The DVP was at first seen , along with the German National People 's Party , as part of the `` national opposition '' to the Weimar Republic , particularly for its grudging acceptance of democracy and its attitude towards the Freikorps and the Kapp Putsch in 1920 . The DVP was initially seen , along with the German National People 's Party , as part of the `` national opposition '' to the Weimar Republic , particularly for its grudging acceptance of democracy and its ambivalent attitude towards the Freikorps and the Kapp Putsch in 1920 .