text_original: In a local controversy about dancing, I recommended that amusement as the only substitute for lascivious plays, and this was eagerly seized upon by those who saw nothing wrong in wholesale concubinage of the South.
text_transcription: IN A LOCAL CONTROVERSY ABOUT DANCING I RECOMMENDED THAT AMUSEMENT AS THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE FOR LASCIVIOUS PLACE AND THIS WAS EAGERLY SEIZED UPON BY THOSE WHO SAW NOTHING WRONG IN WHOLESALE CONCUBENAGE OF THE SOUTH
phonemes: ɪn ɐ lˈoʊkəl kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi ɐbˌaʊt dˈænsɪŋ, aɪ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðæt ɐmjˈuːzmənt æz ðɪ ˈoʊnli sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ lɐsˈɪviəs plˈeɪz, ænd ðɪs wʌz ˈiːɡɚli sˈiːzd əpˌɑːn baɪ ðoʊz hˌuː sˈɔː nˈʌθɪŋ ɹˈɔŋ ɪn hˈoʊlseɪl kəŋkjˈuːbɪnɪdʒ ʌvðə sˈaʊθ.