text_original: Certainly no man of truth, and I believe no man of good character for truth, can be found to say on his own knowledge that I ever was connected with that party." [Sidenote] Lincoln to Hon. A. Jonas, July 21, 1860. MS. So also in the summer of 1860, when his candidacy for President did not permit his writing public letters, he wrote in a confidential note to a friend: "Yours of the 20th is received.
text_transcription: CERTAINLY NO MAN OF TRUTH AND I BELIEVE NO MAN OF GOOD CHARACTER FOR TRUTH CAN BE FOUND TO SAY ON HIS OWN KNOWLEDGE THAT I EVER WAS CONNECTED WITH THAT PARTY SO ALSO IN THE SUMMER OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY WHEN HIS CANDIDASY FOR PRESIDENT DID NOT PERMIT HIS WRITING PUBLIC LETTERS HE WROTE IN A CONFIDENTIAL NOTE TO A FRIEND YOURS OF THE TWENTIETH IS RECEIVED
phonemes: sˈɜːʔn̩li nˈoʊ mˈæn ʌv tɹˈuːθ, ænd aɪ bᵻlˈiːv nˈoʊ mˈæn ʌv ɡˈʊd kˈæɹɪktɚ fɔːɹ tɹˈuːθ, kæn biː fˈaʊnd tə sˈeɪ ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn nˈɑːlɪdʒ ðæt aɪ ˈɛvɚ wʌz kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð ðæt pˈɑːɹɾi." [sˈaɪdnoʊt] lˈɪŋkən tə hˈɑːn. ˈeɪ. dʒˈoʊnəz, dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti. ˌɛmˈɛs. sˌoʊ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, wˌɛn hɪz kˈændɪdəsi fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dɪdnˌɑːt pɚmˈɪt hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pˈʌblɪk lˈɛɾɚz, hiː ɹˈoʊt ɪn ɐ kˌɑːnfɪdˈɛnʃəl nˈoʊt tʊ ɐ fɹˈɛnd: "jˈɔːɹz ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ ɪz ɹᵻsˈiːvd.