FreedomEugene V Debs was a Dem. He was elected to the IN GA in 1884. Debs led his union in a major 10mo strike against the CB&Q Railroad in 1888. He was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union (ARU). Workers at the Pullman Co organized a wildcat strike over pay cuts in 1894. He led a boycott in what became the nationwide Pullman Strike. Purportedly to keep the mail running, ...
... President Grover Cleveland used the Army to break the strike. As a leader of the ARU, Debs was convicted of federal charges for defying a court injunction against the strike and served six months in prison. Pres Cleveland used the Army to break the strike. Debs was convicted of federal charges for defying a court injunction against the strike and served 6mo in prison.