New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
TIE MTLLENNITN POSTPONED

TIE MTLLENNTTN POSTPONED
Mr. T.. Ecry Anderson has cancelled his
dates As advance agcn, Of the Millennium Mr.
Anderson has been very much in evidence for
several years. There have been times during
recent phases If the long conflict between the
forces Of Good and Of EVIL. at the end of which
the Millennium is confidently expected when
Mr. Anderson has seemed to be invested with
great prestige and potency. and To be leading
with the air of Major-Gcncral and the fluency
of book agent tn forces arraycd for the cN-
tlnction Of Evil and the destruction of Sin 1t
was always "A mistake. though. 10 suppose that
he was doing battle That was never his func-
ton Close inspection would hav" disclosed the
fact al any time that his uniform was Of
Drum Majo and not Of Major;cncral: that he
carried not a sword. hut baton; and that his
whole mind was given. not 50 much Ia searching
ont and putting to rod, the cohorts of Evil rs
TO keeping step with the music ana leading the
band deity down 4 side stree; whenever The
enemy appeared II was also remarked that
whenever the forces Of Good wcrc in actual col
llsion with the enemy and the hattl" WAS Joined
Mr. Anderson was invariably found sitting on
suffers counter eating gingerbread In Tho
camp 81 the cohorts Of Evil: rendering there.
however. the highest service 10 The good cause
Of which he seemed capable 10y dcnouncing in
the most audible tone and v0lublc manner the
irregular methods 10y which the cohorts procured
gingerbread the unwholcsomc ingredients con
tanned in it. and the rcprchcnsiblc Processes Icy
which II had been compounded. Iscful service,
Of course. but not AZ all in proportion to The
majesty If his manner or the satolincSs Of his
decorations
II was early in 1902 that Mr.. Anderson began
to feel in his fingers ends the tingling II the
Millennium very close mt hand. The Powers
Of Darkness had arraycd themselves against the
traditions II Democracy. The Constitution of m"
United States and the memory ~ Thomas Icn'r
son by calling a State Convention in February.
This cold boodcd alrocity - aroused the lnli-
nation Of Ellcry Anderson that. notwiih>tand-
Ing it WAS in the dead of winter. he immediate
ly put his uniform and asked the band 10
play. Then cnsucd the great battle Of Snap aud
Anti-Snap. which for several weeks filled the
public mind and gave steady employment Ia the
highest intellectual processes of some Of orr
best thinkers. Very few questions have ever
brought out such CLOSE reasoning and profound
thought from Democratic statesmen as this onc
whether IL State Convention in February is com
patblc with what the party has had every
reason to suppose that Il believed II WAS near
the close Of the struggle when The lines were
closely drawn and III" order 10 'charsc' had /
been given in all the Chicago hotels with the /
question still in doubt who would settle. that /
Major-Gcncral William &. Whitney took com
Inand and ordered the withdrawal Of twelve /
battalionS Of typcwri,crs of both sexes who had .
been doing bloody work with proclalnationS AMI /
things on the skirmsh-linc Immediately this !
1T. 4
at the moment almost inspired issued the Gen /
cral Order. 'Hostilitcs will cease. Everything /
ais declared Off and everybody will take
drink" Thus the red field won Ellcry
looking on, 4 little bcwildcrcd but
very much exalted in spirit. said, rs he saw
Snapper and Anti-Snappcr mingng harmoni-
ously together. animated by common purpose
out of a common bottle said to himself: These
'are slrcaks of The Mcnnial dawn. With the
'elcctlon of Cleveland, which is now assured.
''lc various animals ca;aloGucd by the prophet
Isaiah will be nesting together in the
'Apocalypsc while all mankind rcposc under the
'angcic folds of Free Trade
It is thought that Mr. Anderson INDUCED the
hope that he might himself be the IIagcnbcck
If The Mlcnnial Mcnagcric, and for time fire.
Iuentcd for that purpose the larS of some Of The
mcnts in that line was at Il dinner of the Re
form Club. given in honor Of the Millennium. at
which the carnvorous Crisp and the grami-
livorous Godkn sat down together II WAS
not IA success The carnivOroIS Crisp jumped
he banquet and the Mcnnial Mcnagcric was
urned into a Democratic Circus. After that
Intoward thing, began 10 happen They kept
lappcning after Mr.. ClcvclandS EMANCIPATION.
A Washington. in Newlork, all along shore.
everywhere. The millcnarianS were gathered
II Arlnageddon, bur the Millennium of Mr.. An
lcrSon seemed far Off Turning 10 their Apoca-
ypsc, they began 10 see that possibly il might
~ the other Millennium foreold ut Pamos in
he words. "Bchod. | come rs II thief in the
night" And when the thousand years are ,
I looked very much like il. Not unnaurally.
'lr Anderson began 10 feel discouraged. He
osscd uneasily on his pillow AT night and he
wandered among his fellow -millcnarians by day
Is one disturbed in mind or disappointed in
Owe. The Millennial Mcnageric was in II con
inual uproar. There was trouble II hunger
rouble OF uncleanness. trouble Of predatory in
tincts and frIgacous habits. trouble Of hcas :
Ie was worried. He had advertised the Mil i
ennium and there were no signs of 1t. None, at c