text_original: It is not necessary for us now to go over at any length the long arguments which were brought up on both sides of the controversy. Many capable and high minded observers were carried away by what may be called the sentimental side of the question, and forgot the enormous extent of the almost national corruption which the measure was striving to remove, in their repugnance to some of the evils which it did not indeed create, but which it failed to abolish.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR US NOW TO GO OVER AT ANY LENGTH THE LONG ARGUMENTS WHICH WERE BROUGHT UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONTROVERSY MANY CAPABLE AND HIGH MINDED OBSERVERS WERE CARRIED AWAY BY WHAT MAY BE CALLED THE SENTIMENTAL SIDE OF THE QUESTION AND FORGOT THE ENORMOUS EXTENT OF THE ALMOST NATIONAL CORRUPTION WHICH THE MEASURE WAS STRIVING TO REMOVE IN THEIR REPUGNANCE TO SOME OF THE EVILS WHICH IT DID NOT INDEED CREATE BUT WHICH IT FAILED TO ABOLISH
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɔːɹ ˌʌs nˈaʊ tə ɡˌoʊ ˌoʊvɚɹ æɾ ˌɛni lˈɛŋθ ðə lˈɔŋ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts wˌɪtʃ wɜː bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ʌvðə kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi. mˈɛni kˈeɪpəbəl ænd hˈaɪ mˈaɪndᵻd əbzˈɜːvɚz wɜː kˈæɹid ɐwˈeɪ baɪ wʌt mˈeɪ biː kˈɔːld ðə sˌɛntɪmˈɛntəl sˈaɪd ʌvðə kwˈɛstʃən, ænd fɚɡˈɑːt ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɹməs ɛkstˈɛnt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst nˈæʃənəl kɚɹˈʌpʃən wˌɪtʃ ðə mˈɛʒɚ wʌz stɹˈaɪvɪŋ tə ɹᵻmˈuːv, ɪn ðɛɹ ɹᵻpˈʌɡnəns tə sˌʌm ʌvðɪ ˈiːvəlz wˌɪtʃ ɪt dɪdnˌɑːt ˌɪndˈiːd kɹiːˈeɪt, bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ ɪt fˈeɪld tʊ ɐbˈɑːlɪʃ.