text_original: The Waverers were made up of the men who held that their best and most patriotic policy was to regard each portion of the Bill brought before them on its own merits, and not to resist out of hand any proposition which seemed harmless in itself simply because it formed part of the whole odious policy of reform.
text_transcription: THE WAVERERS WERE MADE UP OF THE MEN WHO HELD THAT THEIR BEST AND MOST PATRIOTIC POLICY WAS TO REGARD EACH PORTION OF THE BILL BROUGHT BEFORE THEM ON ITS OWN MERITS AND NOT TO RESIST OUT OF HAND ANY PROPOSITION WHICH SEEMED HARMLESS IN ITSELF SIMPLY BECAUSE IT FORMED PART OF THE WHOLE ODIOUS POLICY OF REFORM
phonemes: ðə wˈeɪvɹəz wɜː mˌeɪd ˌʌp ʌvðə mˈɛn hˌuː hˈɛld ðæt ðɛɹ bˈɛst ænd mˈoʊst pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk pˈɑːlɪsi wʌz tə ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ˈiːtʃ pˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə bˈɪl bɹˈɔːt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˌɛm ˌɔn ɪts ˈoʊn mˈɛɹɪts, ænd nˌɑːt tə ɹᵻzˈɪst ˌaʊɾəv hˈænd ˌɛni pɹˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmd hˈɑːɹmləs ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf sˈɪmpli bɪkˈʌz ɪt fˈɔːɹmd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə hˈoʊl ˈoʊdiəs pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm.