text_original: Statesmanship had still to learn how much the value of a popular suffrage was diminished or disparaged by the system which left the voter at the absolute mercy of some landlord or some patron who desired that the vote should be given for the candidate whom he favored.
text_transcription: STATESMANSHIP HAD STILL TO LEARN HOW MUCH THE VALUE OF A POPULAR SUFFRAGE WAS DIMINISHED OR DISPARAGED BY THE SYSTEM WHICH LEFT THE VOTER AT THE ABSOLUTE MERCY OF SOME LANDLORD OR SOME PATRON WHO DESIRED THAT THE VOTE SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR THE CANDIDATE WHOM HE FAVORED
phonemes: stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp hæd stˈɪl tə lˈɜːn hˌaʊ mˈʌtʃ ðə vˈæljuː əvə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ sˈʌfɹɪdʒ wʌz dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt ɔːɹ dɪspˈæɹɪdʒd baɪ ðə sˈɪstəm wˌɪtʃ lˈɛft ðə vˈoʊɾɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt mˈɜːsi ʌv sˌʌm lˈændlɔːɹd ɔːɹ sˌʌm pˈeɪtɹən hˌuː dɪzˈaɪɚd ðætðə vˈoʊt ʃˌʊd biː ɡˈɪvən fɚðə kˈændᵻdˌeɪt hˈuːm hiː fˈeɪvɚd.