text_original: He had given the talk at the first rumor that there had been a raid on the ballot box by Jake, for the direct purpose of finding exactly how the town stood towards giving him and Reuben Cowder in perpetuity the water, gas and electric light franchises, which they had secured long before Sabinsport dreamed of their importance.
text_transcription: HE HAD GIVEN THE TALK AT THE FIRST RUMOR THAT THEY HAD BEEN ARRAYED ON A BALLOT BOX BY JAKE FOR THE DIRECT PURPOSE OF FINDING EXACTLY HOW THE TOWN STOOD TOWARDS GIVING HIM AND REUBEN COWPER IN PERPETUITY THE WATER GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FRANCHISES WHICH THEY HAD SECURED LONG BEFORE SEEVINSPORT DREAMED OF THEIR IMPORTANCE
phonemes: hiː hæd ɡˈɪvən ðə tˈɔːk æt ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈuːmɚ ðæt ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɐ ɹˈeɪd ɔnðə bˈælət bˈɑːks baɪ dʒˈeɪk, fɚðə dᵻɹˈɛkt pˈɜːpəs ʌv fˈaɪndɪŋ ɛɡzˈæktli hˌaʊ ðə tˈaʊn stˈʊd təwˈɔːɹdz ɡˈɪvɪŋ hˌɪm ænd ɹˈuːbən kˈaʊdɚɹ ɪn pɚpɪtjˈuːɪɾi ðə wˈɔːɾɚ, ɡˈæs ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk lˈaɪt fɹˈæntʃaɪzᵻz, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd sᵻkjˈʊɹd lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt dɹˈiːmd ʌv ðɛɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns.