text_original: Calculating politicians, especially those belonging to the party hitherto in power, and who had enjoyed the benefits of its extensive Federal patronage, seized eagerly upon this possibility as a means of prolonging their official tenure, and showed themselves not unwilling to sacrifice the principles of the general contest to the mere material and local advantage which success would bring them.
text_transcription: CALCULATING POLITICIANS ESPECIALLY THOSE BELONGING TO THE PARTY HITHERTO IN POWER AND WHO HAD ENJOYED THE BENEFITS OF ITS EXTENSIVE FEDERAL PATRONAGE SEIZED EAGERLY UPON THIS POSSIILITY AS A MEANS OF PROLONGING THEIR OFFICIAL TENURE AND SHOWED THEMSELVES NOT UNWILLING TO SACRIFICE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENERAL CONTEST TO THE MERE MATERIAL AND LOCAL ADVANTAGE WHICH SUCCESS WOULD BRING THE
phonemes: kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾɪŋ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðoʊz bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðə pˈɑːɹɾi hˈɪðɚtˌuː ɪn pˈaʊɚ, ænd hˌuː hæd ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪts ʌv ɪts ɛkstˈɛnsɪv fˈɛdɚɹəl pˈætɹənɪdʒ, sˈiːzd ˈiːɡɚli əpˌɑːn ðɪs pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi æz ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv pɹəlˈɔŋɪŋ ðɛɹ əfˈɪʃəl tˈɛnjɚ, ænd ʃˈoʊd ðɛmsˈɛlvz nˌɑːt ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌvðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈɑːntɛst tə ðə mˈɪɹ mətˈɪɹiəl ænd lˈoʊkəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ səksˈɛs wʊd bɹˈɪŋ ðˌɛm.