text_original: He was a free trader before his time, and he saw that in certain cases there was immense advantage to the consumer and to the revenue in allowing articles to be imported under as light a duty as possible, and then putting an excise duty on their distribution here.
text_transcription: HE WAS A FREE TRADER BEFORE HIS TIME AND HE SAW THAT IN CERTAIN CASES THERE WAS IMMENSE ADVANTAGE TO THE CONSUMER AND TO THE REVENUE IN ALLOWING ARTICLES TO BE IMPORTED UNDER AS LIGHT A DUTY AS POSSIBLE AND THEN PUTTING AN EXCISE DUTY ON THEIR DISTRIBUTION HERE
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪdɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz tˈaɪm, ænd hiː sˈɔː ðæt ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ kˈeɪsᵻz ðɛɹwˌʌz ɪmˈɛns ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ tə ðə kənsˈuːmɚ ænd tə ðə ɹˈɛvənˌuː ɪn ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz təbi ɪmpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ˌʌndɚɹ æz lˈaɪt ɐ dˈuːɾi æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl, ænd ðˈɛn pˈʊɾɪŋ ɐn ɛksˈaɪz dˈuːɾi ˌɔn ðɛɹ dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən hˈɪɹ.