text_original: It would have been difficult, therefore, for the home Government, however wise and far seeing their policy, to make the wheels of any system run smoothly 52 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. oh. in. at once in sucIl a colony as Canada. But their policy certainly does not seem to have been either wise or far seeing.
text_transcription: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT THEREFORE FOR THE HOME GOVERNMENT HOWEVER WISE AND FAR SEEING THEIR POLICY TO MAKE THE WHEELS OF ANY SYSTEM RUN SMOOTHLY AT ONCE IN SUCH A COLONY AS CANADA BUT THEIR POLICY CERTAINLY DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN EITHER WISE OR FAR SEEING
phonemes: ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn dˈɪfɪkəlt, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, fɚðə hˈoʊm ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, haʊˈɛvɚ wˈaɪz ænd fˈɑːɹ sˈiːɪŋ ðɛɹ pˈɑːlɪsi, tə mˌeɪk ðə wˈiːlz ʌv ˌɛni sˈɪstəm ɹˈʌn smˈuːðli fˈɪfti tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. ˈoʊ. ˈɪn. ɐtwˈʌns ɪn sˈʌk ˈɪl ɐ kˈɑːləni æz kˈænədə. bˌʌt ðɛɹ pˈɑːlɪsi sˈɜːʔn̩li dʌznˌɑːt sˈiːm tə hɐvbɪn ˈiːðɚ wˈaɪz ɔːɹ fˈɑːɹ sˈiːɪŋ.