text_original: Many strong opponents of Mr. Cobden's opinions confessed even during his life  time that they sometimes found with dismay their most cherished 'convictions crumbling away beneath his flow of easy argument. In the stormy times of national passion Mr. Cobden was less powerful. When the question was one to be settled by the rules that govern man's substantial interests, or even by the standing rules, if such an expression may be allowed, of morality, then Cobden was unequalled.
text_transcription: MANY STRONG OPPONENTS OF MISTER COBDEN'S OPINIONS CONFESSED EVEN DURING HIS LIFETIME THAT THEY SOMETIMES FOUND WITH DISMAY THEIR MOST CHERISHED CONVICTIONS CRUMBLING AWAY BENEATH HIS FLOW OF EASY ARGUMENT IN THE STORMY TIMES OF NATIONAL PASSION MISTER COBDEN WAS LESS POWERFUL WHEN THE QUESTION WAS ONE TO BE SETTLED BY THE RULES THAT GOVERN MEN'S SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS OR EVEN BY THE STANDING RULES IF SUCH AN EXPRESSION MAY BE ALLOWED OF MORALITY THEN COBDEN WAS UNEQUALLED
phonemes: mˈɛni stɹˈɔŋ əpˈoʊnənts ʌv mˈɪstɚ. kˈɑːbdənz əpˈɪniənz kənfˈɛst ˈiːvən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz lˈaɪf tˈaɪm ðæt ðeɪ sˈʌmtaɪmz fˈaʊnd wɪð dɪsmˈeɪ ðɛɹ mˈoʊst tʃˈɛɹɪʃt kənvˈɪkʃənz kɹˈʌmblɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ bᵻnˌiːθ hɪz flˈoʊ ʌv ˈiːzi ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt. ɪnðə stˈɔːɹmi tˈaɪmz ʌv nˈæʃənəl pˈæʃən mˈɪstɚ. kˈɑːbdən wʌz lˈɛs pˈaʊɚfəl. wˌɛn ðə kwˈɛstʃən wʌz wˈʌn təbi sˈɛɾəld baɪ ðə ɹˈuːlz ðæt ɡˈʌvɚn mˈænz səbstˈænʃəl ˈɪntɹɛsts, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən baɪ ðə stˈændɪŋ ɹˈuːlz, ɪf sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən mˈeɪ biː ɐlˈaʊd, ʌv mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi, ðˈɛn kˈɑːbdən wʌz ʌnˈiːkwəld.