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Freehold Land Societies and the path to wider franchise
A speaker advocates the freest possible accumulation and distribution of property, arguing land near big towns rises in value and is a safe investment for the poor. He urges expansion of Freehold Land Societies, calls for broader enfranchisement, and critiques the present franchise system as a sham controlled by a few.
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Arkwright
Watt
Peel
England
Ipswich
Birmingham
Savings’ Bank
Henry Pxast
Darlington
Wales
Macaulay
France
Elxineron
Freehold Land Society
Adam Smith
Locke King
Pitt
House of Commons
Cumberland
Cromwell
Hampden
Dr. Arnold
Bass
M.P
Bricur
Scotland
Anti-Corn-Law League
Common Pleas
Sir Nicholas Tindal