text_original: Now the time had come to show what they really could do ; and, behold, they could do nothing. An opposition has a safe time of it which, be  ing directly adverse on some distinct question, principle, or policy to' the party in power, it is able to say, " Let us come into office and we will do the very opposite; we will try to undo all that the present ministers have been doing," and is able to carry out the pledge.
text_transcription: NOW THE TIME HAD COME TO SHOW WHAT THEY REALLY COULD DO AND BEHOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING AN OPPOSITION HAS A SAFE TIME OF IT WHICH BEING DIRECTLY ADVERSE ON SOME DISTINCT QUESTION PRINCIPLE OR POLICY TO THE PARTY IN POWER IT IS ABLE TO SAY LET US COME INTO OFFICE AND WE WILL DO THE VERY OPPOSITE WE WILL TRY TO UNDO ALL THAT THE PRESENT MINISTERS HAVE BEEN DOING AND IS ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE PLEDGE
phonemes: nˈaʊ ðə tˈaɪm hæd kˈʌm tə ʃˈoʊ wʌt ðeɪ ɹˈiəli kʊd dˈuː ; ænd, bᵻhˈoʊld, ðeɪ kʊd dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ. ɐn ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən hɐz ɐ sˈeɪf tˈaɪm ʌv ɪt wˈɪtʃ, biː ˈɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktli ædvˈɜːs ˌɔn sˌʌm dɪstˈɪŋkt kwˈɛstʃən, pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, ɔːɹ pˈɑːlɪsi tʊ ðə pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn pˈaʊɚ, ɪɾ ɪz ˈeɪbəl tə sˈeɪ, " lˈɛt ˌʌs kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ˈɑːfɪs ænd wiː wɪl dˈuː ðə vˈɛɹi ˈɑːpəzˌɪt; wiː wɪl tɹˈaɪ tʊ ʌndˈuː ˈɔːl ðætðə pɹˈɛzənt mˈɪnɪstɚz hɐvbɪn dˈuːɪŋ," ænd ɪz ˈeɪbəl tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ðə plˈɛdʒ.