text_original: Chesterfield strongly opposed the measure in the interests of public liberty and the freedom of the press. He knew where to hit hard when he called the licensing department which the Bill proposed to create *^ a new excise." The real object of the measure, he insisted, was not so much to restrain the stage as to shackle the press. ^' It is an aiTow that does but glance at the stage; the mortal wound seems destined against the liberty of the press."
text_transcription: CHESTERFIELD STRONGLY OPPOSED THE MEASURE IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC LIBERTY AND THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS HE KNEW WHERE TO HIT HARD WHEN HE CAUGHT THE LICENSING DEPARTMENT WHICH THE BILL PROPOSED TO CREATE A NEW EXCISE THE REAL OBJECT OF THE MEASURE HE INSISTED WAS NOT SO MUCH TO RESTRAIN THE STAGE AS TO SHACKLE THE PRESS IT IS AN ARROW THAT DOES BUT GLANCE AT THE STAGE THE MORTAL WOUND SEEMS DESTINED AGAINST THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
phonemes: tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld stɹˈɔŋli əpˈoʊzd ðə mˈɛʒɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv pˈʌblɪk lˈɪbɚɾi ænd ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌvðə pɹˈɛs. hiː nˈuː wˌɛɹ tə hˈɪt hˈɑːɹd wɛn hiː kˈɔːld ðə lˈaɪsənsɪŋ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt wˌɪtʃ ðə bˈɪl pɹəpˈoʊzd tə kɹiːˈeɪt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɐ nˈuː ɛksˈaɪz." ðə ɹˈiːəl ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌvðə mˈɛʒɚ, hiː ɪnsˈɪstᵻd, wʌz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tə ɹᵻstɹˈeɪn ðə stˈeɪdʒ æz tə ʃˈækəl ðə pɹˈɛs. ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ˌeɪˈaɪ tˈoʊ ðæt dˈʌz bˌʌt ɡlˈæns æt ðə stˈeɪdʒ; ðə mˈɔːɹɾəl wˈuːnd sˈiːmz dˈɛstɪnd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə lˈɪbɚɾi ʌvðə pɹˈɛs."