The following study will be broken into five sections. The first will general account of Keon's whole life and thus illustrate that he was
motivated by three general principles- aiding individuals from modest
socio-economic standing, Catholicism, and disdain for the major anti-
Labor parties. The second aspect of the study will show that all
published material on Keon, whilst partially recognising one stream of
his Catholicism, fails to fully tap into his 'ideological baggage'. The other
three areas of the study will concentrate expanding upon the principles
which shaped Keon's public life. Chapter Three will demonstrate that
Keon's readiness to champion the common man's cause can be aligned
to populist thought. Chapter Four will highlight Keon's Catholic
tendencies and sub-divide them into two categories- 'general' and
'specific'. Chapter Five will draw upon the evidence provided in the
previous two sections of the study and illustrate how Labor was the only
major political grouping which could accommodate Keon's principles.