text_original: It was known that he was pre  paring some Bill on the subject, and the excitement which was beginning to show itself at the time of the salt tax debates was turned to account by the Oppo  sition to forestall the popular reception of the expected measure.
text_transcription: IT WAS KNOWN THAT HE WAS PREPARING SOME BILL ON THE SUBJECT AND THE EXCITEMENT WHICH WAS BEGINNING TO SHOW ITSELF AT THE TIME OF THE SALT TAX DEBATE WAS TURNED TO ACCOUNT BY THE OPPOSITION TO FORESTALL THE POPULAR RECEPTION OF THE EXPECTED MEASURE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn ðæt hiː wʌz pɹˈiː pˈɛɹɪŋ sˌʌm bˈɪl ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ænd ðɪ ɛksˈaɪtmənt wˌɪtʃ wʌz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə ʃˈoʊ ɪtsˈɛlf æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə sˈɔlt tˈæks dᵻbˈeɪts wʌz tˈɜːnd tʊ ɐkˈaʊnt baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːpoʊ sˈɪʃən tə fɔːɹstˈɔːl ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən ʌvðɪ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd mˈɛʒɚ.