The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-08

THE Mddisonidn of January Goth an
nounced that Judge Conger, Of the First Ju.
dicial District, who was suspended several
months ago, had received official notice that
he was restored TO his position, with pay for
the time he was suspended. IL was stated
also that the investigation made by Judge
Shannon at Bozeman, last summer, had de
yeloped nothing rejecting upon the private
or official integrity of Judge Conger. To
many this action of the Department of JUS
tice appeared to carry with 1t the idea that
he would be retained on the bench Of Mon
tana. This Is an error. He was reinstated
a. the expiration of his term that be might
draw bis pay and remove the obloquy that
would follow the appointment of bis sue
cessor while he was under suspension.
While the interests of that District of Mon.
tana have been injured by the long interim
without Judge, and the entire Territory
has suffered by having only two members of
the Supreme Court, there will be general
satisfaction that Judge Conger has been dis
posed of as related. He has done good ser
vice for bis country, and although, we be-
lieve, not q desirable Judge, II was we'll to
remove the suspension. 1t Is understood
there Is being an active effort made TO secure
the appointment of Geo. c. Randolph, ESQ.,,
Of Butte, to the place, but the New NORTH
WEST would not be surprised II the meme of
the new Associate Justice would be Palmer.
The Democrats In Congress are In snar
about the tariff question. A Senatorial eau
Gus Of the party on Tuesday developed two
opposing and equally decided opinions on
the subject. We begin TO see that the cleo
ton Of free-trader as Speaker Of the House
on an avowed tariff reform platform was
blunder that must convict the party of by
pocrisy or split 1t and sweep away the only
chance 1t has of electing the next President.
The debate In the caucus was 'slively," we
are told. A free-trade Senator from Texas,
speaking for his wing Of the party, declared
for action on tariff reform and said that II
they refused TO take II athe Democracy will
stand no chance Of capturing the, next Presi.
iency." A Senator from New Jersey,
speaking for his (the Randall) side, was
equally positive In the opinion that s'if the
Democrats shall touch one single item In the
tariff law they will lose New Jersey, Penn
sylvAnis and Connecticut, and consequently
lose the next Presidency" And he might as
we'll have added Ohio, Indiana, New York,
California and Oregon, for each of these
States Is a. much for protection rs the three
he named. The fight Is one between fire
and water and must produce an explosion.
The Democratic party never was and never
will be agreed on the tariff question. The
'smar" fellows who brought tariff reform TO
the front with the view Of reinanding the
party back into the hands OF the Southern
wing, who ruled and ruined It from 1850 TO
1850, succeeded In just that much and no
more Of their enterprise. They have the
Speaker and House committees, and they
snubbed and Inundated the Northern wing.
But In doing all this they amply surrender
ed ali hope of the mart Presidency. They
may whip, hang, shoot and generally bull.
doze the c0iored voters sonth of the Poto.
mac, but they cannot cram free trade down
The threats OF Democrats In Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Indiana, California. Oregon, Connec
ticut, New York and New jersey. - San
francisco Chronicle.