text_original: Election petitions were then heard and decided by the House of Commons itself, and not by a committee of the House, as in more recent days. The decision of the House was always simply a question of party; and no one had ever insisted more strongly than Walpole himself that it must be a question of party.
text_transcription: ELECTION PETITIONS WERE THEN HEARD AND DECIDED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ITSELF AND NOT BY A COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE AS IN MORE RECENT DAYS THE DECISION OF THE HOUSE WAS ALWAYS SIMPLY A QUESTION OF PARTY AND NO ONE HAD EVER INSISTED MORE STRONGLY THAN WALPOLE HIMSELF THAT IT MUST BE A QUESTION OF PARTY
phonemes: ᵻlˈɛkʃən pətˈɪʃənz wɜː ðˈɛn hˈɜːd ænd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz ɪtsˈɛlf, ænd nˌɑːt baɪ ɐ kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðə hˈaʊs, æz ɪn mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsənt dˈeɪz. ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðə hˈaʊs wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz sˈɪmpli ɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv pˈɑːɹɾi; ænd nˈoʊwˈʌn hæd ˈɛvɚɹ ɪnsˈɪstᵻd mˈɔːɹ stɹˈɔŋli ðɐn wˈɔlpoʊl hɪmsˈɛlf ðˌɐɾɪt mˈʌst biː ɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv pˈɑːɹɾi.