text_original: The extreme Free Traders scented " Protection " in the measure, but the agriculturists argued, with reason, that it was useless to take stringent and expensive precautions against the spread of infection at home, so long as diseased cattle could be imported from infected areas abroad.
text_transcription: THE EXTREME FREE TRADERS SCENTED PROTECTION IN THE MEASURE BUT THE AGRICULTURALISTS ARGUED WITH REASON THAT IT WAS USELESS TO TAKE STRINGENT AND EXPENSIVE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE SPREAD OF INFECTION AT HOME SO LONG AS DISEASED CATTLE COULD BE IMPORTED FROM INFECTED AREAS ABROAD
phonemes: ðɪ ɛkstɹˈiːm fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪdɚz sˈɛntᵻd " pɹətˈɛkʃən " ɪnðə mˈɛʒɚ, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹˌɪsts ˈɑːɹɡjuːd, wɪð ɹˈiːzən, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz jˈuːsləs tə tˈeɪk stɹˈɪndʒənt ænd ɛkspˈɛnsɪv pɹɪkˈɔːʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə spɹˈɛd ʌv ɪnfˈɛkʃən æt hˈoʊm, sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz dɪzˈiːzd kˈæɾəl kʊd biː ɪmpˈɔːɹɾᵻd fɹʌm ɪnfˈɛktᵻd ˈɛɹiəz ɐbɹˈɔːd.