text_original: Then we degenerated into politics — local chiefly, and election matters, just as we should have done at home.
text_transcription: THEN WE DEGENERATED INTO POLITICS LOCAL CHIEFLY AND ELECTION MATTERS JUST AS WE SHOULD HAVE DONE AT HOME
phonemes: ðˈɛn wiː dᵻdʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ pˈɑːlətˌɪks — lˈoʊkəl tʃˈiːfli, ænd ᵻlˈɛkʃən mˈæɾɚz, dʒˈʌst æz wiː ʃˌʊdəv dˈʌn æt hˈoʊm.