Grover Cleveland actually said...

"It seemed to me at that time that the soldier's death could not be held to be the result of his wound or any other cause chargeable to his military service."

"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."

"The records do not show that he suffered from any disability during his term of service."