text_original: Amid the sharp contest of ideas and principles which divided the country, such an arrangement was by no means easy; yet in a large voting population there is always a percentage of party followers on whom the obligations of party creeds sit lightly.
text_transcription: AMID THE SHARP CONTEST OF IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES WHICH DIVIDED THE COUNTRY SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT WAS BY NO MEANS EASY YET IN A LARGE VOTING POPULATION THERE IS ALWAYS A PERCENTAGE OF PARTY FOLLOWERS ON WHOM THE OBLIGATIONS OF PARTY CREEDS SIT LIGHTLY
phonemes: ɐmˈɪd ðə ʃˈɑːɹp kˈɑːntɛst ʌv aɪdˈiəz ænd pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz wˌɪtʃ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ðə kˈʌntɹi, sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt wʌz baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ˈiːzi; jˈɛt ɪn ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ vˈoʊɾɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ðɛɹ ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ pɚsˈɛntɪdʒ ʌv pˈɑːɹɾi fˈɑːloʊɚz ˌɔn hˈuːm ðɪ ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃənz ʌv pˈɑːɹɾi kɹˈiːdz sˈɪt lˈaɪtli.