text_original: STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS. "When The St. Cloud Democrat began its career as the organ of the Republican party in ISTorthern Min  nesota, the central and southern portions of the Sfate were fairly su2:)pliecl with republican papers, the con  ductors all being more or less skillful in the art of plowing and sowing the political field; but with no very bright prospect of harvesting a victory.
text_transcription: STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS WHEN THE SAME CLOUD DEMOCRAT BEGAN ITS CAREER AS THE ORGAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WERE FAIRLY SUPPLIED WITH REPUBLICAN PAPERS THE CONDUCTORS ALL BEING MORE OR LESS SKILFUL IN THE ART OF PLOUGHING AND SOWING THE POLITICAL FIELD BUT WITH NO VERY BRIGHT PROSPECT OF HARVESTING A VICTORY
phonemes: stˈeɪt ænd nˈæʃənəl pˈɑːlətˌɪks. "wˌɛn ðə sənt. klˈaʊd dˈɛməkɹˌæt bɪɡˈæn ɪts kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡən ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn ɪz tˈɔːɹðɚn mˈɪn nɛsˈoʊɾə, ðə sˈɛntɹəl ænd sˈʌðɚn pˈɔːɹʃənz ʌvðɪ ˈɛsfˈeɪt wɜː fˈɛɹli sˈuː tˈuː:)plˈaɪkəl wɪð ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈeɪpɚz, ðə kˈɑːn dˈʌktɚz ˈɔːl bˌiːɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs skˈɪlfəl ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv plˈaʊɪŋ ænd sˈoʊɪŋ ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fˈiːld; bˌʌt wɪð nˈoʊ vˈɛɹi bɹˈaɪt pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv hˈɑːɹvɪstɪŋ ɐ vˈɪktɚɹi.