text_original: Instead of a careful business management of town affairs, by men trained as they would have been for bank or factory, was an absurd political system of choosing men for offices.
text_transcription: INSTEAD OF A CAREFUL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OF TOWN AFFAIRS BY MEN TRAINED AS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR BANK OR FACTORY WAS AN ABSURD POLITICAL SYSTEM OF CHOOSING MEN FOR OFFICES
phonemes: ɪnstˈɛd əvə kˈɛɹfəl bˈɪznəs mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌv tˈaʊn ɐfˈɛɹz, baɪ mˈɛn tɹˈeɪnd æz ðeɪ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn fɔːɹ bˈæŋk ɔːɹ fˈæktɚɹi, wʌz ɐn ɐbsˈɜːd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈɪstəm ʌv tʃˈuːzɪŋ mˈɛn fɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz.