The Echo states that the Wiltshire County Council, which is;
if anything, Conservative, has done a very sensible thing. lift. John King stood for the Council as a labour candidate, but was defeated, as most of the labour candidates in England have been. The Council, however, by a vote of 58 out of 59, elected him an Alderman. It is evident, from the close approach to unanimity, that Mr. King's character stands especially high, and' in that ease no wiser selection could have been made. A few labour candidates of especial character would popularise the Councils more than any number of demagogues, and bring, besides, invaluable personal experience. The constituencies reject them, we fancy, as much from jealousy as any other feeling, but the Councillors can judge them on their merits. The hint is one which other Councils might take, and even the London Council, a good solid workman with a hard head being the best possible counterpoise to a man like Mr. Burns.
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