Fortunately the commemoration of Cromwell need not depend upon a
vote of the House. The Daily Chronicle, the day after the adverse decision, accepted the suggestion that it should start a public subscription. Its next issue, however, con- tained the announcement that the money—£3,000—had been instantly subscribed and placed in the hands of the First Com- missioner. The particulars of the gift would, it was stated, be disclosed later. It is very interesting to see how the nation rallies to the name of Cromwell, the first and greatest of Liberals and of Unionists,—the man who combined the love of civil and religious liberty with an intense pride of patriotism and a determination to maintain law and order at all costs. The letters published by ti a Daily Chronicle show that the Non- conformists, as they well might be, are deeply wounded at the way in which Cromwell was referred to by their Irish allies. Let us hope that their reawakened interest in the Protector may remind them that his great political ideal was the union of the two islands under one flag and one Parlia- ment. We are glad to see that the Daily Chronicle, which is to be congratulated on its public spirit and independence in the whole matter, urges that the statue should be an eques- trian one.
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