In those times, the "somewhat more humane attitudes of an earlier day had all but disappeared and the laborer had come to be regarded as a commodity".
ɪn ðoʊz tˈaɪmz, ðə "sˈʌmwʌt mˈoːɹ hjuːmˈeɪn ˈæɾɪtˌuːdz əvən ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪ hæd ˈɔːl bˌʌt dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd ænd ðə lˈeɪbɚɹɚ hæd kˈʌm təbi ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ kəmˈɑːdᵻɾi".