text_original: Tt represented Catholic Conservative, and especially clerical, ideas; many of the electors of the Centre belonged to the middle and working classes among the popula  tions of the Rhenish and Polish districts, and, in consequence, the Centre had links with the Demo  cratic parties.
text_transcription: IT REPRESENTED CATHOLIC CONSERVATIVE AND ESPECIALLY CLERICAL IDEAS MANY OF THE ELECTORS OF THE CENTRE BELONGED TO THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASSES AMONG THE POPULATIONS OF THE RHENISH AND POLISH DISTRICTS AND IN CONSEQUENCE THIS CENTRE HAD LINKS WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES
phonemes: tˌiːtˈiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd kˈæθlɪk kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv, ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli klˈɛɹɪkəl, aɪdˈiəz; mˈɛnɪəv ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚz ʌvðə sˈɛntɚ bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðə mˈɪdəl ænd wˈɜːkɪŋ klˈæsᵻz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈɑːpjʊlə tɪˈɑːnz ʌvðə ɹˈɛnɪʃ ænd pˈoʊlɪʃ dˈɪstɹɪkts, ænd, ɪn kˈɑːnsɪkwəns, ðə sˈɛntɚ hæd lˈɪŋks wɪððə dˈɛmoʊ kɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾiz.