text_original: The growth of the democratic principle was not, however, con  Local fined to the Imperial Government of Great Britain. A similar ^g^"^" development is observable in the local government of the Mother  land and in that of the more important Colonies.
text_transcription: THE GROWTH OF THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE WAS NOT HOWEVER CONFINED TO THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN A SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT IS OBSERVABLE IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE MOTHERLAND AND IN THAT OF THE MORE IMPORTANT COLONIES
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌvðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pɹˈɪnsɪpəl wʌz nˈɑːt, haʊˈɛvɚ, kˈɑːn lˈoʊkəl fˈaɪnd tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən. ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ dʒˈiː"" dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪz əbzˈɜːvəbəl ɪnðə lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə mˈʌðɚ lˈænd ænd ɪn ðæt ʌvðə mˈɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt kˈɑːləniz.