text_original: Lord John Russell explained that the chief evils with which the Government had to deal were three in number. The first was the nomination of members of Parliament by individual patrons. The second was the nomination of members by close corporations. The third was the {141} enormous expense of elections, which was principally caused by the open bribery and corruption which had almost become a recognized accompaniment of every contest.
text_transcription: LORD JOHN RUSSELL EXPLAINED THAT THE CHIEF EVILS WITH WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO DEAL WERE THREE IN NUMBER THE FIRST WAS THE NOMINATION OF THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BY INDIVIDUAL PATRONS THE SECOND WAS THE NOMINATION OF MEMBERS BY CLOSE CORPORATIONS THE THIRD WAS THE ENORMOUS EXPENSE OF ELECTIONS WHICH WAS PRINCIPALLY CAUSED BY THE OPEN BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION WHICH HAD ALMOST BECOME A RECOGNIZED ACCOMPANIMENT OF EVERY CONTEST
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəl ɛksplˈeɪnd ðætðə tʃˈiːf ˈiːvəlz wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hædtə dˈiːl wɜː θɹˈiː ɪn nˈʌmbɚ. ðə fˈɜːst wʌzðə nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈɛmbɚz ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt baɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl pˈeɪtɹənz. ðə sˈɛkənd wʌzðə nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈɛmbɚz baɪ klˈoʊs kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃənz. ðə θˈɜːd wʌzðə {wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn} ɪnˈɔːɹməs ɛkspˈɛns ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pɹˈɪnsɪpəli kˈɔːzd baɪ ðɪ ˈoʊpən bɹˈaɪbɚɹi ænd kɚɹˈʌpʃən wˌɪtʃ hæd ˈɔːlmoʊst bɪkˌʌm ɐ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɐkˈʌmpɐnˌɪmənt ʌv ˈɛvɹi kˈɑːntɛst.