text_original: The Whig party was then supposed to be farther advanced in ideas of commercial freedom than the slow and steady Tory party, but most of the Whigs nevertheless op  posed the Bill and probably would have been ready to do so in any case, if only because it was an im  portant ministerial measure.
text_transcription: THE WHIG PARTY WAS THEN SUPPOSED TO BE FARTHER ADVANCED IN IDEAS OF COMMERCIAL FREEDOM THAN THE SLOW AND STEADY TORY PARTY BUT MOST OF THE WHIGS NEVERTHELESS OPPOSED THE BILL AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN READY TO DO SO IN ANY CASE IF ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS AN IMPORTANT MINISTERIAL MEASURE
phonemes: ðə wˈɪɡ pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz ðˈɛn səpˈoʊzd təbi fˈɑːɹðɚɹ ɐdvˈænst ɪn aɪdˈiəz ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl fɹˈiːdəm ðɐn ðə slˈoʊ ænd stˈɛdi tˈɔːɹi pˈɑːɹɾi, bˌʌt mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɪɡz nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ˈɑːp pˈoʊzd ðə bˈɪl ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɹˈɛdi tə dˈuː sˌoʊ ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs, ɪf ˈoʊnli bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz ɐn ˈɪm pˈɔːɹtənt mˌɪnɪstˈɪɹiəl mˈɛʒɚ.