text_original: Mr. Gladstone complacently believed that he had discharged in full the debt of England to Ireland.^ The majority of the Irish electors did not share his optimism, and it is a grim commentary upon this view that the first ^C/, Thf Vatican Decrees, p. 59. 1 1881] IRISH POLICY 483 General Election after the passing of the Acts of 1869 and 1870 should have resulted in the return for the first time of a majority of Irish members pledged to the repeal of the Union.
text_transcription: MISTER GLADSTONE COMPLACENTLY BELIEVED THAT HE HAD DISCHARGED IN FULL THE DEBT OF ENGLAND TO IRELAND THE MAJORITY OF THE IRISH ELECTORS DID NOT SHARE HIS OPTIMISM AND IT IS A GRIM COMMENTARY UPON THIS VIEW THAT THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION AFTER THE PASSING OF THE ACTS OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE AND EIGHTEEN SEVENTY SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE RETURN FOR THE FIRST TIME OF A MAJORITY OF IRISH MEMBERS PLEDGED TO THE REPEAL OF THE UNION
phonemes: mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn kəmplˈeɪsəntli bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt hiː hæd dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒd ɪn fˈʊl ðə dˈɛt ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd tʊ ˈaɪɚlənd.ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ ᵻlˈɛktɚz dɪdnˌɑːt ʃˈɛɹ hɪz ˈɑːptɪmˌɪzəm, ænd ɪɾ ɪz ɐ ɡɹˈɪm kˈɑːməntˌɛɹi əpˌɑːn ðɪs vjˈuː ðætðə fˈɜːst sˈiː slˈæʃ, tˌiːˌeɪtʃˈɛf vˈæɾɪkən dᵻkɹˈiːz, pˈiː. fˈɪfti nˈaɪn. wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn] ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈɑːlɪsi fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən ˈæftɚ ðə pˈæsɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈækts ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ʃˌʊdəv ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm əvə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪɹɪʃ mˈɛmbɚz plˈɛdʒd tə ðə ɹᵻpˈiːl ʌvðə jˈuːniən.