text_original: But efficient machinery is not everything. Great urban populations were springing up, and little was being done for their education in citizenship. Mostly compound householders, they were serving no apprenticeship to the craft of politics by participation in local 344 *' THE LEAP IN THE DARK" [1865  govemment. Out of a total of 5,300,000 adult males in England and Wales only 900,000 enjoyed the parliamentary franchise.
text_transcription: BUT EFFICIENT MACHINERY IS NOT EVERYTHING GREAT URBAN POPULATIONS WERE SPRINGING UP AND LITTLE WAS BEING DONE FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP MOSTLY COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS THEY WERE SERVING NO APPRENTICESHIP TO THE CRAFT OF POLITICS BY PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OUT OF A TOTAL OF FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ADULT MALES IN ENGLAND AND WALES ONLY NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND ENJOYED THE PARLIAMENTARY FRANCHISE
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪfˈɪʃənt məʃˈiːnɚɹi ɪz nˌɑːt ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ. ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɜːbən pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz wɜː spɹˈɪŋɪŋ ˈʌp, ænd lˈɪɾəl wʌz bˌiːɪŋ dˈʌn fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp. mˈoʊstli kˈɑːmpaʊnd hˈaʊshoʊldɚz, ðeɪ wɜː sˈɜːvɪŋ nˈoʊ ɐpɹˈɛntɪsʃˌɪp tə ðə kɹˈæft ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks baɪ pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn lˈoʊkəl θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə lˈiːp ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk" [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ɡˈoʊvmənt. ˌaʊɾəv ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv fˈaɪv,θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɐdˈʌlt mˈeɪlz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd wˈeɪlz ˈoʊnli nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðə pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi fɹˈæntʃaɪz.