text_original: Let us find an illustration intelligible to readers of the present day to show how unjustifiable was this practice. The State of Maine, as everyone knows, prohibits the common sale of spirituous liquors. Let us suppose that several companies of English merchants were formed in Portland and Augusta, and the other towns of Maine, for the pur  pose of brewing beer and distilling whisky, and selling both to the public of Maine in defiance of the State laws.
text_transcription: LET US FIND AN ILLUSTRATION INTELLIGIBLE TO READERS OF THE PRESENT DAY TO SHOW HOW UNJUSTIFIABLE WAS THIS PRACTICE THE STATE OF MAINE AS EVERY ONE KNOWS PROHIBITS THE COMMON SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS LET US SUPPOSE THAT SEVERAL COMPANIES OF ENGLISH MERCHANTS REFORMED IN PORTLAND AND AUGUSTA AND THE OTHER TOWNS OF MAINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREWING BEER AND DISTILLING WHISKY AND SELLING BOTH TO THE PUBLIC OF MAINE IN DEFIANCE OF THE STATE LAWS
phonemes: lˈɛt ˌʌs fˈaɪnd ɐn ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbəl tə ɹˈiːdɚz ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ tə ʃˈoʊ hˌaʊ ʌndʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪəbəl wʌz ðɪs pɹˈæktɪs. ðə stˈeɪt ʌv mˈeɪn, æz ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn nˈoʊz, pɹəhˈɪbɪts ðə kˈɑːmən sˈeɪl ʌv spɪɹˈɪtʃuːəs lˈɪkɚz. lˈɛt ˌʌs səpˈoʊz ðæt sˈɛvɹəl kˈʌmpəniz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈɜːtʃənts wɜː fˈɔːɹmd ɪn pˈɔːɹtlənd ænd ɔːɡˈʌstə, ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈaʊnz ʌv mˈeɪn, fɚðə pˈɜː pˈoʊz ʌv bɹˈuːɪŋ bˈɪɹ ænd dɪstˈɪlɪŋ wˈɪski, ænd sˈɛlɪŋ bˈoʊθ tə ðə pˈʌblɪk ʌv mˈeɪn ɪn dᵻfˈaɪəns ʌvðə stˈeɪt lˈɔːz.