text_original: But the masses were not yet converted. Cobden himself frankly 1846] MINISTERIAL CONFUSION 173 admitted that " so fai* as the fervour and efficiency of our agitation has gone, it has eminently been a middle class agitation "} Cobden and Villiers were more successful with the Minister than with the masses.
text_transcription: BUT THE MASSES WERE NOT YET CONVERTED COBDEN HIMSELF ADMITTED THAT SO FAR AS THE FERVOR AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR AGITATION HAS GONE IT HAS EMINENTLY BEEN A MIDDLE CLASS AGITATION COBDEN AND VILLARS WERE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE MINISTER THAN WITH THE MASSES
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə mˈæsᵻz wɜː nˌɑːt jˈɛt kənvˈɜːɾᵻd. kˈɑːbdən hɪmsˈɛlf fɹˈæŋkli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks] mˌɪnɪstˈɪɹiəl kənfjˈuːʒən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðˈæt " sˌoʊ fˈaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk æz ðə fˈɜːvɚ ænd ɪfˈɪʃənsi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən hɐz ɡˈɔn, ɪt hɐz ˈɛmɪnəntli bˌɪn ɐ mˈɪdəl klˈæs ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən "} kˈɑːbdən ænd vˈɪlɪɹz wɜː mˈɔːɹ səksˈɛsfəl wɪððə mˈɪnɪstɚ ðɐn wɪððə mˈæsᵻz.