text_original: It might well be said that the public revenues were not fairly dealt with when any such arrangements were allowed to interfere with the freedom of competition for Gov  ernment contracts ; but at the same time it would be hard to hold Walpole personally responsible for defective practices which had been allowed to grow up in the public service, and from which it could not be shown that he had derived any personal benefit.
text_transcription: IT MIGHT WELL BE SAID THAT THE PUBLIC REVENUES WERE NOT FAIRLY DEALT WITH WHEN ANY SUCH ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALLOWED TO INTERFERE WITH THE FREEDOM OF COMPETITION FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO HOLD WALPOLE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PRACTICES WHICH HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO GROW UP IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND FROM WHICH IT WOULD NOT BE SHOWN THAT HE DERIVED ANY PERSONAL BENEFIT
phonemes: ɪt mˌaɪt wˈɛl biː sˈɛd ðætðə pˈʌblɪk ɹˈɛvənˌuːz wɜː nˌɑːt fˈɛɹli dˈɛlt wɪð wɛn ˌɛni sˈʌtʃ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts wɜːɹ ɐlˈaʊd tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ wɪððə fɹˈiːdəm ʌv kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɔːɹ ɡˈɑːv ˈɜːnmənt kˈɑːntɹækts ; bˌʌt æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ɪt wʊd biː hˈɑːɹd tə hˈoʊld wˈɔlpoʊl pˈɜːsənəli ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ dᵻfˈɛktɪv pɹˈæktɪsᵻz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɐlˈaʊd tə ɡɹˈoʊ ˌʌp ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs, ænd fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ɪt kʊd nˌɑːt biː ʃˈoʊn ðæt hiː hæd dᵻɹˈaɪvd ˌɛni pˈɜːsənəl bˈɛnɪfˌɪt.