text_original: As in the case of the {255} Parliamentary system, so in the case of the municipal system, the organization had begun with an intelligible principle to guide it; but, during the lapse of years and even of centuries, the original purpose had been swamped by the gradual and always increasing growth of confusion and corruption. The municipal arrangements of England had begun as a practical protest against the feudal system.
text_transcription: AS IN THE CASE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM SO IN THE CASE OF THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM THE ORGANIZATION HAD BEGUN WITH AN INTELLIGIBLE PRINCIPLE TO GUIDE IT BUT DURING THE LAPSE OF YEARS AND EVEN OF CENTURIES THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE HAD BEEN SWAMPED BY THE GRADUAL AND ALWAYS INCREASING GROWTH OF CONFUSION AND CORRUPTION THE MUNICIPAL ARRANGEMENTS OF ENGLAND HAD BEGUN AS A PRACTICAL PROTEST AGAINST THE FEUDAL SYSTEM
phonemes: æz ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌvðə {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv} pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi sˈɪstəm, sˌoʊ ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌvðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl sˈɪstəm, ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən hæd bɪɡˈʌn wɪð ɐn ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbəl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl tə ɡˈaɪd ɪt; bˌʌt, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæps ʌv jˈɪɹz ænd ˈiːvən ʌv sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈɜːpəs hɐdbɪn swˈɑːmpt baɪ ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːəl ænd ˈɔːlweɪz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌv kənfjˈuːʒən ænd kɚɹˈʌpʃən. ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd bɪɡˈʌn æz ɐ pɹˈæktɪkəl pɹˈoʊtɛst ɐɡˈɛnst ðə fjˈuːdəl sˈɪstəm.