Footnotes
[668:1] This poem first appeared in the "Atlantic Monthly."
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GROVER CLEVELAND. 1837- ——.
After an existence of nearly twenty years of almost innocuous desuetude these laws are brought forth.
Message, March 1, 1886.
It is a condition which confronts us—not a theory.[669:1]
Annual Message, 1887.
I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor.
Veto of Dependent Pension Bill, July 5, 1888.
Party honesty is party expediency.
Interview in New York Commercial Advertiser, Sept. 19, 1889.