Raymond C. Hoiles

Raymond Cyrus "R.C." Hoiles (November 24, 1878 - 31 October, 1970) was an American newspaper publisher. He served as president of Freedom Newspapers from 1950 till his death in 1970.

Born in Alliance, Ohio, Hoiles started his career with "The Alliance Review", a local paper owned by his brother. Together, they would add other titles to their business, and eventually they bought "Santa Ana Daily Register" in 1935, which became the company's flagship publication.

Hoiles was known for his hard line conservative/libertarian editorials. He wanted to abolish public schooling (which he called "taxpayer supported schools") and get the United States out of the United Nations. He opposed Eisenhower and Taft for president, because they were seemingly not conservative enough (though his newspapers never endorsed any candidate for public office).cite news|title=R.C. Hoiles, Chief of Freedom Newspaper Chain, Dies at 91|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=Oct 31, 1970|page=C1] cite news|title=Raymond C. Hoiles, 91, Is Dead|publisher=The New York Times|date=Oct 31, 1970|page=32]

The "Register" was also one of the few American newspapers that decried the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

In a 1964 interview with "The New York Times", Hoiles described himself as a Voluntaryist, stating that "government should exist only to try to protect the rights of every individual, not to redistribute the property, manipulate the economy, or establish a pattern of society."cite news|title=Hoiles, a Conservative Publisher, Expounds Views|publisher=The New York Times|date=Sep 13, 1964|page=73]

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