text_original: Except for its effect on the fortunes of the Melbourne Ministry there is not the slightest importance to be attached to this proposal. It was an experiment in the direction of the. 202 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. OH. IX. Free Traders who were just beginning to be power  ful; although they were not nearly strong enough yet to dictate the policy of a government.
text_transcription: EXCEPT FOR ITS EFFECT ON THE FORTUNES OF THE MELBOURNE MINISTRY THERE IS NOT THE SLIGHTEST IMPORTANCE TO BE ATTACHED TO THIS PROPOSAL IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FREE TRADERS WHO WERE JUST BEGINNING TO BE POWERFUL ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT NEARLY STRONG ENOUGH YET TO DICTATE THE POLICY OF A GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ ɪts ɪfˈɛkt ɔnðə fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ʌvðə mˈɛlbɚn mˈɪnɪstɹi ðɛɹ ɪz nˌɑːt ðə slˈaɪɾɪst ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns təbi ɐtˈætʃt tə ðɪs pɹəpˈoʊzəl. ɪt wʌz ɐn ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌvðə. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈoʊ. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn. fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪdɚz hˌuː wɜː dʒˈʌst bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ təbi pˈaʊɚ fˈʌl; ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt nˌɪɹli stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf jˈɛt tə dˈɪkteɪt ðə pˈɑːlɪsi əvə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.