text_original: They were manu  facturers of carpets in Rochdale, Lancashire, and had made considerable money in their business. John Bright therefore was raised above the temptations which often beset the eloquent young man who takes up a democratic cause in a country like ours ; and as our public opinion goes it probably was to his ad  vantage when first he made his appearance in Parlia  ment that he was well known to be a man of some means, and not a clever and needy adventurer.
text_transcription: THEY WERE MANUFACTURERS OF CARPETS IN ROASTALE LANCASHIRE AND HAD MADE CONSIDERABLE MONEY IN THEIR BUSINESS JOHN BRIGHT THEREFORE WAS RAISED ABOVE THE TEMPTATIONS WHICH OFTEN BESET THE ELOQUENT YOUNG MAN WHO TAKES UP A DEMOCRATIC CAUSE IN A COUNTRY LIKE OURS AND AS OUR PUBLIC OPINION GOES IT PROBABLY WAS TO HIS ADVANTAGE WHEN FIRST HE MADE HIS APPEARANCE IN PARLIAMENT THAT HE WAS WELL KNOWN TO BE A MAN OF SOME MEANS AND NOT A CLEVER AND NEEDY ADVENTURER
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː mˈɑːnjuː fˈæktʃɚɹɚz ʌv kˈɑːɹpɪts ɪn ɹˈɑːtʃdeɪl, lˈæŋkəʃɚ, ænd hæd mˌeɪd kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl mˈʌni ɪn ðɛɹ bˈɪznəs. dʒˈɑːn bɹˈaɪt ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ wʌz ɹˈeɪzd əbˌʌv ðə tɛmptˈeɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfən bᵻsˈɛt ðɪ ˈɛləkwənt jˈʌŋ mˈæn hˌuː tˈeɪks ˌʌp ɐ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk kˈɔːz ɪn ɐ kˈʌntɹi lˈaɪk aʊɚz ; ænd æz ˌaʊɚ pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən ɡoʊz ɪt pɹˈɑːbəbli wʌz tə hɪz ˈæd vˈæntɪdʒ wɛn fˈɜːst hiː mˌeɪd hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns ɪn pˈɑːɹlə mˈɛnt ðæt hiː wʌz wˈɛl nˈoʊn təbi ɐ mˈæn ʌv sˌʌm mˈiːnz, ænd nˌɑːɾə klˈɛvɚ ænd nˈiːdi ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚ.