text_original: It was argued that there were many courses open to the Ministry short of the high handed proceeding they proposed; and in truth there was not that confidence in the Melbourne Ministry at all which would have enabled them to obtain from Parliament a majority sufficient to carry through such a policy.
text_transcription: IT WAS ARGUED THAT THERE WERE MANY COURSES OPEN TO THE MINISTRY SHORT OF THE HIGHHANDED PROCEEDING THEY PROPOSED AND IN TRUTH THERE WAS NOT THAT CONFIDENCE IN THE MELBOURNE MINISTRY AT ALL WHICH WOULD HAVE ENABLED THEM TO OBTAIN FROM PARLIAMENT A MAJORITY SUFFICIENT TO CARRY THROUGH ANY SUCH POLICY
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni kˈɔːɹsᵻz ˈoʊpən tə ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʃˈɔːɹt ʌvðə hˈaɪ hˈændᵻd pɹəsˈiːdɪŋ ðeɪ pɹəpˈoʊzd; ænd ɪn tɹˈuːθ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌɑːt ðæt kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪnðə mˈɛlbɚn mˈɪnɪstɹi æɾ ˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv ɛnˈeɪbəld ðˌɛm tʊ əbtˈeɪn fɹʌm pˈɑːɹləmənt ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi səfˈɪʃənt tə kˈæɹi θɹuː sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɑːlɪsi.