text_original: Some show was even made awhile of restoring the elections to the popular vote, while a round of civic spectacles was arranged upon a scale of long disused magnificence.
text_transcription: SOME SHOW WAS EVEN MADE A WHILE OF RESTORING THE ELECTIONS TO THE POPULAR VOTE WHILE A ROUND OF CIVIC SPECTACLES WERE ARRANGED UPON A SCALE OF LONG DISUSED MAGNIFICENCE
phonemes: sˌʌm ʃˈoʊ wʌz ˈiːvən mˌeɪd ɐwˈaɪl ʌv ɹᵻstˈɔːɹɪŋ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃənz tə ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ vˈoʊt, wˌaɪl ɐ ɹˈaʊnd ʌv sˈɪvɪk spˈɛktəkəlz wʌz ɚɹˈeɪndʒd əpˌɑːn ɐ skˈeɪl ʌv lˈɔŋ dɪsjˈuːzd mæɡnˈɪfɪsəns.