The facts existing have only to be considered to prove that our financial system is unsound, and this should be sufficient to force our legislation to take up the question, and to handle it in the light of the demands of the present, utterly regardless of the superstition that has so long existed about the gold idol.
Woodhull argues that the unsoundness of the financial system should prompt legislative action to address current demands rather than outdated beliefs.
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