▁forward ▁a ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁Labour ▁The ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁coal ▁min ing ▁industry ▁was ▁an ▁issue ▁which ▁Isaac ▁Burn s ▁particularly ▁sought ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁own ▁against ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁a ▁coal ▁strike ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁He ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁although ▁coal ▁min ing ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁principal ▁col li ery ▁towns ▁had ▁been ▁attached ▁to ▁other ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁boundary ▁changes ▁ ▁and ▁min ing ▁was ▁not ▁necessarily ▁decis ive ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁other ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency . ▁Agricult ure ▁domin ated ▁around ▁B ark ston ▁Ash ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁sh ipping ▁and ▁coast al ▁tr ades ▁around ▁Go ole . ▁ ▁Many ▁in ▁these ▁indust ries ▁were ▁advers ely ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁coal ▁strike ▁and ▁were ▁uns ym path etic ▁to ▁Burn s ▁and ▁Labour ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁Burn s ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Labour ▁policies ▁including ▁equal ▁adult ▁franch ise ▁for ▁both ▁sex es , ▁p ensions ▁for ▁moth ers ▁and ▁free ▁secondary ▁education ▁for ▁all . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁national isation ▁of ▁industry ▁and ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁public ▁works ▁to ▁keep ▁down ▁un emp loyment . ▁He ▁also ▁wanted ▁Home ▁Rule ▁for ▁Ireland ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁for ▁India . ▁ ▁Liberal ▁Walter ▁For rest ▁set ▁out ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁questions ▁at ▁his ▁meet ings ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁local ▁Co al ition ▁Liber als