

"The beneficiary named is the widow of Rowley S. McKay."

"I am satisfied that a fair examination of the facts in this case justifies the statement that the bill under consideration can rest only upon the grounds that aid should be furnished to this ex-soldie..."