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In his first term, he pursued a policy barring special favors to any economic group. He vetoed a bill to appropriate $10,000 to distribute seed grain among farmers in Texas. He also vetoed hundreds of private pension bills to American Civil War veterans whose claims were fraudulent. When Congress passed a bill granting pensions for disabilities not caused by military service, Cleveland vetoed that, too. He believed in a limited use of Presidential power, telling a friend that his principal duty and greatest service to the country was in preventing Congress from enacting bad bills. He also felt that if the constitution did not authorize it, he could not in good faith sign a bill into law. In December 1887, Cleveland called on Congress to reduce high protective tariffs:

Some economic issues for Cleveland for the 1892 campaign were reducing the tariff and stopping free minting of silver which had depleted the gold reserves of the U.S. Treasury.

2007-03-06 02:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Whootziedude 4 · 0 0

Which one?

2007-03-06 10:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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