The honest veteran has nothing to fear from such a scrutiny, while the fraudulent claimant will be detected and the public Treasury relieved to an amount, I have reason to believe, far greater than has heretofore been suspected.
Jackson reassures honest veterans that scrutiny will benefit them by exposing fraudulent claims.
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