text_original: Speak  ing at Bristol in January, Lord Stanley, whose position in the Government was second only to that of Disraeli, had declai ed with emphasis that "Ireland is the question of the hour ". Its material condition was not bad, " yet it would be idle to deny that discon  tent is very widely spread, that disaffection is not infrequent, and that there is a portion of the population . . . who regard their con  nection with England as a burden rather than a benefit
text_transcription: SPEAKING AT BRISTOL IN JANUARY LORD STANLEY WHOSE POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT WAS SECOND ONLY TO THAT OF DISRAELI HAD DECLARED WITH EMPHASIS THAT IRELAND IS THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR ITS MATERIAL CONDITION WAS NOT BAD YET IT WOULD BE IDLE TO DENY THAT DISCONTENT IS VERY WIDELY SPREAD THAT DISAFFECTION IS NOT INFREQUENT AND THAT THERE IS PORTION OF THE POPULATION WHO REGARD THEIR CONNECTION WITH ENGLAND AS A BURDEN RATHER THAN A BENEFIT
phonemes: spˈiːk ˈɪŋ æt bɹˈɪstəl ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, lˈɔːɹd stˈænli, hˌuːz pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz sˈɛkənd ˈoʊnli tə ðæt ʌv dɪsɹˈeɪli, hæd dᵻklˈaɪ ˈɛd wɪð ˈɛmfəsɪs ðˈæt "ˈaɪɚlənd ɪz ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðɪ ˈaʊɚ ". ɪts mətˈɪɹiəl kəndˈɪʃən wʌz nˌɑːt bˈæd, " jˈɛt ɪt wʊd biː ˈaɪdəl tə dᵻnˈaɪ ðæt dɪskˈɑːn tˈɛnt ɪz vˈɛɹi wˈaɪdli spɹˈɛd, ðæt dˌɪsɐfˈɛkʃən ɪz nˌɑːt ɪnfɹˈiːkwənt, ænd ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ pˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən . . . hˌuː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ðɛɹ kˈɑːn nˈɛkʃən wɪð ˈɪŋɡlənd æz ɐ bˈɜːdən ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt