text_original: An election contest could then, according to the extent and nature of the constituency, run on for a time not exceeding fifteen days, and it was accompanied by a practice of bribery, lavish, open, shameless, and profligate, such as is totally unknown to our more modern times, and such as our habits and feelings, no more than our laws, would tolerate.
text_transcription: AN ELECTRICAL CONTEST COULD THEN ACCORDING TO THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF THE CONSTITUENCY RUN ON FOR A TIME NOT EXCEEDING FIFTEEN DAYS AND IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A PRACTICE OF BRIBERY LAVISH OPEN SHAMELESS AND PROFLIGATE SUCH AS IS TOTALLY UNKNOWN TO OUR MORE MODERN TIMES AND SUCH AS OUR HABITS AND FEELINGS NO MORE THAN OUR LAWS COULD TOLERATE
phonemes: ɐn ᵻlˈɛkʃən kˈɑːntɛst kʊd ðˈɛn, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ænd nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi, ɹˈʌn ˌɔn fɚɹə tˈaɪm nˌɑːt ɛksˈiːdɪŋ fˈɪftiːn dˈeɪz, ænd ɪt wʌz ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ ɐ pɹˈæktɪs ʌv bɹˈaɪbɚɹi, lˈævɪʃ, ˈoʊpən, ʃˈeɪmləs, ænd pɹˈɑːflᵻɡˌeɪt, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɪz tˈoʊɾəli ʌnnˈoʊn tʊ ˌaʊɚ mˈɔːɹ mˈɑːdɚn tˈaɪmz, ænd sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌaʊɚ hˈæbɪts ænd fˈiːlɪŋz, nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ ðɐn ˌaʊɚ lˈɔːz, wʊd tˈɑːlɚɹˌeɪt.