text_original: It has been well said by Mr. Fraser Rae that the significance of election to the office of Lord Mayor was very much greater more than a hundred years ago than it is now. Then the Chief Magistrate of the City was not necessarily a man who had passed through certain minor offices and who rose by routine to fill the highest.
text_transcription: IT HAS BEEN WELL SAID BY MISTER FRASERET THAT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR WAS VERY MUCH GREATER MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO THAN IT IS NOW THEN THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF THE CITY WAS NOT NECESSARILY A MAN WHO HAD PASSED THROUGH CERTAIN MINOR OFFICES AND WHO ROSE BY ROUTINE TO FILL THE HIGHEST
phonemes: ɪt hˈæzbiːn wˈɛl sˈɛd baɪ mˈɪstɚ. fɹˈeɪsɚ ɹˈeɪ ðætðə sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃən tə ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚ wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ ðɐn ɪɾ ɪz nˈaʊ. ðˈɛn ðə tʃˈiːf mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi wʌz nˌɑːt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɐ mˈæn hˌuː hæd pˈæst θɹuː sˈɜːʔn̩ mˈaɪnɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ænd hˌuː ɹˈoʊz baɪ ɹuːtˈiːn tə fˈɪl ðə hˈaɪɪst.